Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Democrats Once Again Fail to Push for Basic Protections in Relief Bill Did Nancy and Chuck get rolled again by the party of permanent obstruction? By Sophia Tesfaye , Salon April 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Before COVID-19, Big Pharma Was Neglecting Vaccine and Antiviral Research Coronavirus is an opportunity to rake in public funding and turn out massive profits with few financial risks. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 23, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Agricultural Workers Have Struggled for Decades. They Need COVID-19 Relief Now. Amid the pandemic, those essential workers who grow our food and pick it are treated as if they are disposable. By Anthony Pahnke , Truthout April 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Online Schooling Is Highlighting the Inequality in Our Classrooms As in-home learning has replaced the schoolhouse, those with the fewest resources are falling through the cracks. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout April 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Barr Threatens Legal Action Against States’ Stay-at-Home Orders In a radio interview, Barr said the Justice Department would side with plaintiffs against states’ stay-at-home orders. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 22, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Governor Kemp Is Lubricating the Economic Machine With His Constituents’ Blood Kemp ignored his COVID-19 task force, while Trump’s task force is laboring to ignore him. This is not good government. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 22, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Amid Hunger Crisis in Africa, Some Countries Face COVID-19 Without Ventilators The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa could rise to 10 million in the next three to six months. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor $300 Million in COVID-19 Aid Went Directly to Corporations Over Small Businesses Multiple class-action lawsuits allege big banks prioritized corporate greed by putting big firms first in line. By Igor Derysh , Salon April 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Dismisses New Study on Danger and Ineffectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine A study involving patients at VA hospitals found 28 percent of those treated with hydroxychloroquine ended up dying. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Puts For-Profit Insurer in Charge of COVID-19 Hospital Funds Trump tapped UnitedHealth Group, the largest private health insurer in the U.S., to help distribute funds to hospitals. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 22, 2020 Truthout