Senator Martha McSally Votes Against Paid Sick Leave for All

Appointed Senator Martha McSally certainly telegraphed her gut punch to Democratic efforts to build a more resilient workforce during this crisis by granting every worker paid sick leave and family and medical leave coverage. She voted against a Democratic amendment to the Coronavirus relief package that would have expanded coverage to every worker, instead of … Read more

Senate GOP proposal is not a serious economic stimulus plan

The one thing America does not need right now as we slide into a potential global depression is more corporate welfare tax cuts. The Republican 2017 corporate welfare tax cut bill has already put the U.S. in a difficult financial bind to respond to this quickly developing economic crisis. But Republicans only know one tune, … Read more

Straight talk from an infectious disease expert on the coronavirus pandemic (updated)

Michael T. Osterholm is Regents professor and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, and coauthor of “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs” (2017): For decades, Osterholm has been in the business of telling people what they don’t necessarily want to hear: Pandemics are inevitable; outbreaks … Read more