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The Health Care Industry Could Profit From the COVID-19 Crisis
Journalist Naomi Klein says a “pandemic shock doctrine” is beginning to emerge.
One Country Kept Me Safe During the Pandemic. The Other Nearly Killed Me.
If we had a real president, which is to say, almost anybody else, things would be different.
Will Pharmaceutical Giants Use Patents to Limit Access to COVID Drugs?
Pharmaceutical giant Gilead is poised to make massive profits from patented COVID-19 drugs.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Illustrates the Ableism That Pervades Our Society
Widespread negligence of public health guidelines threatens the lives of those with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Small Devices Can Detect Oxygen Deprivation Earlier From COVID-19
Pulse oximeters can be an early warning system to help detect the virus sooner, says one ER doctor.
Surviving Pandemics Is Indigenous Resistance
Kelly Hayes talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
Trump Restricts COVID-19 Relief Funds From Hospitals Serving Nation’s Poorest
The Trump administration is disproportionately allocating relief funds to higher-revenue hospitals.
Judith Butler: Mourning Is a Political Act Amid the Pandemic and Its Disparities
This is the time to question the conditions that have structured the magnitude and disparities of this epidemic.
The Pandemic Hasn’t Stopped Aggressive Medical-Debt Collection
While unemployment soars, debt collection continues, often by the same institutions treating COVID-19 patients.
Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Obamacare Insurers, Supreme Court Rules
Republican efforts to eliminate the program began in 2013, led by former presidential candidate Marco Rubio.