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Nurses to hit the streets, again, for protective coronavirus gear
August 04, 2020The demonstrations will be at 200 hospitals, half of them inside and half outside, from coast to coast.
Read moreLove in the time of coronavirus and the internet
March 30, 2020It occurs to this dishwasher that this is the moment for the deepest expression of love—not romantic love, but the kind that finds expression in solidarity with family, friends, and community. It is the only way we will survive the crisis brought on by this pandemic.
Read moreCDC chief Redfield: 24 million may have coronavirus
June 26, 2020WASHINGTON—The head of the federal Centers for Disease Control now estimates that 24 million people in the U.S., ten times the actual numbers recorded, may be ill from the coronavirus. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield provided that estimate in a June 25 conference call with other reporters, the same day his agency expanded the list of pre-existing conditions that make people more vulnerable to the virus. The CDC also removed...
Read moreGovernors forced to fill void left by Trump coronavirus inaction
March 17, 2020Facing hospital collapse, New York’s Gov. Cuomo demands help from U.S. Army; Trump tells states, “Do it yourself."
Read moreChicago coronavirus conflict: Parents vs. the school board
January 05, 2021The battle in Chicago reflects the national struggle over how to reopen the nation’s schools safely.
Read moreCoronavirus pandemic over? 'Not so fast,' says AFL-CIO
February 01, 2023Backed up by the data and with thousands still dying every week, the nation’s largest labor federation calls for continuing measures designed to protect the American people.
Read moreLawmakers to HUD, landlords: Evictions make coronavirus pandemic worse
March 20, 2020Progressive lawmakers demanded private landlords and Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Department halt such removals. Trump’s HUD gave in, partially.
Read moreSocialist lessons learned: The political shifts brought by the coronavirus
May 19, 2020Let us look to new lessons that will put the wellbeing of all people first under a better system—the system of socialism.
Read moreEvidence mounts that Trump is squashing federal response to coronavirus
March 31, 2020Secret recording made at his meeting with governors exposes the president’s intention to follow the right-wing playbook of a minimal role for the federal government.
Read moreCoronavirus upends world of work, opens workers’ eyes to unions
August 13, 2021Hundreds of thousands of workers had their eyes opened to the need for protections unions offer
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