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![President Trump speaks, flanked by Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner, during the daily briefing on COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0430-kushner-trump-400x300.jpg)
Jared Kushner Calls US COVID Death Toll of 60,000 a “Great Success Story”
Like Trump, his son-in-law is apparently not beyond putting a rosy spin on a national tragedy for political gain.
![Economist Thomas Piketty: Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exposed the “Violence of Social Inequality”](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/SEG1-Piketty-Inequality-Split-2-400x300.jpg)
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exposed the “Violence of Social Inequality”’
As more than 100 million people in cities worldwide could fall into poverty, can this crisis be a catalyst for change?
![People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus keep their distance as they queue at a supermarket during a mandatory confinement to counter the new coronavirus in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on April 7, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0430-puerto-rico-400x300.jpg)
“No One in Puerto Rico” Has Received Stimulus Checks, Says San Juan Mayor
The Treasury Department has sent out more than 88 million payments. Not one of them went to Puerto Rico.
![President Trump speaks while meeting with industry executives during an event on "Opening Up America Again" at the White House on April 29, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Trump said, "This virus is going to be gone," during his remarks at the event.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0430-donald-trump-g-400x300.jpg)
Trump Says COVID Will Disappear Even Without Vaccine as US Cases Top 1 Million
“It's gonna go, it's gonna leave, it's gonna be gone, it's gonna be eradicated,” Trump said.
![A worker at the Sprouts Farmers Market in McAllen, Texas, protests for hazard pay and coronavirus-safe working conditions.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0430-sanders-workers-400x300.jpg)
Bernie’s Army Redeploys to Support COVID-19’s Frontline Workers
The experience many organizers gained from the Sanders movement had a direct impact on their work.
![Volunteers Marisa Decolator and Joe Gale deliver groceries to immigrants on lockdown due to coronavirus measures on April 16, 2020, in North Bellmore, New York. With little health insurance and no unemployment benefits, immigrant communities have been especially hard hit by COVID-19 and the economic effects of the prolonged crisis.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0429-volunteers-immigrants-f-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Immigration Suspension Doesn’t Prevent Unemployment or COVID-19 Spread
Trump’s temporary immigration suspension protects U.S. employers, not their employees who live paycheck to paycheck.
![University of California, Irvine (UCI) nurses hold a candlelight vigil during the shift-change outside UCI Medical Center in Orange on April 20, 2020, to protest the lack of personal protective equipment for health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. The vigil also honored health care workers who have contracted COVID-19.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0430-covid-candlelight-vigil-400x300.jpg)
Judith Butler: Mourning Is a Political Act Amid the Pandemic and Its Disparities
This is the time to question the conditions that have structured the magnitude and disparities of this epidemic.
![Kelli Ward](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0429-kelli-ward-400x300.jpg)
Kelli Ward’s Call for “Reopen” Protesters to Dress as Nurses Reveals GOP Cruelty
Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward told people to dress like health workers and attend anti-stay-at-home rallies.
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Students Face Unequal Access During COVID-19 Shutdown
The way we're choosing to educate children during the pandemic will lead to an education crisis, says education scholar.
![An elderely woman looks ar medical bills](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0429-bills-400x300.jpg)
The Pandemic Hasn’t Stopped Aggressive Medical-Debt Collection
While unemployment soars, debt collection continues, often by the same institutions treating COVID-19 patients.