The presidential primary, for now, will go forward on April 7, despite the coronavirus outbreak.
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Posted inCoronavirus
Premonitions of Disaster
How science fiction writers and movies of the late 20th century anticipated Trump, the coronavirus, and American dystopia
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Deeper Source of Grocery Panic
How COVID-19 exposes the flaws in industrial agriculture—and invites reforms
Posted inTAP
Medicare for All’s Teachable Moment
Today on TAP: Linking health insurance to employment has never made less sense
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Aid Package Status Update
How individuals and businesses will navigate the system for relief. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 2, 2020.
Posted inWorking in America
How One Local Union Is Doubling Wages for America’s Airport Workers
In a time of labor stagnation, a union has committed massive resources to workplace and political organizing—and has bettered the lives of tens of thousands of low-wage workers.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hospital Bailouts Begin—for Those Owned by Private Equity Firms
Hospitals weighed down by debt to their private equity owners set to receive taxpayers’ dollars
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Men and Women Who Shrank the U.S. Ventilator Supply
A ‘killer acquisition’ merger in 2012 was waved through by the Federal Trade Commission, whose commissioners all went on to represent corporate America at top law firms.
Posted inTAP
A Stimulus Needed for Graduating Seniors
Today on TAP: State and local governments should resume hiring
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: It’s the First of the Month
Plus, weep for the private equity titans. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 1, 2020.
