News | Environment & Health Trump Administration Won’t Guarantee Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Millions of taxpayer dollars flow to drug companies, but top health officials can’t guarantee an affordable vaccine. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout May 13, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Pressures CDC to Lower COVID Death Count by Changing Calculation Method Most health experts agree: the coronavirus death count is, if anything, an undercount. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 13, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health The Health Care Industry Could Profit From the COVID-19 Crisis Journalist Naomi Klein says a “pandemic shock doctrine” is beginning to emerge. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 13, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Companies Plan to Profit in High-Tech COVID Dystopia The pandemic could transform our lives into a “permanent living laboratory for a highly profitable no-touch future." By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 13, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Dismisses Chinese American Reporter’s Question Saying, “Ask China!” Many viewed the response from the president as racist. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 12, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Deforestation and Monoculture Farming Spread COVID-19 and Other Diseases Scientists say the current pandemic is part of a larger pattern linking infectious diseases to habitat loss. By April Fisher , Truthout May 12, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice COVID-19 Took Chicago Black Lives First and Exposed Structural Racism A report found that 70 of the first 100 people to die of COVID-19 in Chicago were Black. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 12, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Cheyenne River Sioux Refuse Governor’s Demand to Remove COVID Checkpoints The Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes say the checkpoints are the best way to protect their communities. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump Labor Dept. Pushes States to Help Employers Report Workers Who Stay Home Under current law, those who refuse “suitable work” are ineligible for unemployment benefits. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Fauci to Senators: “We Risk Danger of Multiple Outbreaks” in Premature Reopening The most trusted member of the coronavirus task force expressed his fears over reopening the country immediately. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 12, 2020 Truthout