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The undocumented workers who pick the nation's food are excluded from the CARES Act.

The coronavirus may not, in retrospect, prove to be the tipping point that upends human civilization as we know it, but it should serve as a warning that we will experience ever more such events in the future as the world heats up.

As the fear surrounding COVID-19 grows, Asian Americans are facing increased discrimination, stigma and violence. Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) told MSNBC in an interview on Tuesday that attacks on Asian Americans are at about 100 per day.

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"How did we go from preventing baby dumping, fighting domestic violence to some sad variant of the Obedient Wives Club?"

We need another aid bill. Elected officials have a responsibility to stabilize both communities and the housing market.

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The case has never been clearer for a transition to Medicare for All, but its achievement clashes with the Democratic Party’s decades-long hostility to funding the social-welfare state.

This crisis calls for us to challenge the government system that is failing us. Now is an opportunity for radical collective action.

This op-ed argues that people swooning over the New York governor's steady hand during the coronavirus crisis should look at his record in office.