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October 2, 2020

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Bana al-Abed

Mary Bailey

California poet Mary Bailey captures the voice of a Syrian girl from Aleppo who, with assistance from her English-speaking mother, sent messages through Twitter documenting the siege of the city.

October 2, 2020

The CDC Softened a Report on Meatpacking Safety During the Pandemic. Democrats Want to Know Why.

Eli Rosenberg The Washington Post

A report from the CDC about safety procedures at a meatpacking plant whose workers were falling ill at an alarming rate early on in the pandemic is raising new questions about political interference at the agency.

October 2, 2020

Socialists Don’t Want to Destroy Liberalism. We Want to Go Beyond It.

Matt McManus Jacobin

Socialists’ goal isn’t to destroy liberalism, but to transcend its limitations — pairing civil liberties and other liberal rights with a democratic, egalitarian foundation that makes those rights real.

October 2, 2020

Of Course Donald Trump Got Covid-19

Alex Shephard The New Republic

The president’s diagnosis is the culmination of months of failed leadership.

October 2, 2020

A New Nonviolent Medicaid Army Is on the March

Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko Inequality.org

Led by the poor and dispossessed, this movement is bringing the demand for healthcare rights to corporate profiteers, state houses, prisons, and police stations.

October 2, 2020