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“In a Week We Will Be Italy,” Says New York ER Doctor About COVID-19 in the US
New York City is seeing the same surge in COVID-19 cases that overwhelmed health care systems in China, Italy and Spain.
Sanders Fights for Worker Protections in $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
The Senate's unanimously approved historic emergency relief package includes a large corporate bailout fund.
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.
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.
Even Under US Sanctions, Cuba Sends Doctor Brigade to Italy
Cuba has also deployed doctors to Venezuela, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Suriname and Grenada.
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.
As Coronavirus Cases Spike Worldwide, We Need Global Cooperation to Halt Spread
The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 10,000, with over 250,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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