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Trump gives us the worst of both worlds: A ruined economy and a soaring death rate
Amanda Marcotte
Reopening the country so hastily will lead to mass death — and do massive, lasting damage to the economy too
It’s time to reject the gods of commerce: America is a society, not an “economy”
David Masciotra
America is about people, not profit margins — or it must be, if our nation is to redeem itself in this crisis
#EssentialWorkersDay: May Day protests take on powerful new resonance amid COVID-19 pandemic
Christopher D. Cook
Militant labor actions are set to engulf the country this May Day.
Trump declares support for armed protestors storming Michigan capitol: “These are very good people”
Roger Sollenberger
Trump declares support for armed protestors storming Michigan capital: "These are very good people"
New York attorney general probes Amazon for possible labor and safety standard violations
Roger Sollenberger
Letitia James has asked Amazon to temporarily close New York warehouses until it addresses “inadequate” protections
Stay home or reopen? We can avoid Trump’s fake choice with a big, bold stimulus
Bob Cesca
Trump and the Republicans are offering only bad choices. Thinking big can beat the virus and save the economy
Coronavirus bailouts will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars — unlike past rescues
Scott Newsome
The U.S. government has now pledged almost $3 trillion to save the economy and Americans from the coronavirus.
Fox Nation’s Tomi Lahren compares compliance with social distancing regulations to “willful slavery”
Roger Sollenberger
Lahren also spoke out against social distancing last week, saying "it’s time for this trial of communism to expire"
Online schooling is highlighting the inequality in our classrooms
Eleanor J. Bader
As in-home learning has replaced the schoolhouse, those with the fewest resources are falling through the cracks
Pay for those Zoom fitness classes if you can. Your instructor needs an income too
Melanie McFarland
Small studios suffer in disasters. "Should the only gyms that survive this be 24 Hour Fitness?" one instructor asks
GOP donors pay to bus protesters to cities to demand governors ease coronavirus restrictions: report
Igor Derysh
As it turns out, many of the protests across the country praised by Trump are far from grassroots movements
Renters remain left out in the cold despite coronavirus eviction protection
Kirk McClure, Alex Schwartz
Current measures prohibiting eviction of tenants and helping them through the financial crisis won't last forever
Seth MacFarlane calls out Oprah for giving platform to “dubious” doctors amid coronavirus pandemic
Alex Henderson
Oprah gets "caught up in this web of junk science on many occasions" despite her "positive work," McFarlane says
Democrats make a deal with the death cult: Can you play hardball in a pandemic?
Sophia Tesfaye
Democrats' deal with the devil: Did Nancy and Chuck get rolled again by the party of permanent obstruction?
GOP leaders tell Trump food stamp aid won’t be included in latest coronavirus relief bill: report
Roger Sollenberger
The National Guard was called in to help food banks in some states after over 22 million Americans lost their jobs
The COVID-19 catastrophe has deep roots in American politics — and was totally preventable
Carl Pope
This disaster belongs to Trump, of course — but the Tea Party's nihilistic hatred of government got us here
We don’t need edicts from the crown
Terry H. Schwadron
Trump claims "Total Authority," but we still don’t have anyone taking charge
On Fox News, Republican Jim Jordan calls for Congress to investigate governors who ordered shutdowns
Bob Brigham
Jim Jordan tells Fox News he wants a congressional investigation into governors for coronavirus shutdown orders
Detailed timeline of Trump’s failures shows how America’s coronavirus crisis was man-made
Dan Benbow
Failures of governance from Jan 3 until March 13 made the situation exponentially worse than it should have been
Shocking new numbers reveal how much Trump’s dithering worsened the coronavirus crisis
Cody Fenwick
The timeline is damning for Trump
Around the world, a new disease stalls efforts to fight old ones
Lynne Peeples
COVID-19 has derailed immunization efforts for measles, polio, and other scourges, worrying global health experts.
Trump’s Tea Party: Are right-wing “open the country” protests an AstroTurf operation?
Sophia Tesfaye
Right-wing donors are overtly funding this feeble wave of protests — and it could be a Trump campaign operation
Trump’s assault on Postal Service “catastrophic for democracy,” could threaten election
Jake Johnson
Abandoning the Postal Service now — Trump's apparent goal — could be "disastrous for pandemic-era elections"
This is now Trump’s official policy: Deflect all the blame, steal all the credit
Amanda Marcotte
In a fit of childish desperation, Trump forces his signature onto stimulus checks and blames WHO for pandemic
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