Economics
Trump administration kills CDC reopening guidelines, pushes responsibility onto states
May 7, 2020This approach matches Trump’s clai he isn’t responsible for the country’s lackluster testing efforts and his description of the federal government as a “supplier of last resort" for states.
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Long live death: Trump sidelines task force, says open economy
May 6, 2020Trump signals he's okay with mass deaths, says Americans are "warriors."
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Leaked CDC report projects 200,000 infections per day by June 1
May 5, 2020Trump keeps the document in the back drawer. Report says that by June, U.S. will see a sharp rise in coronavirus deaths, up to 3,000 per day.
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‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’: Film popularizes Thomas Piketty’s work
April 30, 2020The latest May Day movie release...playing at a sofa near you.
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Undocumented workers keep the economy going, but get no bailout help
April 29, 2020Beyond performing essential labor, we are humans—and, in a pandemic, that should be enough to deserve help.
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