coronavirus
Pandemic Story: Failures, forebodings, signs of solidarity
April 29, 2020A great hazard looms. Under duress and as chaos mounts, capital may find it useful to revert to the extremist, even brutal, measures figuring in its past.
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Documenting life under COVID-19: Urban anglers in the parks
April 29, 2020An experiment to quell civil unrest and bring people together now quells different civil unrest, bringing people together to socialize, at a physical distance, and allowing us to maintain a much-needed sense of community.
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U.S. weaponizes COVID-19 crisis in bid to destabilize Venezuela
April 29, 2020The threat of military invasion continues to loom, and the calculated effort to overthrow Maduro’s government may in time back Venezuela into a corner.
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Trump orders workers back into dangerous meat plants
April 29, 2020A president who refused to invoke Defense Production Act to provide protective gear for health workers uses that act to endanger both meat plant workers and the communities that surround their plants.
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Undocumented workers keep the economy going, but get no bailout help
April 29, 2020Beyond performing essential labor, we are humans—and, in a pandemic, that should be enough to deserve help.
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