On Living
poets.org
This extract from Nâzım Hikmet’s poetry speaks to the real crisis in these times of trouble.
In Memoriam: Healthcare Workers Who Have Died of COVID-19
Medscape
As front-line healthcare workers care for patients with COVID-19, they commit themselves to difficult, draining work and also put themselves at risk of infection. More than 100 throughout the world have died.
Samuel L. Jackson Says Stay the F**k at Home
While Jimmy Kimmel is in quarantine, he checks in with the great Samuel L. Jackson at his home. Sam delivers an important message to everyone - “Stay the F**k at Home!”
When the Invisible Hand Gives You the Finger
FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Corporate media shrug as elite declare loss of profits worse than loss of lives
Plots Against America?: Jim Crow Was Homegrown Fascism
History News Network
The HBO miniseries adaptation of Philip Roth's novel The Plot Against America is an opportunity for historians and the public to think about the relationship of Jim Crow to fascism
More Democracy or Less? Elections in a Pandemic
Rolling Stone
The GOP’s decade-long war on voting rights is making it harder to hold fair elections as COVID-19 spreads
Early Data Show African Americans Dying of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
ProPublica
No, the coronavirus is not an “equalizer.” Black people are being infected and dying at higher rates. Here’s what Milwaukee is doing about it — and why governments need to start releasing data on the race of COVID-19 patients.
Sailors Cheer Fired Navy Captain Brett Crozier
Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt after raising concerns about coronavirus cases aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Why Trump’s Troubadour Has Turned Against Him
This grieving father went from singing MAGA praises all over the U.S. to turning his back on Trump over his inaction on the opioid crisis.
Trump Pretends He Never Compared Coronavirus to the Flu
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump and his allies trying to memory hole their early dismissal of the coronavirus outbreak
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