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COVID-19
Deregulated Under Trump, Nursing Homes Are Becoming COVID Morgues
The industry is lobbying for a broad federal immunity rule that would shield 15,600 nursing homes from liability.
Trump Elevates a Game Show Host’s Views on COVID While Stifling Fauci
Fauci represents science, and science is politically inconvenient for this president.
Disability Rights Activists Take on Twin Pandemics of Police Brutality and COVID
According to at least one study, up to one half of people killed by law enforcement in the U.S. have a disability.
Trump Shares Tweet Calling CDC, Doctors Liars After Surpassing His 20,000th Lie
In the past 440 days, Trump, on average, has lied to the American people about 23 times per day.
Trump Accused of Burying CDC Warning on Risk Posed by Full School Reopenings
The more people students and staff interact with — and the longer they interact — the greater the risk of COVID spread.
COVID Catch-22: They Got a Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test for Virus
Some patients have been directed to go to hospital emergency rooms — the most expensive place to get care.
More Than 20 Million People in US Face Eviction by the End of September
Roughly 20 percent of the 110 million Americans living in rented homes could face homelessness by the fall.
COVID Crisis Highlights Urgency of Canceling All Student Debt
44 million student loan borrowers across the U.S. are increasingly vulnerable amid the pandemic and economic crisis.
Post-Pandemic Education Must Move Beyond Mere Job Training
As education confronts economic crisis and COVID, more training for jobs that can disappear overnight isn't the answer.
Man Killed by Mexican Police for Not Wearing Mask Sparks Protest Movement
Mexico is confronting its own history of police abuses against working-class Afro-descendent and Indigenous people.