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COVID-19

Nurses in New York Still Lack Masks and Ventilators as COVID-19 Spreads
Metropolitan New York has 60 percent of new U.S. cases, and hospitalizations are expected to peak in the next 40 days.

Madrid’s Ice Rink Turned Into Morgue as Spain Exceeds China in COVID-19 Deaths
So many people have died that Madrid’s municipal funeral home has stopped collecting bodies.

New Stimulus Bill Bans Trump-Owned Companies From Receiving Bailout Cash
The bill also bans companies owned by Vice President Mike Pence or members of Congress from receiving stimulus funds.

Trump’s FDA Grants Drug Company Exclusive Claim on Promising COVID-19 Medication
The claim is a potential windfall for the company that could put the drug out of reach for many Americans.

To Confront Coronavirus, We Need an Emergency Wealth Tax
A one-time 3 percent wealth tax on the world’s richest 10 percent could raise $9 trillion toward economic recovery.

Pregnant? Here’s What to Expect While Giving Birth Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The experience you expected is likely to be very different from the one you'll actually get.

Vets Say We Need a Strong VA to Combat Coronavirus and Win Medicare for All
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves as a backup health care system in a national health emergency.

The COVID-19 Crisis Won’t Be Over by Easter, and $2 Trillion Is Not Enough
Trump's claim that this will end by Easter cannot rationally exist in the same universe as the $2 trillion aid package.

If You Hear Someone Say “Chinese Virus,” Don’t Let It Slide
To distract from his own administration’s failures, Trump has turned to some of the U.S.’s oldest nativist tropes.

Will Rikers Island Free More People After Over 60 Test Positive for COVID-19?
Calls are growing in the New York City epicenter of the pandemic to release people from Rikers Island.