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Friday Nite Videos | April 17, 2020

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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

Starve the Beast, Feed the Depression

Paul Krugman The New York Times
“Starve the beast” — forcing governments to cut services by depriving them of resources — has been Republican strategy for decades. This is just more of the same.

Why Housing Security is Key to Environmental Justice

Mỹ Dzung Chu Environmental Health News
Housing is a Human Right protester Safe and secure housing access is itself a key determinant of health. If we focus on just the physical and chemical hazards of the indoor environment, we will ignore health problems associated with housing insecurity for millions of families.

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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