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Company Sells Low-Cost Ventilator Funded by US Taxpayers at a Markup Overseas
Some experts say the nature of the current crisis underscores the urgent need for simpler, lower-cost ventilators.
As COVID-19 Spreads Behind Bars, Will Officials Release Pregnant People?
Some prison officials are releasing pregnant people and new mothers early; advocates say this needs to occur nationwide.
COVID-19 Will Kill More People Worldwide Due to Water Shortages
You can’t wash the virus off your hands if you don’t have water.
Pipelines Are Still Being Built as the Rest of the Economy Shuts Down
Pipeline construction isn't “essential,” but it persists amid COVID-19.
By Refusing to Cancel In-Person Voting, Wisconsin GOP Weaponizes Coronavirus
Tuesday's elections are expecting to be mired in chaos, with fewer poll workers and polling locations available.
$1,200 Only Goes So Far. It’s Time to Abolish Debt.
The stimulus checks are not enough to save lives or the economy; the future demands forgiveness of past debts.
New York State Pays Up to 15 Times the Normal Prices for Medical Equipment
State laws against price gouging generally don’t apply to government purchases.
COVID-19 Is Turning Prisons Into “Kill-Boxes”
Activists are calling for large numbers of people to be released from jails, prisons and immigrant detention.
The Billionaires Putting Their Wealth Above Public Health Amid the Pandemic
The country’s most rich and powerful are hoarding their wealth at the expense of everyone else.
Trump Is Preparing the Ground for a Totalitarian Dictatorship
We can beat his lies if we get angry and stay angry.