Common Dreams staff
"In fact, the bill guarantees sick leave only to about 20 percent of workers."
Richard Heinberg
Photo: Barn raising in Lansing (now North York City Centre). Toronto, Canada.Ca 1900-1919. Alexander Galbraith. City of Toronto Archives. Ciq Wikimedia
Ralph Nader
Sanders Says Coronavirus A Red Flag for Current Dysfunctional and Wasteful Healthcare System: 'We are only as safe as the least insured person in America.' The Hotel Vermont, March 11, 2020 in Burlington, Vermont. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Sarah Anderson, Sam Pizzigati
The Wall Street giants whose reckless and even criminal behavior ushered in the 2008 crisis ended up, after the dust settled, even bigger and more powerful than before the crisis began. (Image: Book cover detail)
Mike Lofgren
The GOP’s slavish groveling overrides – for once – its basic instinct for fear and panic.
Jon Queally, staff writer
"Trump has once again put the interests of oil and gas executives ahead of the interests of people and communities."
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Julia Conley, staff writer
Political observers on social media pointed to an overlooked vote by Sen. Susan Collins from over a decade ago as one example of Republicans' disregard for public health.
