coronavirus
“Chinese virus?” Trump’s petty name game puts lives at risk
March 20, 2020Viruses have no hidden agenda, no nationality. Pretending otherwise breaks up international solidarity at a time when it’s needed most.
Read moreFighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China, and the United States
March 20, 2020What kinds of tools do governments have at their disposal to protect lives and health?
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 moreCoronavirus clean-up: Sanitation workers face increased risk, job loss
March 20, 2020Dealing with all the trash society produces is a dirty and dangerous job even in normal times; during a global health pandemic, it gets even riskier.
Read moreTrumka praises workers, slams Trump and profiteers on coronavirus pandemic
March 19, 2020Workers, union and non-union, are responding magnificently to the coronavirus pandemic, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
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