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The Pandemic Timeline

Trump’s lies are like zombies. Fact-checkers keep killing them, but he keeps bringing them back to life — and repeating them over and over again. The only antidote is the truth — repeated over and over again.

Steven Harper is following the pandemic for Moyers on Democracy.

 

LISTEN TO STEVEN HARPER’S RECENT INTERVIEW ON RADIO PARALLAX

“What can he do in the moment to create problems. At the end of the day, it’s all about him– unless it’s all about Putin.”

  • Economy & Work
    How This Country Fails Its Most Vulnerable
    February 23, 2021
    | Rajan Menon

    A field guide to our threadbare social safety net. Continue reading

  • Inequality
    People Over 75 Are First in Line to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
    February 16, 2021
    | Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein
    The average Black person here doesn’t live that long.
  • Whose Rights Matter in Pandemic America?
    February 16, 2021
    | Liz Theoharis

    Not those of poor Americans, that’s for sure. Continue reading

  • Corrupted: Confirming Our Fears About the PPP
    January 15, 2021
    | Caitlin MacNeal and Neil Gordon
    New pandemic loan data reveals just how badly the program was mismanaged
  • Health & Science
    Vaccine for Me and Not for Thee
    December 21, 2020
    | Neil Gordon and Caitlin MacNeal

    We are concerned about what lies ahead as the other 300-plus million Americans line up for shots. Given what we’ve seen so far in the pandemic response, it’s not unreasonable to fear that the vaccination process will be just as badly managed and corruption-tainted as the distribution of supplies, testing, and treatments. Continue reading

  • Letters From an American
    The White House Played a Doctor on TV
    December 17, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Stories about what exactly happened in the Trump administration are coming out, and they are not pretty. Politics trumped everything for members of the administration, even our lives. Continue reading

  • Inequality
    Fridges Feeding the Hungry Weather Growing Pains With Creative Alliances
    December 17, 2020
    | Christine Chung

    Nurtured at the grassroots, sited in high-need locations, the community fridges have become so popular that established food pantries are now getting into the act. Continue reading

  • Inequality
    PPP Loans Were Supposed to Prioritize Low-Income Areas During the Pandemic. They Don't.
    December 17, 2020
    | Taylor Johnson, Jamie Smith Hopkins and Pratheek Rebala

    Many of the largest firms that received loans got the quickest help, while the smallest ones — the type disproportionately owned by people of color and women — had to wait. Some never got anything. Continue reading

  • Health & Science
    The Freakout About Giving COVID Vaccines to Prisoners Has Already Begun
    December 7, 2020
    | Madison Pauly

    As the arrival of the first COVID vaccines approaches, a political backlash has been brewing over the idea that inoculating people behind bars should be a priority. Continue reading

  • Economy & Work
    Unsanitized: The Precarious State Unemployment Systems
    December 2, 2020
    | David Dayen

    Plus, another bipartisan gang pitching a probably fruitless deal. Continue reading

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