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President Donald Trump, with members of the president's coronavirus task force, speaks during a news conference in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump to governors: You're on your own

Igor Derysh

“Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves,” Trump told states amid a pandemic

Some commuters opt to wear respiratory masks during the afternoon commute at Montgomery BART station in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. On Wednesday, one person became the first victim in California to die from the coronavirus disease. Also, the first two cases in San Francisco were reported the following day. (Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)

Coronavirus exposes class war in SF

Nicole Karlis

In the gentrified Bay Area, those who suffer under the thumb of tech are seeing their fortunes dwindle even more

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

This is how Trump steals the election

David Daley

It's time to talk about this. Now, before Trump or anyone else attempts to pull an October — or November — surprise

Former White House director of communications Anthony Scaramucci (MSNBC)

"Donald Trump is the virus," Mooch warns

Matthew Rozsa

"He's destroyed the crisis management elements of the executive branch that we need right now"

Four young people playing scrabble (Getty Images)

How I'm keeping busy & positive at home

D. Watkins

The year 2020 arrived with so much promise. Too bad it went all downhill. Here's how I plan to survive the lunacy

Meghan McCain on The View (ABC)

Coronavirus: McCain scolds White House

Sarah K Burris - Raw Story

"I don’t believe they are handling it the way they should be," the conservative said of the Trump administration

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks during a House hearing. (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

GOP delays coronavirus relief bill

Igor Derysh

Several lawmakers stalled an emergency coronavirus relief bill even though Trump has backed the legislation

Former U.S. Representative Ron Paul (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Ron Paul suggests coronavirus is a hoax

David Edwards - Raw Story

The former Republican presidential candidate suggests that Democrats are abusing their power by perpetrating a hoax

(AP/Salon)

Mar-a-Lago deep cleaned over COVID-19

Matthew Rozsa

The move takes place after a numerous people who visited the "Winter White House" tested positive for COVID-19

Amy Ryan and Miriam Shor in "Lost Girls" (Netflix)

How the Lost Girls moms wouldn't shut up

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The actress and "Younger" costar on representation, statement necklaces, and why she's a hot man

U.S. President Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump tried to poach scientists: Germany

Igor Derysh

The president allegedly offered a German company a "large sum of money" to develop a vaccine "only for the US"

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bernie and Biden both win — now onward

Amanda Marcotte

By staying in, Sanders forced Biden to commit to progressive goals on climate, health care and even a female veep

President Donald Trump arrives after a meeting about the coronavirus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Friday, March 6, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP not "worried" about COVID-19: poll

Igor Derysh

Trump's attempts to downplay the outbreak have led to a wide partisan rift in Americans' view of the pandemic

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, speaks during a primary election night rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Biden vows to pick woman to be his VP

Matthew Rozsa

"There are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow," Biden says at the Democratic debate

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on March 2, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump was campaigning ahead of Super Tuesday. (Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

Will the pandemic shake TrumpWorld?

Heather Digby Parton

Republican voters still think Trump's done a great job and there's nothing to worry about. When will they break?

"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (Eric Liebowitz/HBO)

Oliver rips Trump’s coronavirus response

Sarah K Burris - Raw Story

The HBO host was forced out of his home studio over a risk of coronavirus

Steve Mnuchin (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Steve Mnuchin: "Businesses are booming"

David Edwards - Raw Story

“I mean, you look at the stores and the people that are buying certain consumer products"

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Even in the Age of Trump, facts matter

Sidney Shapiro - Undark

Contrary to the administration’s claims, the evidence in support of strong environmental regulation is mounting.

(NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images)

On COVID-19 outbreak & patient privacy

Hongyu Zhang - The Conversation

Some measures taken in China to contain the COVID-19 outbreak have raised concerns about patient privacy

Vladimir Putin and Mohammad Bin Salman (Getty Images/Salon)

Why the oil price war is a big deal

Carl Pope

Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed have driven down crude prices. Time for the world to get off fossil fuel

Passengers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive on a flight from Asia at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 29, 2020. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus chaos at U.S. airports

Common Dreams staff - Common Dreams

International arrivals at U.S. airports were thrown into chaos Saturday night

A line forms outside a polling site on election day in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP/David Goldman)

Voter suppression in 2020? Heavens, no

Julie Hollar - FAIR

Black and brown people waited in line for hours to vote on Super Tuesday. That's nothing new, and it has a name

(Mika Horelli/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Would a draft matter?

Nan Levinson - TomDispatch.com

The nature of the military that fights America’s forever wars

Homeless people sleep in the 42nd St-Bryant Park Subway station on March 9, 2020 in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Corbis via Getty Images)

Coronavirus could hit homeless pop. hard

Michael Cousineau - The Conversation

Amid all the planning, the impact of the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people is not being widely discussed

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