Virus Hits 100,000 Cases as Its Economic Impact Snowballs

MATT SEDENSKY and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2020 The number of global infections is largely symbolic, but dwarfs other major outbreaks, such as SARS, MERS and Ebola. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chinese Health Report Says 80% of Virus Cases Have Been Mild

MARILYNN MARCHIONE / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2020 The coronavirus report also says that new cases seem to be falling, although it's too soon to tell whether the outbreak has peaked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Coronavirus Panic Exposes the Pathology of Nationalism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 6, 2020 Solidarity, not alienation born of ignorance, is the solution to the health crisis and the racist response to it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arizona, California Cases Push U.S. Tally of New Virus From China to 5

The Associated Press Jan 26, 2020 All American cases involve people who traveled to Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak. They are hospitalized in isolation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China Locks Down 3 Cities With 18 Million to Stop Virus

KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 Seventeen people have died in the outbreak, all of them in and around Wuhan; close to 600 have been infected. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Leaked Audit Reveals That Many Seattle Mortgages Are Void

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 19, 2015 An audit of land records commissioned by the Seattle City Council and leaked to local activists found that many mortgages held within the city are void, which means foreclosures based on them are illegal and unenforceable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: Local Governments Step In

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Jul 7, 2014 Mortgage debt overhang from the housing bust has meant lack of middle-class spending power, and low consumer demand is preventing the economy from growing. The problem might be fixed by a new approach from the Fed. But if the Fed won’t act, counties will, as seen in the latest developments on eminent domain and litigation over MERS. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Doctors Urge Calm as U.S. Patient Tests Positive for Deadly MERS Virus

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 3, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first U.S. case of MERS, a deadly virus for which there is no treatment. However, the risk to the public is low, according to the assistant surgeon general. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )