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March 21, 2020

Why Nigeria Knows Better How to Fight Corona Than the US

Crystal Simeon International Politics and Society

Nigerians learned that horizontal approaches focusing on prevention and the general well being of a community make it harder for disease to spread rapidly.

March 21, 2020

After Bernie: How the Left Can Grow and Change the Democratic Party

Osita Nwanevu The New Republic

Barry Sanders and Joe Biden.

The likely defeat of Sanders’s campaign is a setback, but no cause for retreat. The Democratic center is out of ideas, but to win electorally, the left must devise strategies for the electorate it faces now and not one it hopes to bring into being.

March 21, 2020

Bringing Christ and Coronavirus: Evangelicals to Contact Amazon Indigenous

Sue Branford Mongabay

President Donald Trump with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Brazil, yet President Bolsonaro has approved a new project to contact and convert isolated Amazon indigenous groups by an evangelical organization with a history of doing deadly harm to Indians.

March 20, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | March 20, 2020

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Pandumbic | The Daily Show. How Coronavirus Kills and How It Can Be Treated. The Technical Term Is 'Shitshow'. Lack of Paid Sick Leave Will Make Coronavirus Worse. The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do.

Pandumbic | The Daily Show

March 20, 2020

In this global crisis, the dumbest man in the world is in charge

How Coronavirus Kills and How It Can Be Treated

March 20, 2020

Pulmonologist Dr. Seheult illustrates how viruses can cause pneumonia or acute lung inflammation, and evidenced-based treatment strategies

The Technical Term Is 'Shitshow'

March 20, 2020

The Government has made an ad about the Coronavirus and it's surprisingly honest and informative

Lack of Paid Sick Leave Will Make Coronavirus Worse

March 20, 2020

Over 30 million American workers don't have paid sick leave. The people who need it most are least likely to have it.

The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do

March 20, 2020

A huge challenge in talking about Corona is that the science is ongoing. So we put in extra special care to have good sources for this video.

March 20, 2020

The Coronavirus Might Kill Fracking

Alexander Sammon The American Prospect

The last recession brought us the fracking boom, but this one might end our addiction to cheap oil