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They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus

Gabriel Thompson

The workers also expressed concerns that delays in the provision of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves made an outbreak inevitable.

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The Corporate Right Is Giving Us Two Choices: Go Back to Work, or Starve

Jon Schwarz

The right will fight to the death — our death — against any genuine bailout for regular people during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here‘s why.

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Small Farms, Already Stressed and Underfunded, Struggle for Federal Coronavirus Relief

Rachel M. Cohen

“Bailout money always goes to the big farmers. … We basically subsidize capital-intensive, large-scale industrial farming.”

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Boris Johnson’s Coronavirus Lies Are Killing Britons

Sonia Faleiro

The British government’s failure to provide sufficient protective gear was preventable, and two investigations have revealed attempts to cover it up.

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Sen. Josh Hawley Is Cast as a GOP Leader After Trump. But Like Trump, He’s a Faux-Populist.

Mehdi Hasan

The face of Trumpism after Trump, Hawley is a fraud — a right-winger pretending to be a populist.

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Congress Quietly Boosts Spending on Lawmakers’ Exclusive Concierge Health Clinic

Lee Fang

Coronavirus testing was made available early and often for lawmakers, who enjoy concierge medical services. The CARES Act gave that clinic a $400,000 boost.

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First the Muslim Ban, Now Coronavirus — Iranian Families Separated by One Trump Order After Another

Felipe De La Hoz

Trump’s latest immigration freeze puts families who have been waiting years to reunite in further limbo.

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New Research Suggests Significant Undercount of Children With Coronavirus

Sharon Lerner

The CovKid project estimates that the total number of children infected with the coronavirus in the U.S. is now at least 478,000.

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The Grave, Three-Pronged Crisis Crippling Brazil and Imperiling the Bolsonaro Presidency

Glenn Greenwald

The confluence of these crises has placed Brazil in the greatest turmoil and danger since its 1985 redemocratization.

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Viral Injustice: How the Pandemic is Unmasking the U.S. Economic, Racial, and Immigration Systems

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Joe Biden Thinks We Should Believe Women — Just Not Tara Reade

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The presumptive Democratic nominee has struggled to deal with allegations of sexual assault by a former staffer.

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Race, Trust, and the Chicago Police: The Investigation of Courtney Copeland’s Murder

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Strike, Strike, Strike

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

From renters to essential workers: putting the pressure on politicians and companies to respond MOST READ With Millions Unable to Pay for Housing Next Month, Organizers Plan the Largest Rent Strike in

Can the U.S. Survive Its Narcissus-in-Chief?

Saturday, April 25, 2020

So far, the worst public health crisis in a century has shown that the answer is yes: Americans have overwhelmingly supported state-level efforts to curb the virus. MOST READ Covid-19 Highlights

What to Do About Joe Biden

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Principled people are right to ring alarms over his record. But it's not honest to imply there would be no difference between a Biden and Trump administration, writes Jeremy Scahill MOST READ The

The crisis behind the crisis

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

It's been said that the virus doesn't discriminate but politicians and CEOs continue to prioritize their own power and profits over the lives of the most vulnerable. As this crisis continues to

Who’s Financing the Bid to Oust AOC?

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Private equity executives and investment bankers have donated money to Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a former Republican. MOST READ Wall Street Titans Finance Democratic Primary Challenger to Rep.

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