Ken Butigan
"Whatever the outcome," writes Butigan, "the experience of this current pandemic is likely a rehearsal for the summoning of global resolve to, once and for all, tackle the series of grave 'epidemics' that are mutating and growing all around us." (Photo: Nes/iStock/Getty)
Jeffrey Sterling
The U.S. prison system is one of deplorable living conditions, disregard for human life, and perpetual punishment. And given Assange’s health, he will be lucky to receive adequate care. (Photo: Claire Doherty/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a new video from The Intercept, author and activist Naomi Klein explains how the Trump administration and other governments across the globe are "exploiting" the new coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic "to push for no-strings-attached corporate bailouts and regulatory rollbacks," and how working people worldwide are resisting such efforts and demanding real support from political leaders during this crisis.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
The employees demanded that "the health of workers be prioritized over production in the face of the coronavirus health crisis."
David McWilliams
The current crisis exists, writes McWilliams, "because businesses fear that other businesses with whom they are dealing every day will run out of cash. This fear is infectious." (Photo: Tim Mossholder / artistGNDphotographer / Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Only now is the White House coming out of denial and heading straight into saying it could not have been foreseen."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The healthcare industry will fight any threat to its profits with force and gobs of cash, even in the midst of a global pandemic. They cannot be bargained with. And they must be defeated."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"In normal circumstances, ICE has proven time and again that it is unable to protect the health and safety of detained people. These are not normal circumstances."
