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COVID-19

President Trump, seen through a window, watches a television in the press office as newscasters talk about him moments after he was speaking with members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News
Environment & Health

Trump Ignored More Than a Dozen Early COVID Briefings — But Now Blames China

Trump, who doesn’t read his daily briefings, likely received oral warnings about coronavirus in mid- to late-January.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
April 28, 2020
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An aerial view shows pumpjacks in the South Belridge Oil Field as oil prices have cratered with the spread of the coronavirus pandemic on April 24, 2020, near McKittrick, California.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Is a Post-Pandemic World the Beginning of the End for Oil?

The still-raging pandemic is forcing dramatic shifts in the way we consume energy — and many changes may persist.
by
Michael T. Klare,
TomDispatch
April 28, 2020
Truthout
Local residents line up outside the food pantry Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger to receive free food during the COVID-19 pandemic on April 23, 2020, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Relief Is Funneled to the Wealthy. We Need a Financial Infrastructure Overhaul.

Our system is very efficient at deploying money quickly to corporations and the wealthy, but not to those who need it.
by
Alexis Goldstein,
Truthout
April 28, 2020
Truthout
President Donald Trump departs the Rose Garden with Vice President Mike Pence following the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 27, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News
Environment & Health

Experts Warn Trump Plan for States to Test 2% of Residents “Doesn’t Do Anything”

Congressional Democrats accused the White House of abdicating its responsibility by putting the onus on states.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 28, 2020
Truthout
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens during a news briefing at the U.S. Capitol on February 25, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.

Trump and McConnell are putting their boots to the neck of every state they deem ideologically unfit.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
April 28, 2020
Truthout
A Medicare for All rally held in 2017
News
Environment & Health

Democrats Poised to Propose Medicare for Those Who’ve Lost Health Coverage

Meanwhile, public support for a Medicare for All health system has surged during the COVID-19 outbreak.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
April 28, 2020
Truthout
Prisoners seen through narrow prison windows
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

To Understand COVID in Prisons, Listen to Incarcerated People

The media must push back against rosy reports from prison officials and demand to speak directly with the prisoners.
by
Lacino Hamilton,
Truthout
April 28, 2020
Truthout
Scientific American: As Trump Touts Dangerous Cures, Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 Drug Tests
Interview
Environment & Health

As Trump Touts Dangerous “Cures,” Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments

Trump suggested that injecting disinfectants could help those with COVID-19. Doing so could lead to injury or death.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 27, 2020
Truthout
Planned Parenthood Pres. Condemns States Using Pandemic to Limit Abortion Access
Interview
Reproductive Rights

Planned Parenthood Condemns States Using Pandemic to Limit Abortion Access

Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson discusses red states’ attack on abortion rights amid the pandemic.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 27, 2020
Truthout
Jared Villarreal loads boxes into a trailer of a truck to be shipped out at Amazon's Fulfillment Center on March 19, 2019, in Thornton, Colorado.
News
Economy & Labor

Amazon Algorithm Is Manipulating Suppliers Into Favoring It Over Other Retailers

Amazon is strengthening its competitive position in ways that could outlast the pandemic, raising antitrust concerns.
by
Renee Dudley,
ProPublica
April 27, 2020
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