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The COVID Slippery Slope

The COVID Slippery Slope

| May 6, 2020 | Cartoon|Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyGet the full-res version here.
I’m a Frontline Nurse in Arizona. We Need Masks, Not a Border Wall.

I’m a Frontline Nurse in Arizona. We Need Masks, Not a Border Wall.

| May 5, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityI work as a nurse at a trauma hospital in southern Arizona. A few days ago, when I walked into work, a supervisor handed me a mask and told me I should try to wear it until it no longer seals. I held the mask and looked down at the words “one use only” printed on the...
A Death Sentence for Meatpackers

A Death Sentence for Meatpackers

| Apr 29, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedMeat processing plants are high risk for spreading COVID-19, and many are shutting down. Animals due for processing have nowhere to go, and they are being culled. Workers there aren’t treated a great deal better. I’ve interviewed one meatpacker who worked at a pork...
Rural America Deserves a Real COVID-19 Response

Rural America Deserves a Real COVID-19 Response

| | Environment / Health|HP FeaturedAs the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many rural communities are in a uniquely difficult position. According to Kaiser Health News, nearly 80 percent of rural America is categorized as a “medical desert,” meaning the nearest hospital is more than 60 minutes away. These...
Stop Hospitals from Hounding Poor Patients

Stop Hospitals from Hounding Poor Patients

| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThe $2 trillion dollar bailout passed by Congress — the CARES Act — is supposed to protect families and businesses struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The law also established an inspector general to ensure that corporations that access the $500 billion in...
No Safe Distance

No Safe Distance

| | Cartoon|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-res version here.
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