2020
2020, the year, the eyesight, the zeroes, so the Mississippi poet Philip Kolin greets the new decade,
calling up the failures of Trumpism in his own words.
Federal Prison Factories Kept Running as Coronavirus Spread
The Marshall Project
Prisoners have made furniture, license plates and government uniforms during the pandemic. In a factory, social distancing is almost impossible. At some factories still operating, workers did not get paper face masks until this Monday.
Apple and Google Will Enable Your Phone to Track Covid. And You.
Vox
The new contact tracing tool is an essential part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But it raises serious questions of its own.
Did Joe Pizza Tell Trump About Hydroxychloroquine?
Sludge
Mr. Pizza, whose wife was serenaded by Trump at Mar-a-Lago, is a hydroxychloroquine dealer
Condition Critical! NYC Nurse Issues Harrowing Report From the Medical Frontlines
Labor Press
In a normal month, nurses might see two to three codes in this ICU. Now, at the height of the coronavirus crisis in NYC, they see six or more a day.
Sanders/Jayapal Bill Provides 'Medical Care for All During Pandemic'
Common Dreams
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, would take effect immediately and remain in place until the HSS Secretary certifies to Congress that a FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine is widely available
We Clap Because We Care: New Yorkers Applaud Health Care Workers
Every day at 7pm hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers stand at their balconies and windows to clap for three minutes for those working on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus
Bernie Talks to Colbert About Health Care As a Human Right
Bernie thinks guaranteeing healthcare to all Americans would better prepare the country against future pandemics. #StephenAtHome #BernieSanders #Bernie
Heroes of the Coronavirus Pandumbic
Hannity. Rush. Dobbs. Ingraham. Pirro. Nunes. Tammy. Geraldo. Doocy. Hegseth. Schlapp. Siegel. Watters. Dr. Drew. Henry. Ainsley. Gaetz. Inhofe. Pence. Kudlow. Conway. Trump. We salute the Heroes of the Pandumbic. #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #Coronavirus
John Prine | That's How Every Empire Falls
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Moral corrosion in everyday life erodes the foundations of even the mightiest empire. In memory of John Prine (full appreciation of John Prine here).
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