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Trump Adviser Says “Human Capital Stock” Should Get Back to Work
To them, we are only meat for the machine, nothing more than an entirely expendable commodity.
Secretive Right-Wing Nonprofit Plays Role in COVID-19 Organizing
A shadowy right-wing nonprofit is helping coordinate coronavirus response strategy and promoting the lockdown protests.
Corporations’ COVID Response Is Class War Waged From the Top
Media outrage has been directed at Trump, but this pandemic isn't just about his incompetence. It's about capitalism.
Florida, Georgia and Trump Are Lying. COVID Is Far From Over.
We are “reopening” because in these United States, the people have always come a distant second to profit.
Florida Data Chief Claims She Was Fired for Refusing to Tamper With COVID Data
Rebekah Jones says she was fired for declining to "manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen."
Workers Are Afraid of Returning to Work. Will There Be a General Strike?
Calls for a general strike are growing as millions of people consider going back to work after months of quarantine.
As States Rush to Reopen, Lack of COVID-19 Testing Is “Achilles Heel” for US
All 50 states are preparing to partially reopen by Memorial Day as the U.S. COVID-19 death count tops 90,000.
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Our Health and the Economy
We can protect public health and economic security so we can quarantine safely and reopen when it is safe.
Imagine a World Where All Workers Are “Essential,” But Not All Leaders Are
Given their greed, ineptitude and callousness, we should reconsider how essential CEOs and our “leaders” really are.
Trump Wanted Less Testing Because Jared Kushner Said It Would Spook Wall Street
The president's son-in-law was reportedly behind the decision to emphasize less testing.