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Ex UN anti-narcotics chief & mob expert says US Treasury running ‘mafia racket’ against Venezuela Grayzone
Class war
Grocery workers are beginning to die of coronavirus Washington Post
Frontline Grocery Workers Not Provided with Safety Equipment LaborPress
‘They Let Us Get Sick’: A Sluggish Response Cripples the M.T.A. NYTimes
At least 33 transit workers have died, and more than 6,000 more have fallen sick or self-quarantined. Crew shortages have caused over 800 subway delays and forced 40 percent of train trips to be canceled in a single day. The average wait for some trains, usually four minutes, has ballooned to 40 minutes.
EMS Unions: State’s Death Plateau From Virus May Be a Mirage The Chief
Subaru to end pay for hourly production associates during coronavirus pandemic
Tesla to furlough workers, cut employee salaries due to coronavirus Reuters
A Front Line Nurse’s Sudden Covid-19 Death Medium
Why nurses at DMC Sinai-Grace walked away from their jobs Sunday night Michigan Public Radio
A Nurse Bought Protective Supplies for Her Colleagues Using GoFundMe. The Hospital Suspended Her. ProPublica
The importance of low-wage workers during a pandemic City and State
Grocery workers are beginning to die of coronavirus MSN
Comparing the U.S. Workforce During the 1918 Flu vs. Covid-19 Bloomberg
Today more than 80% of American workers are in services, double the share of a century ago.
The Executive VP and COO of NY Presbyterian, who pulls down $2.7 million/yr, in a video threatening staff for sending emails with concerns for lack of PPE
Eyewitness China: How socialism is defeating COVID-19 FightBack! News
Covid-19 coronavirus
Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States NYTimes
The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate Washington Post
Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges due to COVID-19 Kaiser Family Foundation
New York City Considers Mass Graves in Park for Virus Victims NYTimes
Trump Has ‘Financial Interest’ in Hydroxychloroquine Manufacturer NYTimes
Hydroxychloroquine: how an unproven drug became Trump’s coronavirus ‘miracle cure’ Guardian
Inequality Intensifies the Coronavirus Crisis in Detroit New Yorker
Louisiana’s Coronavirus Plan for Prisons Could Create Death Camps Intercept
China’s virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown AP
Coronavirus: China reports no Covid-19 deaths for first time BBC
Britain has millions of coronavirus antibody tests, but they don’t work London Times
Speaking Can Transmit Coronavirus Due to Tiny Droplets of Saliva, NIH Study Suggests Newsweek
Pastor who criticized coronavirus ‘mass hysteria’ dies from illness NY Post
Factory farms create the perfect conditions to spread viral infections like COVID-19 Nation of Change
Republican congressional candidate touts AR-15s to fight ‘looting hordes from Atlanta’ Guardian
Capitalist crisis
Trump removes independent watchdog for coronavirus funds, upending oversight panel Politico
No turning back after central bankers’ ‘seismic’ stimulus shift Reuters
Spain is moving to establish permanent basic income in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic Business Insider
France Uses New Measure to Calculate 35% of Economy Is Shut Bloomberg
Public transit’s death spiral Axios
Appeals court allows Texas abortion ban to remain during coronavirus outbreak Axios
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