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  2020-12-02

  Food Service Workers Experience Increased Sexual Harassment during Pandemic

  These are screenshots from the timesupnow Instagram page. A December 2020 report on food service workers in NY state found that they are experiencing decreased tips when they attempt to enforce social distancing rules and increased incidences of sexual harassment.
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  2020-04-30

  Good and Evil Coexist in Times of Pandemic

  Shakespeare's observation of duality withstand the test of time as the world stands still in fear of pandemic. Appreciation of front line workers cover the headlines billboards. Governor Cuomo shares a letter received from a Kansas farmer who donates N95 mask to New York. Workers unite and organize a rent strike, leading a social movement. Yet, even as we navigate through such difficult, historical moment together, there are people out there that take advantage of others' hardships. This coronavirus newsletter that provides daily update on the pandemic illustrates a stark contrast between the mindset of good and evil.
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  2020-04-24

  "The Trump administration could soon allow doctors to discriminate against LGBTQ people" Vox News article.

  As the death toll and rate of infections continue to rise, the Trump administration is working to repeal an Obama-era rule which made it illegal for healthcare workers to deny care based on someone's gender identity or sexual orientation. The implication is that LGBTQ+ could be turned away from hospitals in the midst of a global pandemic.