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COVID-19
Fauci to Senators: “We Risk Danger of Multiple Outbreaks” in Premature Reopening
The most trusted member of the coronavirus task force expressed his fears over reopening the country immediately.
Ignoring Trump and Right-Wing Think Tanks, Red States Expand Vote by Mail
Some Republican secretaries of state see no alternative to absentee voting if the pandemic persists.
New York City’s Budget Must Stop Robbing Our Children to Pay the NYPD
The New York City budget must fund communities and services that need support right now, not racist policing.
Pharmaceutical Company Pushes New, Unproven COVID Treatment Drug
As physicians, we need to be sure that medical science, not corporate greed or political panic, is driving a treatment.
Schools Are Struggling to Feed Hungry Students as Unemployment Rises
Even before the pandemic, family poverty forced over 22 million children to rely on free or reduced-fee school meals.
Pence Insists on No Masks at Public Meeting Despite His Staffer Testing Positive
Pence plans to continue working unmasked at the White House though his press secretary has tested positive.
Trump Death Clock Creator Says Reckless Mishandling of COVID Must Be Quantified
Filmmaker, author and activist Eugene Jarecki keeps track of lives lost due to Trump's inaction.
Trump and His Staff Wouldn’t Wear Masks. Now the White House Is a COVID Hotspot.
What is happening in the White House is a perfect allegory for how the Trump administration has handled the pandemic.
Black Scholar Jill Nelson Arrested for Chalking “Trump = Plague” in New York
The 67-year-old scholar was handcuffed, taken to the police station and held for five hours.
1918 Flu Was Linked to a Rise in Nazi Support. Will This Pandemic Be Similar?
As with coronavirus, the 1918 pandemic led to a rise in xenophobia and budget cuts. Then it helped usher in Nazi rule.