health
Wasted time: Investigation finds federal agencies didn’t order medical supplies until mid-March
April 6, 2020Federal purchasing records show the Trump administration delayed making big orders for additional supplies until the virus had already taken root and was spreading.
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Essential grocery workers go to work afraid every day
April 6, 2020Every day, grocery workers are restocking toilet paper, eggs, produce and canned goods as fast as the items fly off the shelves.
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They’re putting our lives at risk to build stadiums and condos?
April 3, 2020While the CEOs shelter safe and sound in their homes, piling up their profits, the workers are on the construction sites risking sickness and death at the hands of the coronavirus.
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Puerto Rico confronts COVID-19 alongside natural disasters and predatory debt
April 2, 2020As if natural disasters and financial ruin weren't enough, now Puerto Rico faces a global pandemic and an unprepared Washington.
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U.S. Communists demand Trump use Defense Production Act, say coronavirus exposes capitalism’s failings
April 2, 2020The Communist Party USA is condemning the Trump administration’s bungled COVID-19 response and says the health crisis has quickly morphed into an economic and political one.
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