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COVID-19
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
Big Insurance Is Propping Up Big Oil. Activists Say It’s Time to Pull the Plug.
The insurance industry continues to cover new oil pipelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Activists are fighting back.