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COVID-19

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

USDA Under Fire for Allowing Millions of Pounds of Produce to Rot
This comes as food insecurity surges across the U.S.

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.

Incarceration Is Killing Us
Kelly Hayes talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.

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.

Reopening the Economy Now Will Send Us Deeper Into Hell
The threats ahead are mass immiseration and hunger on a scale unseen since 1933.