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COVID-19

Election workers wait for voters during the Florida primary election at Doris & Phil Sanford Fire Rescue Station Coral Gables in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2020.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

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.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
March 17, 2020
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Supporters hold signs as Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a health care rally at the 2017 Convention of the California Nurses Association / National Nurses Organizing Committee on September 22, 2017, in San Francisco, California.
News
Environment & Health

Insurance Industry Ramps Up Propaganda Against Medicare for All Amid Pandemic

The insurance industry has pushed back against calls to waive all costs related to coronavirus treatment.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 17, 2020
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Nurse practitioner Amy Israelian puts on protective gear in a tent in the parking lot of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital before testing a possible coronavirus patient in Newton, Massachusetts, on March 16, 2020.
News
Environment & Health

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.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
March 17, 2020
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi makes a statement about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act aid package in the Capitol on March 13, 2020.
News
Environment & Health

The Senate Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The multibillion-dollar bill includes important provisions that will save lives as the pandemic unfolds.
by
Eileen Appelbaum,
Center for Economic and Policy Research
March 17, 2020
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders vs. Biden
Interview
Politics & Elections

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders vs. Biden

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
March 16, 2020
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Donald trump grins while standing at a podium during a rally
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Can a Pandemic Shake the Faith of Trump’s Followers? Don’t Count on It.

Republican voters still think Trump’s done a great job and that there’s nothing to worry about.
by
Heather Digby Parton,
Salon
March 16, 2020
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Two medical professionals in scrubs and masks stand between two tents at a drive-through human coronavirus testing station
News
Environment & Health

Profit Motives Are Fueling Mask Shortages at Hospitals

The prospect of sharing supplies is where the business of health care makes cooperation hard even in a crisis.
by
Blake Farmer,
Kaiser Health News
March 16, 2020
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Donald Trump wears a hat reading USA
News
Environment & Health

Trump Administration Seeks Exclusive Rights to Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

The administration has refused to vow that any COVID-19 vaccine will be affordable for all.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 16, 2020
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Bernie Sanders speaks in front of a blue screen bearing CNN's logo
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

“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.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
March 16, 2020
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Nurses protest the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) weak response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020, outside the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
News
Economy & Labor

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.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
March 15, 2020
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