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COVID-19

Restaurant industry workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak pick up donated food during a distribution organized by Saval Foodservice and Busboys and Poets at 14th and V Streets NW, on April 17, 2020.
News
Politics & Elections

USDA Under Fire for Allowing Millions of Pounds of Produce to Rot

This comes as food insecurity surges across the U.S.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 27, 2020
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New Yorkers left flowers for the people who lost their lives from the COVID-19 pandemic, next to container morgues by the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City on April 21, 2020.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

COVID Deaths in US Will Soon Surpass Number of Americans Killed in Vietnam War

Before the weekend, known U.S. COVID deaths will surpass 58,000 — the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
April 27, 2020
Truthout
A woman plays a horn while taking part in a vigil outside Queensboro Correctional Facility on April 23, 2020, in New York City.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Incarceration Is Killing Us

Kelly Hayes talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
April 27, 2020
Truthout
A nurse in protective gear is seen through the window in a hospital door
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

COVID-19 Must Radicalize Doctors: We Cannot Remain on the Political Periphery

The current health crisis makes it clear that to truly adhere to the Hippocratic oath, doctors must also be activists.
by
Matthew M. Cappiello,
Truthout
April 27, 2020
Truthout
Mock body bags are lined up in front of the Trump International Hotel, set down by people demonstrating against President Donald Trump's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic now sweeping the United States April 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Reopening the Economy Now Will Send Us Deeper Into Hell

The threats ahead are mass immiseration and hunger on a scale unseen since 1933.
by
Mike Davis,
Labor Notes
April 26, 2020
Truthout
Storm clouds pass over one of many rural homes on the Navajo reservation which do not have electricity or running water during the coronavirus pandemic on March 27, 2020, in Cameron, Arizona.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

I’m Native and Disabled. The US Government Is Sacrificing My People.

Resources for Native people were limited before the pandemic. Now, they are even more so.
by
Jen Deerinwater,
Truthout
April 26, 2020
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A mail carrier loads a postal truck with packages at a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office location in Washington, D.C, on April 16, 2020.
News
Politics & Elections

Trump Demands Postal Service Increase Prices Fourfold for Customers

The president is threatening to withhold future COVID-19 relief from the USPS unless it raises shipping prices.
by
Jessica Corbett,
Common Dreams
April 25, 2020
Truthout
A street vendor sells face masks and coverings outside of the 125th Street MTA station on April 16, 2020, in New York City.
News
Economy & Labor

Millions of People Will Face Stimulus Check Delays Simply Because They Are Poor

The tax preparation industry, which survives off of high fees on its customers, is getting in the way of stimulus funds.
by
Paul Kiel,
Justin Elliott &
Will Young,
ProPublica
April 25, 2020
Truthout
Cashiers stand behind partial protective plastic screens and wear masks and gloves as they work at the Presidente Supermarket on April 13, 2020, in Miami, Florida.
News
Economy & Labor

Despite COVID-19, Trump Keeps on Gutting Protections for Workers

Plummeting labor standards and enforcement under Trump has made workplaces even more dangerous during the pandemic.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
April 25, 2020
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A woman in a face mask stands near a booth in an outdoor market
News
Economy & Labor

Facing Near Total Loss of Customers During Pandemic, Street Vendors Need Relief

As street vendors struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, activists are organizing to throw them a lifeline.
by
Amir Khafagy,
Truthout
April 25, 2020
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