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COVID-19

Dr. Sonia Macieiewski samples proteins at Novavax labs in Rockville, Maryland, on March 20, 2020, one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, COVID-19.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Be Enough — We Need a Plan to Distribute It

To be effective, the vaccine must be accessible and affordable to people of all socioeconomic stripes worldwide.
by
Hina Tai,
Truthout
April 16, 2020
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Prisoners with COVID-19 warehoused in a gym
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Where I’m Incarcerated, People With COVID-19 Are Warehoused in a Gym

A private company located hundreds of miles away is making medical decisions for COVID-19 patients in my prison.
by
Lacino Hamilton,
Truthout
April 16, 2020
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A child is held while waiting to get on their evacuation busses after a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
News
Education & Youth

Due to COVID-19, We Had First March Since 2002 Without a School Shooting

Despite the absence of school shootings in March, gun sales in the month were the second highest on record.
by
Eoin Higgins,
Common Dreams
April 16, 2020
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Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as a makeshift morgue at Brooklyn Hospital Center on April 9, 2020, in New York City.
News
Environment & Health

37,000 More Americans May Die Because Trump Did Not Take COVID-19 Seriously

Trump’s inaction in early March may have cost the lives of tens of thousands of Americans, say epidemiologists.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
April 15, 2020
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A person in a hazmat suit looks down upon a mass grave in despair
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

COVID-19 Is Exposing the Violence of US Foreign Policy as Virus Spreads

COVID-19 has begun to wreak its havoc in Iraq, Syria and Yemen – nations harmed by U.S. wars and economic sanctions.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
April 15, 2020
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Interview
Environment & Health

Black Doctor Who Tests Homeless for Coronavirus Handcuffed by Miami Police

A doctor says he was racially profiled by police near his home as he donned a mask to test homeless people for COVID-19.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 15, 2020
Truthout
Interview
Environment & Health

Pandemic Exposes Navajo Nation’s Water Access Crisis and Health Disparities

The Navajo Nation is one of the largest tribal nations in the United States and the hardest hit by the outbreak.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 15, 2020
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Donald Trump sits at a desk
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Millions of Americans Might Not Get Stimulus Checks

Meanwhile, some might be tricked into paying TurboTax to receive their checks.
by
Justin Elliott &
Paul Kiel,
ProPublica
April 15, 2020
Truthout
President Trump displays an executive order he has just signed during an event at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, July 10, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
News
Economy & Labor

Outrage Erupts as Trump’s Vanity Stunt Delays Delivery of Stimulus Checks

Trump is delaying delivery of stimulus checks to add his name — something a U.S. president has never demanded before.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
April 15, 2020
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Donald Trump crosses his arms while surrounded by other Donald Trump crosses his armsevill white men
News
Economy & Labor

GOP Buried Overwhelming Benefits for Millionaires in COVID-19 Relief Package

Nearly 82 percent of benefits will go to millionaires and billionaires at a cost of $90 billion to taxpayers this year.
by
Jessica Corbett,
Common Dreams
April 15, 2020
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