
College in the Time of Coronavirus
A Media Studies Class Learns to Adapt
Article here.
When employees are scared missing work will cause them to lose their job/not be able to provide for themselves or their family, a system should be in place. It should have been in place before this. But maybe some good can come of this situation to get US politicians, policy makers, and citizens in general to understand basic human rights.
Article here.
An excellent measure ..
“Fearing severe economic consequences to vulnerable San Jose families, city lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved adopting a moratorium on evictions for residents who can’t pay rent because of lost income resulting from the coronavirus outbreak.“

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“Democratic firebrand Rep. Katie Porter on Thursday extracted a commitment from Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Robert Redfield to use his authority under federal regulations to waive the cost of coronavirus testing for all Americans.

“I did the math,” said Porter, holding up a whiteboard on which she wrote the associated costs to the total $1,331 bill.”
Some good news!