Against medical advice, Donald Trump pressures schools to reopen. Continue reading
July 15, 2020
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July 15, 2020Amid the worst public health crisis in a century and a devastating economic downturn that has thrown tens of millions out of work, more than five million people in the US lost their health insurance in just three months this year, shattering the previous record set during the entire annual period from 2008 to 2009. Continue reading
July 15, 2020Trump talks China, trade, coronovarius, Dr. Fauci and the prospect of Joe Biden getting rid of windows to combat climate change. Continue reading
July 14, 2020As the coronavirus continues to rage, this country is ill-prepared to handle a surge in homelessness, let alone help those already homeless. Continue reading
July 14, 2020Media coverage of Trump’s commutation of his associate Roger Stone’s prison sentence has pushed the Russia bounty story out of the headlines. Knowing Trump’s skill at distraction, it’s hard to believe this is a coincidence. Continue reading
July 13, 2020Will the pandemic kill public schools?
July 11, 2020Bill Moyers talks with Bill T. Jones, the artistic giant who revolutionized modern dance. The son of migrant farm workers in the South – the 10th of 12 children – Jones grew up to win two Tony Awards, receive the National Medal of Art and a MacArthur Genius Fellowship and to be honored by the Kennedy Center. Continue reading
July 11, 2020Roger Stone is a convicted felon. Trump just let him off the hook.
July 11, 2020Tonight’s news dump felt different to me, as if Trump has realized that he is in trouble in the upcoming election, and rather than trying to court the independent voters he needs to win reelection honestly, is focusing instead on … Continue reading
July 10, 2020Trump has argued that the president is untouchable. The Supreme Court, including two of Trump’s own appointees, has repudiated his argument entirely. Continue reading
