The Coronavirus Crisis
Anti-Union Operative Warns Business of Historic Rise in Labor Activism
Rick Berman, a lobbyist and consultant, warned business leaders in a memo that the coronavirus crisis is driving support for “workforce rebellion.”
Politics
The Coronavirus Crisis
Mayor Bill de Blasio Says New York City Can’t Afford Hotel Rooms for the Homeless — but FEMA Could Actually Foot the Bill
Advocates and legislators say federal government funds could be used to fund a bill that would allow homeless New Yorkers to live in vacant hotel rooms.
The Coronavirus Crisis
New Research Suggests Significant Undercount of Children With Coronavirus
The CovKid project estimates that the total number of children infected with the coronavirus in the U.S. is now at least 478,000.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Banks Seek Emergency Petition to Reinstate Mass Robocalling. Will It Be Limited to Financial Coronavirus Relief?
Consumer advocates and banks forged an unusual alliance to help disseminate information about financial relief. But now other interests are coming to the fore.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Congress Quietly Boosts Spending on Lawmakers’ Exclusive Concierge Health Clinic
Coronavirus testing was made available early and often for lawmakers, who enjoy concierge medical services. The CARES Act gave that clinic a $400,000 boost.
Voices
Sen. Josh Hawley Is Cast as a GOP Leader After Trump. But Like Trump, He’s a Faux-Populist.
The face of Trumpism after Trump, Hawley is a fraud — a right-winger pretending to be a populist.
Voices
The Corporate Right Is Giving Us Two Choices: Go Back to Work, or Starve
The right will fight to the death — our death — against any genuine bailout for regular people during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here‘s why.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Small Farms, Already Stressed and Underfunded, Struggle for Federal Coronavirus Relief
“Bailout money always goes to the big farmers. ... We basically subsidize capital-intensive, large-scale industrial farming.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
Trump Jokes About Masks at White House as Pence Refuses to Wear One at Mayo Clinic
President Donald Trump mocked a man for wearing a mask at the White House and Vice President Mike Pence refused to wear one at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Private Hospitals, Now Demanding Bailouts, Lobbied to Defeat Cost-Saving Health Reform as Coronavirus Crisis Grew
The $3 million spending spree went toward attacks on a Colorado plan that would have provided a “public option” for those without employer-based coverage.