Column: The COVID-19 pandemic shows that it’s time for a new New Deal. Here’s a blueprint
Los Angeles Times
August 12, 2020, 9:24 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the fragility of the American system. The working class, especially Black and Latino workers, are becoming sickened and dying at higher rates than whites. In part that’s because they’re overrepresented among “essential” workers or those with few options to work from home.