If the Coronavirus Devastates Gaza, Israel Will Be to Blame

Jonathan Cook Mondoweiss
Palestinian artists paint a mural on a wall in Gaza.
Gaza, strangled by a 13-year Israeli blockade and scarred by a decade of Israeli military assaults, lacks clean water and electricity. Its Palestinian population has only rudimentary medical care. And that was before the attack of the coronavirus.

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Chan Chan | Playing For Change

This song was popularized by the Buena Vista Social Club project. PFC created this version while on a trip recording and filming music in Cuba in 2015. Cuba, the USA, and the Middle East all get along when the music plays.

RBG Workout | SNL

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Kate McKinnon) invites people to join her workout at home

Who Is Essential Now?

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

The Black Plague

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

The Trump Reopen Effort: 'An Utter Sh*t Show'

Eoin Higgins Common Dreams
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