Month: March 2020

https://bit.ly/2wXg93A Host Johanna Hernandez was joined by Dr. Hillel Cohen for a conversation about the coronavirus pandemic and the United States lacking response. Dr. Hillel Cohen – is a Doctor of Public Health and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx.

https://bit.ly/3d8MqW3 Bill Dores March 15, 2020 The coronavirus stalks the land. Millions in the United States are without health insurance or paid sick leave. The White House has cut funds to the Centers for Disease Control. It’s also cutting food stamps. People are not getting tested for the virus because there are not enough kits. […]

https://aflcio.org/covid-19 Note: Information on this website may change as the situation/recommendations/resources evolve. Please check back frequently.  The United States and the world are facing the very real threat of the widespread transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). Federal health officials have said the spread of the virus is likely and may cause severe disruptions to everyday life. […]

Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor 11 Mar 2020 https://bit.ly/2TMr3lo The US is the most profit-oriented, business-controlled society on Earth, and therefore the least able to cope with a national health emergency, which requires sacrifice of profit for the greater good. “U.S. imperialism offers no solutions to address the coronavirus outbreak now that it has reached […]

https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2020/03/13/a-peoples-response-to-covid-19-2/ By Greg Butterfield / March 13, 2020 We place no confidence in the anti-science, climate-change deniers of the Trump administration, the pathetically inadequate for-profit U.S. health care system, or Big Pharma and Wall Street to address the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) crisis. The truth is that only a socialized health care system that provides equal […]

https://bit.ly/33cMhMx The spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the economic consequences faced by working people when they lack access to paid sick days. All people must be able to recover from illness without sacrificing a paycheck — or their job. Staying home when you’re sick or caring for a sick kid can’t just be a luxury […]