A Progressive Victory over the Coronavirus

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
South Korea, having beaten back the coronavirus, is now poised to show the world how to move forward to save lives, democracy, and the planet.

Trump’s Cruel Cuts Deepen Yemen’s Misery. Now Comes the Virus

Ali Al Mujahed The New York Times
Families in a Yemeni camp for displaced people.
The five-year civil war between Houthi rebels and pro-government troops backed by a US-supported Saudi-led military coalition has devastated Yemen. Some 24 million Yemenis rely on humanitarian aid to survive, aid President Trump has now suspended.

The Coronavirus Takes Heavy Economic Toll on Rural Hospitals

Carl Segerstrom High Country News
“Closed” sign at North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley Community Hospital.
In the midst of a pandemic, more than 200 hospital networks in the US have cut medical staff. And without a steady influx of federal funding or an overhaul of the system, the fiscal consequences of the coronavirus could devastate rural health care.