Health

"At the very least these workers need immediate paid sick leave, but for them to be able to pay their bills and support their families, they need economic relief more than any other group of Americans."

Instead, people on the front lines have to fight for their own health and safety even while they care for their patients.

"Citizens, media and decision-makers should know who pays for studies on subjects of public interest."

Coronavirus or not, AFP’s opposition to health care for the poor and working poor remains resolute.

We spend the hour looking at how the Trump administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of infections because of ongoing problems with access to testing, and how other countries have responded.

“Heaven forbid they miss a chance to bankrupt sick people.”

Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says the lack of universal healthcare in the U.S. is exacerbating the coronavirus crisis due to “the absurdity that people cannot feel confident that they are going to get medical treatment” when they need it most.

If Biden is going to be nominated, then Bernie and his supporters need to work hard to get the platform improved and make sure that Biden commits to the changes required under the platform.

It is fair to question whether the media has done, or is doing, a proper job of providing accurate information while avoiding the ratings- and revenue-driven temptation to blow the problem out of proportion.

In a country with such poor health care access and poor labor laws, hoping for the best is a recipe for disaster