by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Trump could well get tired of being contradicted by Dr. Fauci, and we know he fires people at the drop of a hat."

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"All it took was a pandemic and closing all the schools."

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If we can find the resources to bail out the cruise and airline industries and other big corporations, we can support the people who risk their lives every day to care for the ill, stock store shelves, and care for children."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday joined growing demands for providing debt relief to developing countries that are struggling economically amid the coronavirus pandemic as economists warn the world could be facing the worst recession since the 1930s.

by Julia Conley, staff writer
"It's unconscionable that Senate Republicans chose to protect corporate America over families in the last rescue package."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
As inaction from the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration threatened the survival of the U.S. Postal Service, Americans stepped in this weekend to help protect one of the oldest federal agencies in the nation from a demise that the coronavirus pandemic has made increasingly likely. 

by Common Dreams staff
Former Democratic primary rivals hold joint livestream to denounce Trump, discuss battle against coronavirus, and call for unity against unprecedented threats.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
One of the nation's largest pork processing facilities is shutting down indefinitely after over 230 employees tested positive for COVID-19, bolstering concerns about food supply chain problems that have left farmers, food banks, grocery stores, and agricultural and food service workers scrambling to keep crops harvested, shelves stocked, and people fed during the coronavirus pandemic.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"At the bare minimum, we should aspire to be better than what we have been before," says New York Democrat in new interview. "People need to feel hope."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Now, more than ever, we need a strong and vibrant postal system to deliver mail 6-days a week. Congress must act now to save it."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you work in a grocery store or factory then sorry, the coronavirus cases there probably aren't being reported."

by Mark Green
Even if he wanted to, Donald Trump simply lacks the tools to do the job.

by Khury Petersen-Smith
As we take steps to control the virus, these devastating U.S. foreign policies need to be immediately reversed.

by Rajan Menon
The American world that Covid-19 reveals.

by Sarah Anderson
We could avoid a return to Great Depression-era unemployment rates if we follow European models and tie business assistance to preserving jobs.

by Tim Koechlin
In the grand cost/benefit analysis, one more fatally ill low wage worker of color doesn't count. Zero. That’s a price that Trump and his capitalist buddies are willing to pay.

by Randall Amster
Is this societal demise, or technological ascent?