coronavirus
Already hollowed-out U.S. health system faces even more cuts
July 2, 2020The people who spend their lives working in public health say the temporary coronavirus funds won’t fix the eroded foundation entrusted with protecting the nation’s health as thousands continue to die.
Read moreFarmworkers: Big California farm sickens workers, families with coronavirus
July 2, 2020Primex is only making a bad situation worse by bringing in replacement workers for its ill employees, from the outside and through labor contractors, a common tactic growers use to exploit workers in the nation’s farms...
Read moreMandatory college football practices at time of pandemic are nuts
July 1, 2020In this time of Black Lives Matter protests, the lives of these young athletes — black, white, brown and yellow, male and female, must matter.
Read moreCoronavirus comeback boomerangs into a disaster
July 1, 2020The coronavirus pandemic is roaring back with Dr. Fauci warning now that we may see 100,000 new COVID 19 cases per day.
Read moreSanders: ‘National security involves a lot more than bombs’
July 1, 2020The senator introduces an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act that slashes the military budget by 10 percent and redirects billions of dollars into eradicating poverty and homelessness."
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