Covid-19 coronavirus
Much worse than Italy: In the US, an absolute disaster is brewing ZME Science
Coronavirus: ‘strange pneumonia’ seen in Lombardy in November, leading Italian doctor says SCMP
Virus was circulating ‘before we were aware of the outbreak in China’, says Giuseppe Remuzzi, director of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
More lifesaving ventilators are available. Hospitals can’t afford them. Washington Post
Coronavirus hits US prisons: “thousands face death sentence” Grayzone
Amazon Drivers Received Single Wipe to Clean Vans Before Shifts Bloomberg
New York City health officials issued an urgent alert to healthcare providers Friday, asking them to stop testing patients who did not require hospital care for COVID-19, citing a “critical shortage” of personal protective gear like N95 and surgical masks, gowns and gloves for doctors and nurses and other hospital staff.
Fort Worth Hospital Sees Spike in Severe Child Abuse Cases Over Last Week NBC Dallas Ft Worth
21 Inmates, 17 Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 on Rikers Island: Officials NBC New York
Ventilators save Corona victims' lives but aren't being produced by firms b/c they cant sell enough to be profitable. US hospitals, buyers of ventilators & already unprofitable, won't order them. For profits, life itself is sacrificed.#HowCapitalismWorks.https://t.co/JIJERzCbpm
— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) March 22, 2020
Capitalist recession
Sara Nelson: Our Airline Relief Bill Is a Template for Rescuing Workers Instead of Bailing Out Execs In These Times
Demands for Workers-First Stimulus Grow as Senate GOP Fails to Ram Through $500 Billion Corporate ‘Slush Fund’ Common Dreams
The coronavirus economy will devastate those who can least afford it Axios
What Americans Don’t Know About Military Families TomDispatch
America’s Endless Wars Go On (and On) and the Wounds Multiply
Langston Hughes – domestic pariah, international superstar The Conversation
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