Op-Ed | Politics & Elections COVID-19 Is Trump’s 9/11. Like Bush, He Was Warned and Didn’t Act. Just as George W. Bush was briefed in August 2001 about Bin Laden, Trump knew about COVID-19 for months and did little. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 8, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Emergency COVID-19 Laws May Become Permanent Features of the Security Landscape Pandemic containment is giving states an excuse to extend modes of surveillance and control indefinitely. By Azeezah Kanji & Martin Lukacs , Truthout April 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health More Than 2 Million Uninsured People May Be Hospitalized for COVID-19 The Trump administration will reimburse hospitals with emergency funding, but there may not be enough money. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health A Nurse Bought Protective Supplies for Colleagues. The Hospital Suspended Her. The confrontation in one of the nation's coronavirus hotspots illustrates a troubling trend. By Marshall Allen , ProPublica April 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Outrage as Wisconsin Forces Residents to Vote in Person During COVID Pandemic Democratic Gov. Tony Evers attempted to postpone the elections but was overruled by the courts and Republican lawmakers. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 7, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Amazon Warehouse Workers Walk Off Job to Demand Safer Conditions During Pandemic Workers in Staten Island walked off the job again to protest unsafe working conditions as online orders soar. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 7, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections AOC Says Sanders’s Plans Highlight the Progressive Future We Need Amid COVID-19 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses plans for the 2020 election, and the need for single-payer and living wages. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 7, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The COVID-19 Outbreak Has Enabled Trump to Advance His Right-Wing Agenda The pandemic has helped green-light plans and projects that encountered opposition before the crisis. By Karen J. Greenberg , TomDispatch April 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pharma-Funded Group Promoting Malaria Drug to Trump Is Tied to Top Trump Donor The Job Creators Network has been pushing Trump to approve the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19. By Donald Shaw , Sludge April 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Supreme Court Blocks Absentee Ballot Extension in Wisconsin as COVID-19 Spreads Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warns that the right-wing majority's ruling will result in massive disenfranchisement. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 7, 2020 Truthout