Op-Ed | Politics & Elections COVID-19 Is Exposing the Violence of US Foreign Policy as Virus Spreads COVID-19 has begun to wreak its havoc in Iraq, Syria and Yemen – nations harmed by U.S. wars and economic sanctions. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 15, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Black Doctor Who Tests Homeless for Coronavirus Handcuffed by Miami Police A doctor says he was racially profiled by police near his home as he donned a mask to test homeless people for COVID-19. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 15, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Pandemic Exposes Navajo Nation’s Water Access Crisis and Health Disparities The Navajo Nation is one of the largest tribal nations in the United States and the hardest hit by the outbreak. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 15, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Millions of Americans Might Not Get Stimulus Checks Meanwhile, some might be tricked into paying TurboTax to receive their checks. By Justin Elliott & Paul Kiel , ProPublica April 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Outrage Erupts as Trump’s Vanity Stunt Delays Delivery of Stimulus Checks Trump is delaying delivery of stimulus checks to add his name -- something a U.S. president has never demanded before. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor GOP Buried Overwhelming Benefits for Millionaires in COVID-19 Relief Package Nearly 82 percent of benefits will go to millionaires and billionaires at a cost of $90 billion to taxpayers this year. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams April 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Louisiana Issued a COVID Memo to Release Prisoners — Then Quickly Rescinded It Louisiana is a COVID-19 epicenter with the U.S.’s highest incarceration rate, but officials won’t release its prisoners. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 15, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Trump’s Defunding of the WHO Threatens to Make the Pandemic Worse Trump’s attack is an abnegation of U.S. responsibility at the very moment when a coordinated global response is needed. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout April 15, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Intensifying Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Trump Is Weaponizing Coronavirus Trump’s intensification of sanctions against Venezuela and Iran during a pandemic constitutes a crime against humanity. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout April 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Democratic Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Protect Fauci From Being Fired by Trump The language of the bill would grant extra protections for directors of the National Institutes of Health. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 14, 2020 Truthout