Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 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. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 11, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Obama Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Response an “Absolute Chaotic Disaster” The former president expressed grave concern in the way Trump governs to thousands of former staffers on Friday. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 11, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Supreme Court Is Set to Decide If Donald Trump Is Above the Law Our 45th president has never accepted our constitutional structure of checks and balances. By Bill Blum , IndependentMediaInstitute May 10, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump Says Lost Jobs “Will All Be Back” Very Soon. Economists Disagree. Unemployment jumped to 14.7 percent last month, and the economic crisis may not ease until 2023, some economists warn. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 8, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump’s Valet Receives COVID Diagnosis — the Closest It Has Come to Him The valet's diagnosis is the closest the disease has reached Trump's inner circle as of yet. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Leaked CDC “Reopening” Guide Was Rejected by Trump for Being Too Cautious The Trump administration regularly tries to control the messaging related to its coronavirus response. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 7, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Republicans Oppose Mail-In Voting Because They’re Scared of Losing Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, and others are desperately fighting for their political lives. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 7, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Henry A. Giroux: It Is Impossible to Be Radical Without Being Optimistic Henry A. Giroux examines the COVID-19 crisis as part of a more comprehensive crisis of politics and morality. By Pablo Rivera Vargas & Ezequiel Passeron , FaroDigital May 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Whistleblower Says He Was Pushed to Give Drug Contracts to Trump-Friendly Firms Vaccine expert Rick Bright was ousted from his HHS position last month in what he called a “retaliatory demotion.” By Julia Conley , CommonDreams May 6, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Anthem Has Always Been “Live and Let Die.” Now We See the Consequences. “There’ll be more death,” Trump says. No kidding, Donny. I wonder why. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 6, 2020 Truthout