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Business leaders who took part in a series of calls with the president expressed fears they could be liable if employees went into work too early and got sick

Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it?

Workers at companies that offer poor pay and unsafe working conditions now know they are essential. And many expect to be treated that way.

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The crisis this time is unique in an especially topsy-turvy way. In past capitalist crises, the state intervened to try and get the economy going again. This time, the is not on how to revive the economy, but how to further restrict it.

In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she intended to support the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the "process of coming together should be uncomfortable for everyone involved."

America watched, shocked, as doctors and nurses pleaded for protective gear and medical equipment such as ventilators. What followed was an inside glimpse of the dysfunction emanating from Trump's Washington in the midst of the pandemic

The magnitude of the current crisis compels us to cooperate and practice solidarity despite political differences. The virus knows no boundaries or ideologies. It threatens the lives of all and therefore it is up to all of us to fight back.

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