coronavirus
I’m an “essential” worker…or, how I learned to love negative solidarity
March 24, 2020Like millions of other “essential” workers, this is the predicament we’re in: Stay home and possibly starve or go to work and risk the health of thousands of people.
Read moreDems block McConnell $2 trillion COVID-19 bill: ‘Slush fund for hotels, not hospitals’
March 23, 2020Besides providing more jobless benefits, Dems warn corporations they’re going to come down on firms that use the pandemic to shaft their workers.
Read moreTen years after Affordable Care Act, former Obama official’s group offers COVID-19 plan
March 23, 2020Congress must act to minimize the death toll and provide financial support for many Americans facing job loss, says group headed by former Obama administration official.
Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic pushing Tokyo Olympics to 2021, not 2020
March 23, 2020The Tokyo Olympic Games have been pretty tight-lipped about canceling the games amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read moreWorld faces virus and new Great Depression, Trump cries “Poor me!”
March 23, 2020States, hospitals, and the feds are all in competition for supplies, but Trump won't break the golden rule of capitalism: Don't touch the free market.
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