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
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
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 , DemocracyNow! April 27, 2020 Truthout
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 , DemocracyNow! April 27, 2020 Truthout
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 Truthout
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 , CommonDreams April 27, 2020 Truthout
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
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
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
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 , LaborNotes April 26, 2020 Truthout