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News & Views | 3/30/20

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President Donald Trump looks on as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) speaks during an event about judicial confirmations in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"This morning on live television, the president of the United States admitted he is opposed to laws that would make it easier for Americans to vote because that would hurt Republicans."

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Former Vice President Joe Biden explains on MSNBC why he does not support a Medicare for All system, even in the face of a global pandemic.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is a losing politics."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We could have a parallel epidemic of authoritarian and repressive measures following close if not on the heels of a health epidemic."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Labor rights advocates on Monday urged support and solidarity with Amazon employees who walked off the job in the company's warehouse on Staten Island following what the workers said was an unacceptable response by Amazon to at least one case of coronavirus at the facility.


Hahnemann Hospital sits abandoned while Philadelphia's medical community struggles to find the beds needed as the coronavirus outbreak spreads in the city.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The city should reopen Hahnemann hospital immediately," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.


The USNS Comfort medical ship moves up the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty as it arrives on March 30, 2020 in New York. - A military hospital ship arrived in New York Monday as America's coronavirus epicenter prepares to fight the peak of the pandemic that has killed over 2,500 people across the US. The navy's 1,000-bed USNS Comfort entered a Manhattan pier around 10:45 am (1545 GMT). It will treat non-virus-related patients, helping to ease the burden of hospitals overwhelmed by the crisis. (Photo:

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Situation is painfully clear," said the New York governor, who warns that what his state is experiencing now should be a warning to the entire nation.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Corporate-run health insurance isn't about saving lives. It's about making as much money as possible. With Medicare for All we can finally put an end to this international disgrace," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.


A healthcare worker prepares to transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland on February 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This man is a serious danger to the health and safety of every health care worker in the nation."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There really are no words for this level of insensitivity and inhumanity. A serial killer would be jealous."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
A new survey from ABC News/The Washington Post points to a trend in Joe Biden's support which caused concern among progressives on Sunday regarding his chances of beating President Donald Trump in November.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Iran is facing a catastrophic toll from the coronavirus pandemic," said Sanders. "U.S. sanctions should not be contributing to this humanitarian disaster."

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Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus (COVID-19) in set-up tents to triage possible COVID-19 patients outside before they enter the main Emergency department area at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx on March 24, 2020 in New York City. New York City has about a third of the nation’s confirmed coronavirus cases, making it the center of the outbreak in the United States. (Photo: Misha Friedman/Getty Images)

by Dr. Sanjeev K. Sriram
The inadequate supply of personal protective equipment has already killed patients and providers. This is not only dangerous, it is shameful.


A flyer protesting the response to the coronavirus posted in the French Quarter on March 15, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

by Diane Archer
The argument has always been that establishing a public health insurance system would cost too much and cause too much disruption. Now, look around.


The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price—based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe. The story follows a prince who terrorizes a plague-ridden peasantry while merrymaking in a lonely castle with his jaded courtiers. (Image: Screengrab/Alta Vista Productions)

by Michael Winship
Trump tap dances at the Masque of the Red Death.


Moderate voters don’t necessarily want a President who takes unpopular positions. They want someone who can reassure Wall Street and stop this nightmare we are all living through. (Photo: Common Dreams / CC BY 3.0)

by Ruth Conniff
Middle America: What happened to the revolution?


Humans and the ecosystems of which they are a part are volatile and not always predictable. (Photo: Screenshot)

by John Buell
The politics of healthcare and Covid19 provide ample reasons for anger—toward corporate healthcare and the corporate media so oblivious to their exploitation.


California Chief Justice Donald Wright (left) swearing in Jerry Brown as governor, January 6, 1975. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

by Richard Eskow
When "small is beautiful" becomes a deadly mantra.

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