It Looks Like Congress Got One Big Thing Right in Its Coronavirus Response
New research suggests shoveling money at Americans during an economic crisis did the trick.
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The Latest Unemployment Report Does Not Inspire Confidence
There’s a glass-half-empty explanation, and a glass-half-full one, and honestly neither is great.
Yes, You’re Hearing Way More Fireworks Than Usual
Thanks to the pandemic, we’re spending every day like it’s Independence Day this summer.
‘So much worse than I ever thought it would be’: Virus cases skyrocketing among Latinos
Latinos age 25 to 54 have a coronavirus mortality rate at least five times greater than white people.
Men should cut back on booze, federal panel says
Limiting alcohol and added sugars are among the recommendations an influential advisory committee is about to send to the government.
Next testing debacle: The fall virus surge
There is no question that testing will remain a linchpin of the coronavirus response heading into the fall.
What Colorado is getting right about reopening
While surrounding states see spike in virus, Colorado’s methodical approach is working.
“The Karens Are Giving Us a Hard Time Now”: A Waiter at a Reopened Restaurant Spills
Most customers understand the health measures. Some are just difficult, even in a pandemic.
Dear Care and Feeding: Does Becoming a Mother-in-Law Turn You Into a Monster?
Parenting advice on mothers-in-law, fake names, and grandparent confusion.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
99 Years Later, Wounds of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Have “Never Been Remedied”
President Trump’s first campaign rally since the start of the pandemic takes place Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, despite a spike of COVID-19 cases there. Trump rescheduled the rally to Saturday after facing backlash for saying it would happen on Juneteenth — a celebration of African Americans’ liberation from slavery — amid a nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. Tulsa is also the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S.
Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Liberation & Day to Remember “Horrific System That Was Slavery”
June 19 is Juneteenth, celebrating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed from bondage.
How DREAMers Defeated Trump: Supreme Court DACA Win Shows “Sustained Pressure of Activism” Works
In a 5-4 decision led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The federal program created by President Obama in 2012 protects from deportation about 700,000 immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Luis Cortes, one of the lawyers who defended DACA at the Supreme Court, says the key to the victory was being able to share the stories of DACA recipients.
“Movements Work”: As Activists Occupy Seattle’s Capitol Hill, City Bans Tear Gas, Expels Police Union
In Seattle, the fight to demilitarize and defund the police continues as the King County Labor Council voted to expel the Seattle police union Wednesday, following weeks of protest. Seattle police sparked outrage for responding to massive protests against police brutality by using pepper spray, tear gas and flashbangs on demonstrators and reporters. Activists then formed an autonomous zone in response to the police department’s abandonment of a precinct building.
The ‘Silent Majority’ Didn’t Show Up For Trump
Rarely has a single campaign rally drawn as much hype as the one President Donald Trump held Saturday night at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma—a relaunch of his reelection bid that, according to the president himself, more than 1 million people had requested tickets to attend. Rarely has a presidential event endangered the public health of the community it was held in. And rarely has a spotty crowd made such a statement.
Cartoon: The whiteness fairy
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Trump Camp Rips Media, ‘Radical Protesters’ For Lackluster Rally Turnout
The president initially expected a large overflow crowd of supporters who couldn’t get inside the arena, but there was only a smattering.
After Weeks Of Anticipation, Trump Rally Crowd Underwhelms
The event in Tulsa was the first Trump rally to take place in months. The upper stands were empty, and there was plenty of room in front of the stage.
Mayor’s Facebook rant about ‘privilege’ knocks protesters, people who receive government assistance
On Tuesday, Mayor Benjamin Rozier shared a statement to the Gossip Bloomingdale, Georgia Facebook group about what it means to be “privileged,” as reported by NBC News.
Trump’s worst nightmare comes true—humiliated with a partially empty arena for comeback speech
Donald Trump is having what has to be one of the worst public relations days of his life and holy cow, that is saying something.
California is shutting down its Department of Juvenile Justice—but we shouldn’t celebrate yet
by Ray Uyeda
In May, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that in preparation for a budget shortfall, the state would be closing its remaining juvenile prisons faster than planned. Earlier in the year, Newsom had announced that the state would be phasing out its Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
Twin Trump ‘Bunker Baby’ Balloons Make The Scene Ahead Of Tulsa Rally
The balloons were used to help raise funds to restore a 1905 Black church that survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Teachers union weighs in on reopening schools safely, this week in the war on workers
Schools are a huge part of the economy—not just a place teachers and support staff and clerical workers and custodians work, but a place parents rely on to care for their kids so they can go to work. That means, as National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García said in a statement, “The American economy cannot recover if schools can’t reopen.
Trump Fires U.S. Attorney Who Led Probes Of The President’s Men
Geoffrey S. Berman was removed from his position as Manhattan U.S. attorney after he refused to step down.
Police Arrest Peaceful Protester Sitting Alone By Trump Rally Venue
The woman was sitting on the ground wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt. Trump campaign staff wanted her out.