NY Police Union Boss Demands Respect For Officers After Brutal Protest Crackdowns
Mike O’Meara demanded people “stop treating us like animals and thugs and start treating us with some respect.
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Amid Protests & Pandemic, 200+ Unhoused People Sheltering in Minneapolis Hotel Now Face Eviction
We go to Minneapolis, where the community has taken over a Sheraton hotel to provide shelter to more than 200 unhoused people amid protests and the pandemic. Now they face eviction. “Using hotels for emergency housing is an obvious answer,” says Rosemary Fister, community organizer. “They are largely vacant as we enter an economic depression in the midst of a global pandemic.
“Essential Labor, Expendable Lives”: Mass Transit Workers Worry About Safety as NYC Begins to Reopen
As New York City begins to partially reopen, we look at what it means for the nation’s largest public transportation system. “It’s a very stressful and dangerous situation,” says Seth Rosenberg, a subway operator, shop steward with the Transport Workers Union Local 100 and a member of a small coalition of transit workers called Local 100 Fightback. “The safety measures are not in place to protect transit workers or riders.
Tuesday Night Owls: Debt collectors aren’t letting up just because of Pandemic Recession
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen at Pro-Publica write—Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans:
Federal, state and local officials have all taken some steps to protect Americans from the ravages of the economic crash due to COVID-19. Congress halted a substantial portion of evictions, foreclosures and collection on student loans.
The $7,000 Covid test: Why states are stepping in to shield consumers
One national insurer was billed $6,946 for a coronavirus test in Texas, according to claims data reviewed by POLITICO.
DACA Recipients “Want to Be in the Streets Building Solidarity” But ICE Arrests 3 at Phoenix Protest
Immigration agents are facing accusations of targeting protesters who are recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested community activist Máxima Guerrero as she was leaving a protest on May 30 with a group of legal observers. She was one of three DACA recipients arrested over that weekend in Phoenix.
The Trouble at Bon Appétit Has Brewed for Years—and Getting Rid of the Boss Won’t Fix It
Remember who bears the responsibility here.
Immigration Agents Target People at Police Brutality Protests, Including a U.S. Citizen Military Vet
As protests against police brutality continue nationwide, immigrant rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at some of the demonstrations. A viral video showed a group of ICE agents working with the New York City Police Department to detain a protester at a George Floyd rally in New York City last week, and advocates say agents held the man on the ground as they pointed three guns at him and handcuffed and searched him.
Brazil stops publishing its coronavirus death toll
Jair Bolsonaro’s government has come under fire for information that has been seen as “fanciful or manipulated.
Authors get real about book advances, highlighting enormous pay disparity for writers of color
As people are slowly starting to discuss pay disparities based on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disabilities more openly, one subject that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention is the matter of what monetary advances writers receive for their books. At first, that sounds like a pretty niche topic, but as has become evident via viral Twitter hashtag #PublishingPaidMe, even people without a connection to the publishing world are taking an interest.
What Happened With Today’s Shocking Jobs Report?
Defying economists’ expectations, unemployment fell in May and the economy added 2.5 million jobs.
Coronavirus drugmakers’ latest tactics: Science by press release
Pharmaceutical companies are using the media to tout treatments that are still under review.
Los Angeles mayor says he will redirect up to $150 million from police to community
On June 3, the Los Angeles City Council introduced a motion to cut $100-150 million from the city police department budget. The council cited the week’s protests in the name of Black citizens like Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery. The motion said that “A city’s budget is a reflection of a government’s values, principles and priorities.
Withdrawn drug study adds more politics, distrust to coronavirus science
Hydroxychloroquine retraction stirs partisan response.
This Is the Summer to Become a Bike Enthusiast
Everything you need to know about bike helmets, locks, lights, and more.
States prod nursing homes to take more Covid-19 patients
Offered vastly higher reimbursements, many substandard facilities are jumping at the chance to accept sick residents.
Social distancing will suppress recovery despite emergency aid, CBO chief says
States grappling with budget shortfalls are slowly reopening and lifting stay-at-home orders.
Reebok, athletes revolt after CrossFit CEO’s George Floyd tweets
It seems 2020 is the year of accountability and Reebok is leading the way in its industry. The company announced Sunday that it would end a corporate partnership with CrossFit following racist tweets by CrossFit founder Greg Glassman. “Our partnership with CrossFit HQ comes to an end later this year,” Reebok told the Associated Press.
New York Legislature Votes To Repeal Law Shielding Police Disciplinary Records
The move is the latest policing reform to emerge in the U.S. as protests continue over the police killing of George Floyd.
Fed’s Powell walks tightrope as economy faces new uncertainty
The Fed chief will likely keep up his persistent advice to Congress to spend more to spur a meaningful recovery.
Listen: Why the Virus Is Spreading So Unevenly
The nation’s attention has turned to the protests, but the coronavirus hasn’t gone away. In fact, the decline in hotspots like New York may hide a growing problem elsewhere—a problem whose path has been disconcertingly random.Staff writer Alexis Madrigal tracks coronavirus data with the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. He joins hosts James Hamblin and Katherine Wells on the podcast Social Distance to give an update on the state of the virus in the United States.
U.S. entered recession in February, ending record expansion
The National Bureau of Economic Research made the designation official on Monday.
The Atlantic Daily: Minneapolis Faces a Reckoning
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.Minneapolis faces a reckoning.Justin Ellis, who grew up in the heart of the city’s Lake Street corridor, found Floyd’s death, and the violence that followed it, “inevitable.
How the U.S. economic response could change as people go back to work
Despite the drop in the unemployment rate in May, many economists feel further aid is needed.
Trump declares victory amid turmoil
Surprisingly positive jobs numbers had the president ebullient on Friday, gleeful that the upswing indicated America’s ills were on the mend.
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Wow, it’s only Wednesday. But we’ll count that as a good thing, here. Because it means we’ve got another day with Greg Dworkin on tap.
I don’t know how we’re going to top yesterday’s Trump freak out. I suppose the only place for him to go is to accuse Santa of really being Santifa, or something of that nature.
The Familial Language of Black Grief
I cracked a joke to break the tension. “Everyone put on your seat belts, because the cops are definitely pulling us over tonight.” Psychologists say that laughter relieves stress and reduces anxiety—I guess that’s what I was going for in that moment. We were five black men sitting in a very nice car, a black Range Rover, about to go out for a night on the town. As I recall, we really tore it up at the local coffee shop with our lattes and pour-overs.