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Trump Rally-Goers Required to Agree Not to Sue If They Contract COVID-19
The rallies have potential to be super-spreader events, especially as states see increases in COVID cases.
Congress Members Obtain COVID-19 Loans Through Small Business Program
Large corporations have received millions in loans while Black and Latino-owned businesses were shut out.
Trump Picks Site of Anti-Black Massacre for Rally on Day Marking End to Slavery
As many as 300 Black Tulsa residents were killed during a massacre instigated by whites against their community in 1921.
US Passes 2 Million COVID Cases Amid Reopening, Raising Fears of Second Wave
States are easing stay-at-home orders and reopening their economies as more than a dozen see surges in new infections.
Immigrants Who Defend Themselves From Sexual Violence Face Prison, Deportation
Abusive partners often use the threat of deportation to prevent immigrant victims from seeking help or leaving.
Noam Chomsky: Amid Protests and Pandemic, Trump’s Priority Is Protecting Profits
Trump is trying to “dominate by violence and terrify any potential opposition” in order to protect corporate interests.
“Stick to Sports” Has Gone by the Wayside on Right-Leaning Sports Talk Radio
Sports talk radio, long a bastion of right-wing opinions, has pushed the “reopen” argument with scant notice.
Racist Violence Can’t Be Separated From the Violence of Neoliberal Capitalism
Neoliberal society is built on the myth that economic prosperity is hermetically sealed from racial and social justice.
New Zealand Declared Virus-Free as United States Approaches 2 Million Cases
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a relaxation of social distancing rules in her country on Monday.
Donald Trump Is Afraid of Us All — His Barricaded White House Is Proof
Trump can still see the protesters, but only if he peers through the bars of the cage he has constructed for himself.