Imagining A New World on the Other Side of the Pandemic

Truthdig Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Inside the Pro-Trump Facebook Group Where First Responders Call Coronavirus a Hoax

Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Mar 17, 2020 In a private Facebook group, firefighters and paramedics shared memes and conspiracy theories doubting the pandemic, raising concerns that they aren’t taking precautions to protect themselves and others. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Black Plague, Spanish Flu, Smallpox: All Hold Lessons for Coronavirus

Truthdig Editors Mar 16, 2020 What the history of pandemics teach us about the current outbreak. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today’s Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 15, 2020 There is an exact analogy between Trump’s treatment of Covid-19 and his treatment of the climate emergency. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

As Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies, Trump Puts Big Oil Interests Ahead of American Families

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Mar 15, 2020 "Trump has once again put the interests of oil and gas executives ahead of the interests of people and communities." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Is Running a Pandemic Response like a Business — with Disastrous Results

By David Atkins / The Washington Monthly Mar 14, 2020 Conservative ideology generally is incapable of handling problems like this. Trump is proving why. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.

By Maya Miller, Caroline Chen and Joshua Kaplan Mar 12, 2020 Agencies, local authorities and national governments do not agree on who should be quarantined or what that should actually look like. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

American Families Deserve a Coronavirus Bailout, Not Industries

Truthdig Mar 12, 2020 Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis show that taxpayer-funded blank checks to institutions do nothing to help those struggling Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ruthless Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Mar 11, 2020 Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the bill would guarantee all U.S. workers 14 days of paid sick leave during a public health emergency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now a Pandemic

JAMEY KEATEN, MARIA CHENG and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 Citing "alarming levels of inaction" despite warnings, U.N. health agency tries to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cash-Strapped Hospitals Can’t Handle the Coronavirus

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 10, 2020 Years of budget cuts have destroyed our health care system, just when we need it most. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )