Voices
Dear Vice President Mike Pence: Please Use the 25th Amendment to Remove Trump and Save Us From the Coronavirus
Donald Trump lacks the mental capacity to manage the Covid-19 crisis. Pence should use the 25th Amendment to remove him from power.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As markets recover, Big Pharma gains power, and governments around the world scramble to contain the pandemic, predatory capitalism moves in for the kill.
Oakland Hospital Took in Coronavirus Cruise Patients. Now, Low on Supplies, Nurses Asked to Reuse Disposable Masks.
“I don’t mind caring for people and being in the front line of this," a nurse told The Intercept. “But being grossly unprotected is not acceptable.”
State Workers Seek to Protect Labor Rights as the Coronavirus Spreads
As Minnesota waives collective bargaining rights, workers worry the pandemic will be used to weaken unions long-term.
Italy's Coronavirus Nightmare Could Happen in U.S. Within Days or Weeks, Ex-CDC Chief Says
Whether the U.S. healthcare system buckles like Italy’s “really depends on how vigorously and promptly we do social distancing,” Dr. Tom Frieden said.
Trump Disagrees With Top Immunologist Over Untested Drug Treatment for Covid-19
Donald Trump has "a feeling" that an anti-malarial drug might be effective against Covid-19, even though Dr. Anthony Fauci says there is no evidence it is.
Lawmakers Demand That ICE Stop Arresting Immigrants to Prevent Spreading Coronavirus Among Detainees
More than a dozen members of Congress, citing the coronavirus pandemic, called on the Department of Homeland Security to halt arrests and deportations.
Deconstructed Podcast
How to Save the U.S. Economy, With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Stephanie Kelton
Radical measures are needed to address the economic crisis caused by the new coronavirus. Can Congress find the political will?
What Evangelical Leaders Told Their Congregations About Coronavirus
“The devil’s trying to give me the flu!”
When It Comes to Coronavirus and Pregnancy, “We Just Don’t Know a Whole Lot Yet”
Data on Covid-19 and pregnancy is limited, but medical experts say pregnant people should be considered an at-risk group.
Republican Operative in Press Corps Helps Trump Use Briefing on Pandemic to Attack Critics
Donald Trump has turned the daily White House briefings on the coronavirus pandemic sharply political in recent days.