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DNC Platform Committee Votes Down Medicare for All Amendment
The vote comes as 100 million people and counting are either uninsured or underinsured in the U.S. amid a pandemic.
White House Privately Warned 11 Cities to Take “Aggressive” Action Against COVID
The call was yet another warning about the seriousness of the outbreaks given to local officials but not the public.
The Food Industry Puts Profits Over Public Health Using Big Tobacco’s Playbook
The industry is spending millions to push weaker state and federal public health laws to override strong local laws.
Trump Won’t Back a National Mask Mandate. Three-Quarters of Americans Want One.
The poll also shows that close to 7-in-10 Americans disapprove of Trump's COVID-19 response.
COVID Deaths Quintuple for Older Latinx Workers Keeping California Going
In places like California, many Latinx workers labor in essential jobs as farmworkers and meatpackers.
Fox News Viewers More Likely to Believe COVID Death Count Is Fake, Poll Shows
Experts warn, however, that the number of coronavirus deaths tallied so far is likely an undercount, not an overcount.
Health Care Workers’ Complaints Show the Morbid Dangers They Face During COVID
Workers have been threatened by unjust firings, lack of protective equipment and negligent management.
Southern Governors Are Finally Making Their States Mask Up
As COVID cases spike across the South, even some of the most conservative governors have instituted statewide mandates.
Trump Blocks CDC Experts From Testifying to Education Panel on School Reopenings
Educators and public health experts have denounced as reckless the Trump administration's push to reopen schools.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Wants to Give Black Residents Health Coverage
State Representative Attica Scott says the effort is just a “short-term Band-aid.”