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Doctor Refutes Trump’s Claim That Zinc Can Treat COVID-19 During Briefing
This claim has been making the rounds in viral Facebook posts and in right-wing media outlets.
The Sanders Campaign Is Suspended, But His Impact Lives On
Policies which were seen as wildly idealistic in 2016 are now widespread demands, thanks to Sanders's movement.
People With Disabilities Face Greater Risk of Economic Devastation From COVID-19
We need an economic stimulus aimed at ensuring people with disabilities are not thrust even further into poverty.
Prison Guards Are Receiving Hand Sanitizer. My Incarcerated Son Is Not.
COVID-19 has already killed two people in the prison where my son is held. I am terrified because he has no protection.
The Pandemic Has Accelerated the Global Economic “Slowbalization”
Foreign policy expert John Feffer discusses globalization in a post-pandemic world.
Trump Was Warned of Potential “Cataclysmic” Pandemic as Early as Last November
The White House was informed in a number of briefings last fall about the disease’s early impact in China.
Trump Doubles Down on Plan to Slash Crucial Funding for Social Security
Yesterday Trump called once again for slashing the payroll tax -- the primary funding mechanism for Social Security.
Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting After Admitting He Cast Ballot by Mail
Trump made wild attacks on voting by mail, which voting rights experts say is an essential option amid the pandemic.
Bernie Sanders Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race
Sanders's decision to drop out clears the path for former Vice President Biden to win the Democratic Party nomination.
COVID-19 Is Trump’s 9/11. Like Bush, He Was Warned and Didn’t Act.
Just as George W. Bush was briefed in August 2001 about Bin Laden, Trump knew about COVID-19 for months and did little.