coronavirus

Health Care Workers and COVID 19

By John Cole Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper

Imagining A New World on the Other Side of the Pandemic

Truthdig Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

By Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis / ProPublica Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Social Distancing USA

By Steve Sack Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper

President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force at a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on March 13, 2020 (Photo: U.S. State Department)

If Trump Declares Martial Law Due to Coronavirus, Can He Suspend the Election?

By Martina Moneke / Truthdig Mar 19, 2020 Following the criticism that he has mismanaged the nation’s response to the coronavirus epidemic, Trump has declared himself a “wartime president.” If martial law is next, what will happen to the November election? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Not Giving Up on Happiness: Care of the Self and Well-Being in a Plague Year

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

These Are the 51 GOP Senators Who Just Voted Against Expanding Paid Sick Leave to Protect Americans

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Quarantine Bridge

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper

Elections May Have to Change During the Coronavirus Outbreak. Here’s How.

By Rachel Glickhouse / ProPublica Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence, and other members of the President’s Coronavirus Task Force speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Uses Coronavirus to Spread Racism

By Sonali Kolhatkar Mar 19, 2020 There is nothing like a global pandemic to unleash the forces of racism in society. Trump is now routinely calling the novel coronavirus strain “the Chinese virus.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Here’s Why Americans Need a Basic Income During the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Anne Kim / The Washington Monthly Mar 18, 2020 Dramatic action is needed now to blunt the immediate pain of vulnerable workers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Coronavirus Reminds Americans That Pursuit of Happiness Is Tied to the Collective Good

Christopher Beem / The Conversation Mar 18, 2020 As the coronavirus spreads far and wide, a political philosopher argues that it is time to understand that the idea of individual happiness does not work without thinking of the larger good. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )