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Workers asked to work in situations that present a danger to their health and safety have rights, and they should not be afraid to assert them.

But oil industry pollution doesn't hurt human health in times of disaster only. It turns out that a common type of pollution emitted by the oil industry during normal operations may be making exposed people more vulnerable to the COVID-19.

As the numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases climb inside the nation’s jails and prisons, incarcerated people and their family members fear for their lives.

Nearly three-fourths of workers age 65 and older—over 5 million older workers—are unable to telecommute. That means that these workers, who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, could be putting themselves at risk to earn a paycheck.

Pandemic is a systemic crisis of capitalism, and the responses worldwide foretell systemic changes.

Covid-19 ushers in a new political period. What does it look like?

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