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Coronavirus
Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Schools are not ready to take education entirely online.
We Need to Address the Coronavirus Crisis by Reducing Inequality
We need to challenge the capacity of the rich and powerful to become ever richer and more powerful during a crisis.
We Have to Stop Comparing the New Coronavirus to the Flu
COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu for both young and older adults.
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.
Medicare for All Would Transform the Labor Market for the Better
Policymakers can implement universal health care in a way that prevents long-term job losses while creating “good” jobs.
Higher Education Is Woefully Unprepared to Help Poor Students Amid Coronavirus
Low-income students will be hurt the most by the lack of institutional preparedness.
As COVID-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research
Infectious disease researchers worry about their ability to continue working as supplies of N95 respirators dwindle.
Economic Experts Warn Climate Crisis Could Spur Financial Crash Like 2008
During a Senate hearing, experts testified that we risk an even larger economic crisis absent urgent climate policy.
To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran
Humanitarian aid was supposed to be exempt from sanctions, but that hasn’t been the case.
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.