coronavirus
Eric the Clapper tells us why he claps
July 17, 2020“Did you clap tonight?” my faraway husband in Mexico asks me almost every evening when we talk.
Read moreApocalypse Rot, a quarantined poem
July 17, 2020"Who knew the apocalypse would come by way of cough?"
Read moreTo labor cheers, Virginia OKs emergency anti-coronavirus safety standard
July 17, 2020And if the firms don’t obey, they’ll get hit in the pocketbook. The maximum Virginia fine will be $130,000 and there are no restrictions—including no restrictions on who is covered.
Read moreOklahoma governor positive for COVID-19; Infected at Trump Tulsa rally?
July 16, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
Read moreMeatpackers hit for discrimination against workers of color in virus protection
July 16, 2020The nation’s big meatpackers, notably Tyson Foods and JBS, are racially discriminating against their predominantly brown, Black, and Asian front-line labor force.
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