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Glenn Beck Tells Older Americans to Get Back to Work
Beck isn't the only prominent conservative to argue older Americans should risk their lives to save the economy.
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.
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.
The Virus of Capitalism Has Infected the COVID-19 Fight
The money hoarders are leaning into this opportunity to make massive profits off a desperate people.
We Can’t Let COVID-19 Drive Us Into Authoritarianism
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will we collapse into authoritarianism or learn the lessons of this moment?
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Crisis of Capitalism
COVID-19 is another blow to the house of cards that is the existence of the marginalized.
Naomi Klein Makes the Case for Transformative Change Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Klein argues it’s vital for people to fight for the kind of change that can curb the worst effects of the current crisis
We Are Facing Economic Collapse on Top of a Pandemic. What We Do Now Matters.
As the COVID-19 virus spreads, the U.S. economy has begun to crumble like a house of cards.