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The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Making the Housing Crisis Even Worse
Millions who are now unemployed must scramble to figure out how to pay their rent or mortgage.
![Arundhati Roy on COVID-19 in India, Imagining Another World and Fighting for It](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/SEG2-Arundhati-India-Covid-2-400x300.jpg)
India’s Prime Minister Is Using Pandemic to Repress Dissent, Says Arundhati Roy
Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi.
![Doctors from the Cuban Medical Mission carry out rapid tests for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on employees of the metro in Caracas, Venezuela. Trump’s intensification of sanctions against Venezuela and Iran during a pandemic constitutes a crime against humanity.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0414-venezuela-covid-19-400x300.jpg)
Intensifying Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Trump Is Weaponizing Coronavirus
Trump’s intensification of sanctions against Venezuela and Iran during a pandemic constitutes a crime against humanity.
![Following the invasion of Rojava, people burn Turkish products in Manbij.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0414-turkey-3-400x300.jpg)
As Turkey Bombs Syria, Activists Urge Trader Joe’s to Drop Turkish Goods
Turkey and its mercenaries are reportedly continuing to bomb the Kurdish Rojava region of Syria during the pandemic.
![Seeing images Muslim people in coronavirus news stories](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0414-islamophobia-coronavirus-3j-400x300.jpg)
Islamophobia Has No Place in the Fight Against COVID-19
We must reject both overt and subtle messaging linking COVID-19 to Islam.
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We Need a Riot of Empathy
Kelly Hayes talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death.
![A man with shiny arms offers groceries held in a face mask to waiting hands](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0409-food-400x300.jpg)
In Absence of State Action, Organizers Help Homeless People During Pandemic
Amid systemic failures, mutual aid efforts to address people’s survival needs are ramping up across the world.
![Dutch police officers fly a drone above the seafront of The Hague beach to warn people to keep distance to others amid the COVID-19 pandemic on April 4, 2020, in The Hague, The Netherlands.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0408-drone-megaphone-coronavirus-400x300.jpg)
Emergency COVID-19 Laws May Become Permanent Features of the Security Landscape
Pandemic containment is giving states an excuse to extend modes of surveillance and control indefinitely.
![Duterte Threatens to Kill Citizens Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in Philippines](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/SEG2-Philippines-Duterte-400x300.jpg)
Duterte Threatens to Kill Citizens Who Disobey COVID-19 Lockdown in Philippines
Duterte has ordered soldiers to shoot to kill residents if they resist a strict lockdown on the island of Luzon.
![A message to "resist" is seen in the windows of an apartment building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn on March 25, 2020, in New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0331-resist-apartment-rent-400x300.jpg)
We Must Cancel Rent Nationwide and Demand Safe Housing for All
Demanding housing during this crisis involves taking on the capitalist state.