Tag: Coronavirus
#Cancelrent: Tenants demand rent relief & organize strikes as unemployment surges...
Tenants around the country are calling for immediate rent cancellation. Some are planning to “rent strike.”
Taxpayers paid millions to design a low-cost ventilator for a pandemic....
As coronavirus sweeps the globe, there is not a single Trilogy Evo Universal ventilator — developed with government funds — in the U.S. stockpile.
Public health first
The richest nation in the world surely has enough resources to keep its people safe at home for as long as it takes.
The future may be female but the pandemic is patriarchal
I hope that the rest of us become attached to less polluted air and lower carbon emissions. I hope that we learn to value the lives of women.
We have met the enemy and it’s a tiny virus
Hundreds of billions of bucks for arms, nothing for hospital beds, medical tests, masks and ventilators.
With bills due April 1, more than 400,000 demand Congress freeze...
Calls for a nationwide rent moratorium have surged in recent days as the economic fallout from the coronavirus shows no sign of abating.
The coronavirus crash could be worse than the republican great depression...
If we succeed in rebooting American manufacturing through the measures used by Hamilton (and emulated by China over the past 30 years), our recovery from this crisis could mark a new dawn for the American middle class.
DOJ investigating lawmakers’ stock dumps ahead of coronavirus market crash
At least one lawmaker affected by the probe is Republican Sen. Richard Bur, who unloaded up to $1.7 million in stocks.
Having it easy in the beginning, tough in the end
How my dad predicted the decline of America...
Does recklessly killing citizens endanger Trump re-election?
The question for the next six months: Will the damage from Trump’s past, present and future crimes against humanity make him less electable?
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Mitch McConnell and Tommy Tuberville gave Democrats the blueprint for anti-Trump opposition
Democrats can stymie a significant chunk of his legislative agenda if they’re willing to commit to four years of steadfast opposition.
Bernie Sanders slams Congress for claiming ‘no money’ for housing and healthcare while approving...
The senator criticizes lawmakers for prioritizing the military-industrial complex over working families as the Senate advances a near $1 trillion defense budget.
GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
How billionaires have sidestepped a tax aimed at the rich
Lawmakers created a new type of Medicare tax to capture the kinds of income the rich often enjoy, but a host of billionaires have managed to avoid paying it.
Putting our children first: How gun safety as a nonpartisan issue helped local candidates...
Moms Demand Action-backed candidates succeed by emphasizing community safety, depoliticizing gun reform, and addressing fears of school shootings.