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Mourning in America

May 8, 2020

Donald Trump’s failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression.

Filmmaker Josh Fox Responds to Michael Moore on Bombshell Climate Film

May 8, 2020

Oscar Nominated Filmmaker and Environmental Activist Josh Fox responds to Michael Moore's, 'Planet of the Humans.' He argues why he believes Moore misled the public on recent developments in renewable energy.

May 8, 2020

The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case

Neal K. Katyal and Joshua A. Geltzer The New York Times

It embeds into official U.S. policy a shockingly extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people

May 8, 2020

The Agonizing Story of Tara Reade

Laura McGan Vox

I started reporting on Tara Reade’s story a year ago. Here’s what I found, and where I’m stuck.

May 8, 2020

Coronavirus Blood-clot Mystery Intensifies

Cassandra Willyard Nature

Research begins to pick apart the mechanisms behind a deadly COVID-19 complication

May 8, 2020

Harris, Sanders, and Markey Bill Would Provide $2K/Month for Rest of Covid-19 Crisis

Jake Johnson Common Dreams

"If we can bail out large corporations, we can make sure that everyone in this country has enough income to pay for the basic necessities of life."

May 8, 2020

‘Essential Worker Just Means You’re on the Death Track’

Makenzie Huber US Today

A worker's Smithfield ID saying essential worker being held by a hand

John Deranamie is a 50-year-old Liberian man whose dream led him to a meatpacking plant in South Dakota. He contracted COVID-19 as part of his job.

May 8, 2020

Quarantine

Christine Hamm

“Even Andrew Cuomo finds time to call his mother,” explains Oregon poet Christine Hamm, addressing the emotional impact of the long quarantine.

May 7, 2020

Should America Consider Restarting the Civilian Conservation Corps in Response to the Economic Crash?

AppalachianMagazine AppalachianMagazine

Tomorrow's Labor Department report will show 22 million jobs lost last month. Unemployment is likely to hit 15 percent or higher, by far the worst since the Great Depression. Then a Federal works program, the Civilian Conservation Corps was created.

May 7, 2020

Ten Tips on Talking about China, Chinese People and COVID-19

Alex T. Tom Organizing Upgrade

A quick read for organizers on how to talk about China, Chinese people and COVID19. The rise of xenophobia and the onslaught of China bashing is just another right wing political and narrative strategy to deflect responsibility of COVID-19 by Trump.