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COVID-19
Trump’s Inaction on the COVID-19 Crisis Seems More Deliberate Each Day
Millions of Americans are making painful sacrifices every day, and Trump doesn’t seem to give a single damn.
Gig Workers at Instacart and Grocery Stores Demand Safety Gear and Hazard Pay
Grocery stores are one of the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pelosi Picks Friend With Corporate Ties to Oversee COVID-19 Bailout Fund
Rep. Donna Shalala has connections to companies that are well-positioned to benefit from the bailout.
Trump’s Praise for Astroturf Protests Is a Divisive Reelection Strategy
Trump and the Republicans have decided that opening up the economy as soon as possible is their ticket to reelection.
Millions of Essential Workers Are Being Left Out of COVID-19 Safety Protections
Even as the U.S.'s federal worker-safety agency has been inundated with complaints, it has rolled back safety standards.
Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World
Kelly Hayes talks with Lisa Fithian about how we can resist from a distance.
Declaring War on a Virus Ignores the Neoliberal Policies That Put Us Here
The language of war and invasion from outside veils the racist and classist response of the state to the present crisis.
The US’s Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness
The pandemic is showing us how racism impairs our ability to respond, hurting all of us.
Warren Slams Trump for Supporting Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the president is “trying to turn this health crisis into a political rally for himself.”
COVID-19 Isn’t Halting Corporate Media’s Attacks on Universal Health Care
Corporate news continues its crusade against Medicare for All despite the urgent public health crisis.