coronavirus
Timeline: Early testing failures and Trump inaction crippled U.S. coronavirus response
March 25, 2020“They took this as business as usual...the messaging from the White House was ‘this is not a big deal, this is no worse than the flu.’" By then, it was too late.
Read moreFor panicking capitalists, resuming profit flow trumps everything
March 25, 2020Public health experts are united in advising Americans: “Keep your ass at home.” Trump’s panicky insistence on sabotaging that strategy is more than just ignorance and irresponsibility. It’s not the “economy” in general he’s in a...
Read morePOSTPONED: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games move to 2021
March 24, 2020The IOC says the games will be held no later than summer 2021, but they will still be called the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Read moreVenezuela announces 6-month rent suspension, guarantees workers’ wages, bans lay-offs
March 24, 2020Maduro assured the population that the system has “all the necessary” medical supplies to contain the virus, highlighting recent international aid from China, Cuba, and Russia.
Read moreAfter tugging, Congress and Trump agree on $2 trillion stimulus bill
March 24, 2020Democrats used their leverage two ways to force Trump to yield to their key demand.
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