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We Must Hire More Contact Tracers to Stop COVID, Global Health Doctor Says
Contact tracing -- discovering who infected patients have been in contact with so they can get tested -- is essential.
Obama Criticizes Trump’s Lack of a “Coherent National Plan” as COVID Deaths Rise
President Trump's inconsistent COVID-19 strategy appears designed to give himself all the credit but none of the blame.
Federal Doctor Was Fired for Resisting Trump’s Promotion of Untested Treatments
Scientist and vaccine expert Rick Bright said he resisted efforts to provide an unproven drug on demand to the public.
Democrats Once Again Fail to Push for Basic Protections in Relief Bill
Did Nancy and Chuck get rolled again by the party of permanent obstruction?
Before COVID-19, Big Pharma Was Neglecting Vaccine and Antiviral Research
Coronavirus is an opportunity to rake in public funding and turn out massive profits with few financial risks.
Agricultural Workers Have Struggled for Decades. They Need COVID-19 Relief Now.
Amid the pandemic, those essential workers who grow our food and pick it are treated as if they are disposable.
Online Schooling Is Highlighting the Inequality in Our Classrooms
As in-home learning has replaced the schoolhouse, those with the fewest resources are falling through the cracks.
Barr Threatens Legal Action Against States’ Stay-at-Home Orders
In a radio interview, Barr said the Justice Department would side with plaintiffs against states’ stay-at-home orders.
Governor Kemp Is Lubricating the Economic Machine With His Constituents’ Blood
Kemp ignored his COVID-19 task force, while Trump’s task force is laboring to ignore him. This is not good government.
Greta Thunberg: Climate Activists Are Changing How They Organize Amid a Pandemic
Greta Thunberg speaks about how the Fridays for Future school strikes movement is responding to COVID-19.