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News & Views | 4/16/20

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Fed will soon lend trillions to companies. But it has not committed to disclosing which private companies are getting taxpayer-backed support. That's wrong."

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has yet to exercise his authority to exempt the coronavirus relief payments from debt collection despite pressure from Democrats in Congress and state attorneys general.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The move by USAA, while welcomed, only makes the case for more oversight.


Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) testifies on the tainted water scandal in the city of Flint, Michigan

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Coronavirus is the biggest story in the country, and rightfully so. But today, this enormous, exclusive, and damning story should be a very, very close second."


A sign warns residents to take steps to contol the coronavirus outbreak at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn on March 19, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Victor J. Blue/Getty Images)

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
A plurality of all respondents cited a wealth tax as their preferred way to pay for the program.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
"It's time to revive the economy, says woman who did insider trading to avoid taking the loss when it tanked."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
The United Nations' top food aid authorities met with the African Union Thursday to discuss the looming food crisis on the continent, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Powerful evidence that workers across the country are terrified and frustrated that their employers are not providing them with safe workplace."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The earnings were so good, the company said it still expects to make as much in total profits this year as they predicted in December... when no one could predict the massive loss of life and jobs caused by the coronavirus."


Miguel Diaz, who works for the City of Hialeah, hands out unemployment applications to people in their vehicles

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Roughly 22 million Americans have filed jobless claims since mid-March as the United States has become the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, with over 30% of the world's more than two million confirmed cases.


President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the White House on April 15, 2020.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Business leaders who took part in a series of calls with the president expressed fears they could be liable if employees went into work too early and got sick.


A pupil does math on a tablet in Toulouse, France on March 24, 2020.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The new warning is issued in a open letter from 33 organizations across the globe.

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More than 25 nurses at @UChicagoMed @IngallsHealth took action to protest the lack of N95 respirators, and the fact that nurses are being forced to work in the ER without proper training. We will ALWAYS fight for the safety of our patients and our communities!

by Jeremy Brecher
There have been at least 45 walkouts for coronavirus protection already and there is growing talk of a nationwide strike to force the government to act.


Governments and corporations should be held accountable for the inequalities they have perpetuated and that are decisive in who lives or dies, and how many. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

by Tamara Pearson
Along with measures like rent freezes and guaranteeing workers’ rights, really addressing a global pandemic involves public health planning that cross borders and confronting global inequality and the climate crisis.


"It’s hard not to conclude that the American government’s national security priorities have been so askew of reality that they left the country dramatically unprepared for an acute threat to millions of its people." (Photo: U.S. Army/flickr/cc)

by Robert C. Koehler
The world devotes $2 trillion annually to war and armaments, all in the name of keeping itself safe. This is insanity beyond comprehension.


An intensive care nurse treat a patient at intensive care unit at the Klinikum Bad Hersfeld hospital on March 20, 2020 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany. (Photo: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

by John Buell
Covid-19 is dangerous enough—we must not let our fear of this virus strip us of our abilities to ask crucial questions, even in these very unnerving times.


Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders shake hands ahead of the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

by Norman Solomon
If anyone thinks it doesn't matter much whether Trump is re-elected, they're living in some kind of bubble.


The US’s employer-based healthcare system is exceptionally vulnerable and incapable of addressing a pandemic, because enforcing the economic shutdown required by quarantine causes massive spikes in unemployment, which then lead to further drops in healthcare coverage, and further compound the problem in a vicious circle. (Photo: Joe Newman via Public Citizen/flickr/cc)

by Joshua Cho
It’s vital that media do everything they can to press the government and inform citizens about a system that can deliver the healthcare we need when we have never needed it more.

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