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Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19
Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender and disability justice.
As Ohio Postpones Its Primary, COVID-19 Pandemic Wreaks Election Havoc
The remainder of the 2020 primary season is trembling on the edge of delay, if not outright dissolution.
Years of Austerity Weakened the Public Health Response to Coronavirus
Thanks to budget cuts, public health departments nationwide have eliminated 50,000 positions since 2008.
“A Time to Rethink America”: Sanders Sets Tone at Coronavirus Debate
The final Democratic debate was a dispiriting affair for reasons that went far beyond the politics of it.
Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections
The lack of protections could create shortages of caregivers and undermine efforts to control the coronavirus.
Racist Attacks and Border Militarization Intensify as Coronavirus Spreads
We are in the grip of a social panic where people are channeling their fears into racist and anti-immigrant attacks.
Trump Is Treating Coronavirus Like a PR Problem, Not a Health Crisis
Unfortunately for the president, COVID-19 is proving stubbornly resistant to alternative facts.
We Need a President Who Cares If We Live or Die. Instead We Have Trump.
In the absence of presidential leadership, we must be our own leaders and take care of our communities as best we can.
Coronavirus Will Spread Faster Because We Lack Universal Health Care
Under the U.S.’s for-profit health system, the epidemic is not being treated like the public emergency it is.
Trump Bears Full Responsibility for Botched Response to Coronavirus in US
Because of Trump’s vanity and ineptitude, people will die, and many more will get sick.
Coronavirus and Ebola Show We Can’t Leave Vaccine Development to Big Pharma
The Ebola vaccine saga is a classic example of how big pharma is motivated by profit, not the public good.