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COVID-19
Top Trump and GOP Donor Picked to Lead US Postal Service in Time of Crisis
The businessman is set to become the first postmaster general in two decades not to rise through the agency's ranks.
Spills From Outdated Sewers Pose Coronavirus Risk to Drinking Water
The Trump administration has not ramped up testing at water treatment plants.
Henry A. Giroux: It Is Impossible to Be Radical Without Being Optimistic
Henry A. Giroux examines the COVID-19 crisis as part of a more comprehensive crisis of politics and morality.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Illustrates the Ableism That Pervades Our Society
Widespread negligence of public health guidelines threatens the lives of those with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Native American Clinic Receives Body Bags Instead of COVID-19 Testing Kits
“Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?”
Whistleblower Says He Was Pushed to Give Drug Contracts to Trump-Friendly Firms
Vaccine expert Rick Bright was ousted from his HHS position last month in what he called a “retaliatory demotion.”
Reporter Laurie Garrett Warns COVID-19 Pandemic May Last 36 Months or More
Garrett predicted the pandemic. In an extended interview, she discusses what’s next.
Trump’s Anthem Has Always Been “Live and Let Die.” Now We See the Consequences.
“There’ll be more death,” Trump says. No kidding, Donny. I wonder why.
COVID-19 Task Force to Refocus on “Opening” the US Despite FEMA and HHS Doubts
FEMA and HHS officials predict “the numbers of deaths definitely will be high” if the country is “reopened.”
Mass Unemployment Amid the Pandemic Is an Indictment of Capitalism
Worker co-ops lack capitalism’s irrational fixation on profit, so they are not subject to boom-and-bust job cycles.