Tag: Coronavirus
We have met the enemy, but it may turn out to...
We’re in chaos now and this thing’s just beginning!
Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires blasts Trumps coronavirus relief plan to...
"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."
How the Federal Government can protect workers on the front lines...
Instead, people on the front lines have to fight for their own health and safety even while they care for their patients.
To help stem coronavirus, lift sanctions on Iran
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.
Trump’s chaotic response to coronavirus & what’s next for Democrats
The Trump administration’s response has been to deny, blame, obfuscate, and generally cover up.
Despite coronavirus threat, Americans for Prosperity still leads fight against Medicaid...
Coronavirus or not, AFP’s opposition to health care for the poor and working poor remains resolute.
‘We are way, way behind’: US lags on coronavirus testing &...
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.
Insurance industry corrects Trump: Actually, we’re only waiving copays for coronavirus...
“Heaven forbid they miss a chance to bankrupt sick people.”
Panic! The coronavirus debacle—who’s to blame?
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.
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
How the psychology of oppression perpetuates harm to animals and the environment
To achieve justice for all species and the environment, we must create a more relational world.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.