coronavirus
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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Dear Gov. Cuomo: COVID-19 is not the “Great Equalizer”
April 6, 2020COVID-19 has actually shown just how deeply divided our capitalist society is between the haves and the have-nots.
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Federal union sues for hazardous duty pay for exposed workers
April 6, 2020On March 28, Patrick Jones, aged 49, died of the coronavirus in the federal prison in Oakdale, La. He was the first federal inmate to perish from it.
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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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What is the Defense Production Act and why should Trump use it?
April 3, 2020When the government requires big business to manufacture something, it is seen by the owner class as too much government, and it smells like socialism.
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