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COVID Isn’t a “Peacemaker.” Expect the Pentagon to Modify Warfare — Not End It.
After the pandemic, talk of “ending” this country’s forever wars may merely be an exercise in semantics.
Trump Surprises GOP With Threat to Pull RNC Convention Out of North Carolina
The RNC is moving “full steam ahead” with the convention as an in-person event.
Feds Made It Harder to Free Prisoners Amid COVID, Even as Barr Promised Releases
A secret Bureau of Prisons policy has kept all but 1.8 percent of federal prisoners behind bars, where the virus rages.
Trump Ridicules Biden’s Use of a Face Mask as US COVID Infections Near 2 Million
Health authorities around the world have strongly urged the use of face masks to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Trump Adviser Says “Human Capital Stock” Should Get Back to Work
To them, we are only meat for the machine, nothing more than an entirely expendable commodity.
Hawaii Considers an Explicitly Feminist Plan for COVID-Era Economic Recovery
The plan recognizes the current crisis as the “moment to build a system that is capable of delivering gender equality.”
Tennessee’s Secret to Plentiful Coronavirus Testing? Picking Up the Tab.
Ample testing, preferably including people who are not symptomatic, can help contain future outbreaks.
Educators Must Use the Pandemic to Revolutionize Education for All Students
The pandemic is giving us an opportunity to disrupt the unjust, inequitable structures of our educational system.
Why Veterans Are Particularly Vulnerable to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Veterans are among the most hard-hit, with heightened health and economic threats from the pandemic.
Dubious State Testing Numbers May Be Screwing Up National CDC Reports
Some states have been combining viral and antibody testing data, leading to messy or useless national statistics.