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COVID-19
White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program.
Is Trump Trying to Steal the Election to Escape Indictment?
It can’t happen here? It is happening here, and you can stop it.
Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools
Since the economy can’t reopen until schools reopen, teachers hold leverage beyond the educational realm.
Gohmert’s Daughter Rips GOP Science Denial: My Dad “Ignored Medical Expertise”
Rep. Louie Gohmert had refused to wear a mask for months before contracting COVID-19.
Trump Shrugs Off Coronavirus Death Count in Interview, Says “It Is What It Is”
In just a little over five months, more than 155,000 Americans have died from coronavirus.
Giroux: Growing Rebellion Will Breathe New Life Into a Transformed Social Order
Giroux says we must use the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink matters of politics, ethics, power and social change.
White House Testing Czar Says It’s Time to “Move On” From Hydroxychloroquine
A number of studies have demonstrated the drug yields no positive results for coronavirus patients.
Congressional Republicans Use COVID Relief as a Pawn in Fight for Power
The long consequences of hate, fear and greed have come to a head here in the United States.
Mnuchin Justifies Slashing $600 Unemployment Boost With Debunked Talking Point
The treasury secretary claimed the $600 weekly boost in unemployment insurance created a disincentive to work.
White House Health Experts Warn Pandemic Is Entering “New Phase”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts 11,000 Americans could die weekly during August from COVID-19.