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Darknet sites dole out PPE and fraud

David Maimon - The Conversation

Research finds that PPE, medicines, and counterfeit products thrive on darknet websites during the pandemic

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Committee winter meeting at the Trump International Hotel on February 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

RNC Day 3: Revisionist history

Kaiser Health News Staff, PolitiFact Staff - KFF Health News

Pence’s claims about the Trump administration were sometimes misleading, incomplete or wrong

Empty prison hallway (Getty Images)

COVID-19's threat to aging prisoners

Todd Oppenheim

Some incarcerated people at risk for COVID-19 get released. But that won't fix the broken system that fails many

A smart phone with a camera mounted on a tripod, with a medical face mask hanging off of it. (Illustration by Ilana Lidagoster)

Sex work without contact in the pandemic

Hunter R., Andrea Quijada

Making adult content online "is not easy money," says Hunter, 30, whose dancing job is on hold during the pandemic

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David pouring Curaçao, from Drinking French (Penguin Random House)

These cocktails will fly you to France

Joseph Neese

"People still wanted to travel, and they wanted to feel like they were somewhere else"

First Lady Melania Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention filmed in the Rose Garden at the White House on Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's RNC Message: Everything is great

Terry H. Schwadron - DCReport

"Well, except for that COVID-19 pandemic thing, but you can’t blame us for that"

U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd R) stands with his family members after delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump "falling flat" in the Midwest

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

Trump’s push to scare Midwestern voters with a “law and order” anti-crime message is tone-deaf

Chadwick Boseman at the 91st Academy Awards (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

What Chadwick Boseman means to us

Melanie McFarland

The "Black Panther" star's death has shocked the world. But he leaves a legacy that will inspire us for years

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W. Kamau Bell in "United Shades of America" (CNN)

Bell on Kamala Harris & the Black right

Chauncey DeVega

The "United Shades of America" host spoke to Salon about effecting change and his new series "Talk Boring to Me"

Activists rally against ExxonMobil during the Global Climate March in Washington, D.C., on November 29, 2017. (Johnny Silvercloud/Flickr)

ExxonMobil dropped from Dow Jones

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

"Big Oil has fallen. Our job is to make sure they don't take us down with them."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (Getty/Alex Wong)

Contempt proceedings against Pompeo

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"You don't get to repeatedly defy congressional subpoenas and undermine the Constitution with no consequences"

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally  | COVID-19 patient attached to a ventilator (Getty Images/Salon)

Trump misinterpreted COVID-19 data

Alex Henderson - Alternet

Scientist call out Trump's FDA commissioner for “starting to exaggerate data”

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People practice social distancing in white circles in Domino Park in Williamsburg as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 20, 2020 in New York City. The fourth phase allows outdoor arts and entertainment, sporting events without fans and media production. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

The debate over COVID-19 distancing

Joanne Silberner - Undark

The CDC recommends 6 ft or more, the WHO about half that distance. But experts say the science is far from settled

Steve Daines, Martha McSally, Mitch Mcconnell and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Beat GOP with "democracy moneyball"

Paul Rosenberg

If you really want to defeat Republicans and end gerrymandering, find races where your work actually matters

(Getty/Joe Raedle)

TX violates voter reg law: fed judge

Alexa Ura - The Texas Tribune

"The court has been incredibly clear now over several years that the state is violating federal law"

Fencer Bebe Vio in "Rising Phoenix" (Netflix)

Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc

Ashlie D. Stevens

Athlete & EP Tatyana McFadden on spotlighting athtletes before disabilities, pay equity & the future of the Games

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Joni Ernst, Cory Gardner (Reuters/Brian Frank/Rick Wilking)

ACA opposition becomes liability for GOP

Markian Hawryluk - KFF Health News

Public sentiment about the ACA has shifted considerably during the Trump administration

Trump hugging the American flag, Colin Kaepernick kneeling, and US troops in Afghanistan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is the face of the U.S.'s decline

Richard Phillips - The Globalist

More and more, the U.S. resembles a developing nation

Donald Trump | Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Payroll tax cut imperils Social Security

Igor Derysh

Democrats say Trump's vow would “completely decimate Social Security" as advisers try to walk back his promise

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A dictator, slowed way down

Lucian K. Truscott IV

Donald Trump's speech was depressing and soulless, even for him. He can taste doom coming, and he doesn't like it

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US President Donald Trump gestures at the conclusion of the the final day of the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

A nation in crisis

Jennifer Mercieca - The Conversation

The RNC wrapped up with Trump sounding familiar themes but speaking from an unusual location

45th President Donald Trump (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Dr. Lee: Trump lies may provoke violence

Igor Derysh

"Donald Trump has infected followers with his symptoms," Dr. Bandy X. Lee told Salon

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Maddow: Trump's speech was wrong

Bob Brigham - Raw Story

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow gave a fast fact-check of some of the untruths Trump claimed in his speech.

President Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, August 27, 2020. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The RNC was a ratings flop

Alex Henderson - Alternet

Joe Biden's acceptance speech at the DNC drew in higher ratings than Trump

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