Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic brings into stark relief the risks we face because of our government’s chronic disinvestment in our health and well-being. People go to their jobs sick for fear of losing their paychecks, and those who are sick forgo testing and treatment due to cost - putting all of us at greater risk of contracting the virus.

Unless we act to provide support for our health care system and working families, the coronavirus and any future public health crisis will infect far more people and do far greater damage to families’ finances and the economy than they otherwise would.

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Online learning isn't ideal, but neither are continued coronavirus outbreaks. We can't rush reopening schools without the resources necessary to keep student...
More than 30 million people will lose the $600 boost to unemployment insurance at the end of the month - unless Congress acts. Instead, they'll receive old u...

A shocking 43% of deaths from COVID-19 are linked to nursing homes. It's a perfect storm: close conditions, vulnerable residents, staff without sufficient PPE…

 
 
 

Voting rights are under attack, especially in communities of color, and the coronavirus pandemic has become a new tool for voter suppression…

The coronavirus health crisis created an even greater economic crisis for millions who were already struggling. 1 in 5 families is burdened with student debt…

In this discussion, we highlighted the need to strengthen worker safety to protect people returning to work and stop corporations from gambling with workers' lives…

 
 
 

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Native American and Alaska Native communities. Hear from Native American leaders…

Women are risking their lives on the frontline to keep us safe and yet they are more likely to lose their jobs, more likely to be the caretakers at home…

An important discussion about how and when governments can reopen in a manner that keeps our frontline workers, kids, and the rest of us safe.

 
 
 

From disproportionate death rates to families in danger of infection in detention to the fact that seventy percent of Latinx people in the U.S. can’t telework…

Staggering death rates among African Americans and Latinas. Attacks on Asian Americans. The coronavirus crisis is hitting communities of color…

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Adriana Alvarez (Fight for $15/SEIU), Rahna Epting (MoveOn), and Liz Watson (CPCC) discuss what we need to push for in order to achieve…

 
 
 

Rep. Andy Levin, Cathy Kennedy (NNU & frontline nurse) Dr. Ali Nasrallah, (frontline chief resident) and Dr. Sanjeev Sriram…

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, UFCW Union Local 21 leader Sue Wilmot, & CPC Center's Liz Watson discuss the coronavirus crisis…

Liz Watson, our executive director, held a live Facebook Q&A to discuss how the next #coronavirus relief package must put people’s needs first.