Tag: coronavirus pandemic
Senators find $14 billion in unspent funds after Trump admits to...
"Since the start of the coronavirus crisis in our country the President has ignored experts, denied facts, and put his self-interest ahead of Americans' lives—and here he is saying so."
Americans have been bilked out of billions during the pandemic from...
Unless America addresses runaway income inequality and begins protecting the most vulnerable in society, the next pandemic will hit the nation even harder.
Racial inequalities contribute to higher unemployment rates in black communities, new...
The "devastating effects of COVID-19 on the economic and physical well-being of black Americans were entirely predictable given persistent economic and health disparities."
Patriotism has little stature when the need for international collaboration has...
Rather than encouraging the collective, global scientific approach the pandemic desperately needs, Trump deliberately isolates the United States from such a required international response.
Newsweek fails to note that White House reopening guidelines make absolutely...
It’s critically important that media provide accurate reporting on what our governments are choosing to do, and what price we are likely to pay for their choices.
What have we learned from COVID-19?
For I believe that this catastrophe should have taught us something about what is good and bad about life.
‘Grotesque’: While 41 million people lost jobs due to COVID-19, US...
"This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. society."
Stay home, stay safe, be kind: What New Zealand can teach...
Some of the country’s success has been attributed to her leadership, trust in science, and clear communication during the crisis.
Bernie Sanders introduces Paycheck Security Act to protect millions of employees...
“Without aggressive action to help workers keep their jobs and businesses stay open, we risk an economic disaster that could take decades to repair.”
As nation mourns 100,000 dead, Trump goes golfing
By CNN’s count, this was the president's 357th visit to one of his properties and his 265th trip to one of his golf clubs during his presidency.
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Ireland became the sixth country in Europe to end its use of coal with an additional 23 European countries committing to a cleaner energy future.
U of Florida Law School: Where racism and originalism converge
Preston Damsky, a law-school prize for an essay written for the judge's seminar, argued that the Constitution was originally intended only for white people and therefore even today non-whites could not claim their Constitutional rights and privileges.
Ugliest of ugly Americans, desperate for face-saving charades, exports chaotic, boorish pestilence abroad
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Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns
Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.