coronavirus
Iowa Tyson pork plant bosses bet on how many workers coronavirus would kill
November 20, 20201,000 workers sick, six dead, one big fat wrongful death lawsuit, and one very pissed-off union. No word on which plant boss won the betting pool.
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A Broader View: Those at risk on our streets
November 20, 2020Lives riddled with (preventable) poverty and injustice. Cause of death: the failures of politicians unable to address the severity of this pandemic.
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22 million jobless, Senate Republicans go home for Thanksgiving without passing aid
November 20, 2020The Democratic-run House tried twice to reinstate the $600 weekly checks with the Heroes Act, but Senate GOP leader McConnell killed it both times.
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Is there life after coronavirus? China proved pandemic can be controlled
November 20, 2020In Wuhan, where COVID first emerged, Trump’s claim the virus can’t be managed has been proven a lie.
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U.S.A. is Number One as COVID-19 deaths pass quarter million
November 18, 2020Death mounts and the economy spirals, but the HEROES Act lies like a corpse on Mitch McConnell's desk.
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