by Julia Conley, staff writer
"It is insane and unacceptable," said Bernie Sanders. "We will not tolerate profiteering. Any treatment or vaccine must be made free for all."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As doctors and nurses on Tuesday published an open letter urging the American public to stay home to stop the spread of the coronavirus and 20 House Democrats demanded a nationwide "shelter-in-place" order, President Donald Trump again betrayed the advice of experts by calling for the nation to be "opened up and raring to go by Easter," which comes in less than three weeks.

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Easter is a very special day for me," said U.S. president as he continued to press for loosened restrictions in the coming weeks while ignoring expert warnings.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"End the sickness of war and fight the disease that is ravaging our world."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We will not die for oligarchs' quarterly profit margin."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You're absolutely dreaming if you think a nasty inspector general report... is gonna stop Donald Trump from misusing this $500 billion loan program."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Seven congressional Democrats have joined over 500 progressive groups in demanding that federal lawmakers respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with a "People's Bailout" that prioritizes public health and economic relief for workers over corporations while taking steps to prevent future crises.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This will dwarf every other week in history."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This crisis is really laying bare the extent to which we are ruled by completely craven psychopaths."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
Fight for the Future launched a campaign unequivocally urging supporters to help "flatten the curve" and slow the spread of the respiratory virus—while warning that government agencies are liable to undermine civil liberties and human rights. 

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Crowded, unsanitary detention camps are a death sentence for the people inside. These are the conditions that killed Anne Frank, who died of typhus in 1945."

by Richard Eskow
But if I do die, it's likely to happen because we didn't plan for the longstanding possibility of a pandemic like this one. Why not? Because in this economy, the one that now asks the ultimate sacrifice of us, human life was less important than quarterly profits. That sounds like hollow rhetoric,...

by Joy Blackwood, Dr. Natasha DeJarnett
Voting for public health requires identifying leaders with a strong track-record of public health prioritization, that value effective risk communication, and are committed to the advancement of health equity and justice.

by Fran Quigley
At this writing, President Trump appears to be resisting calls to use his federal powers to order private industry to increase production of necessary supplies, although the U.S. has done exactly that many times in wartime and during other crises.

by Roger Lancaster
We learned to fight militantly and angrily for healthcare, in a country where healthcare is not a universal right. It made all the difference.

by Aaron Sojourner, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
An estimated 3.4 million workers filed for unemployment last week

by Tom Engelhardt
"The skies are emptying out."