Tag: Coronavirus

We’re in chaos now and this thing’s just beginning!

"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.

What coronavirus is providing, however, is a unique opportunity to look specifically at how the intentional damage caused to one country’s healthcare system can make it harder for the entire world to address a pandemic.

The Trump administration’s response has been to deny, blame, obfuscate, and generally cover up.

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.”

A Global Dr. Frankenstein at work...

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.