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COVID-19
Trump Will Not Require Manufacturers to Make Vital Medical Equipment
Kushner has thrown out the established government plan on pandemics in favor of the directives of corporate executives.
Texas Lt. Governor Says Seniors Should Risk Dying of COVID-19 to Protect Economy
Texas lawmakers and other observers reacted with alarm to Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick's remarks on Fox News.
Trump Will Feed You to COVID-19 to Keep the Money Happy
If Trump blows off the COVID-19 warnings, we the people must refuse to listen.
States Should Designate Grocery Workers as “Essential Personnel” Without Delay
Grocery workers are working for us at considerable personal risk; we need to act now to protect them.
If We Run Out of Masks, We’re Going to Run Out of Nurses, Says Emergency Doctor
Doctors are facing a desperate lack of supplies, and tests continue to lag.
COVID-19 Will Spread Like Wildfire in Migrant Jails If Detainees Aren’t Released
Obama's former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director is calling for the release of thousands from detention.
Florida Receives Emergency Medical Supplies Even as Other States Struggle
A chaotic distribution plan is buckling under a big problem: Nobody has enough.
Coronavirus Is a Historic Trigger Event. We Need a Massive Movement in Response.
Even in times of social distancing, building a collective, social response to the pandemic is our only salvation.
As Senate GOP Bill Flounders, Demands for Workers-First Stimulus Grow
Republicans failed to pass a $1.8 trillion stimulus package Democrats condemned as a massive bailout for corporations.
Beyond the Economic Chaos of Coronavirus Is a Global War Economy
In the face of excessive capital accumulation, war and repression have become profit centers for the capitalist class.