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COVID-19 Won’t Change Us Forever
Soon after COVID-19 struck the United States, prognosticators began sharing a dreary vision of America’s post-pandemic future. Workers will trade mass transit for their cars and abandon cities for “the hinterlands,” proclaimed a contributor to The Washington Post. Sports fans will swap stadiums for man-cave bunkers and music lovers will watch concerts on their screens, predicted a writer for ZDNet.
Why the U.S. still hasn’t solved its testing crisis
The nation has conducted more than 4 million tests in the past week, more than ever before.
Western fire season could raise stakes in battle against Covid-19
Air pollution from wildfire smoke increases susceptibility to the coronavirus, leading to worsened health conditions for those near fires.
How Mass Protests End
Since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, crowds demanding racial justice have surged into public spaces across the country and throughout the world—with solidarity actions springing up in South Korea and South Africa, Argentina and Australia. Domestically, demonstrations have materialized not only in major cities, but also in small-town America, including places with deeply conservative populations.
How Editor Tracy Sherrod Is Amplifying Black Authors
“Black people are interested in a variety of things—we don’t only want to talk about race.
Democrats Are Finally Picking the Right Fight Over Unemployment Benefits
They can’t trust the GOP not to sabotage efforts to help Americans, so they’re trying to do something about it.
Senators concerned about Covid-19 vaccine price controls
Senators questioned top Trump public health officials at a Thursday hearing on vaccine pricing.
Outside experts could decide who gets Covid vaccines first, NIH chief says
Federal officials may defer to the National Academy of Medicine.
Supreme Court sidesteps abortion cases, shortly after striking Louisiana restrictions
Chief Justice John Roberts’ vote with the court’s liberal judges to overturn the Louisiana law wasn’t the win for abortion rights advocates that many assumed.
America’s told-you-so moment: How we botched the reopening
The resurgence of Covid-19 was preventable, but the country’s rush to end shutdowns triggered disaster.
Testing czar says coronavirus surge is straining testing capacity
“It is absolutely correct that some labs across the country are reaching or near capacity,” Giroir said Wednesday.
My Catholic Friend Keeps Talking to Me About Sexuality, and I … Think He Has Something to Tell Me
I’m not sure what to do here.
Help! My Sister-in-Law Has Become Incredibly Cruel After Suffering From a Stroke.
Her behavior is just so awful, but she has nowhere else to go and cannot live independently yet.
Can You Reprogram a Kid Who Thinks He Must Pee Immediately After Drinking Water?
Plus: How to best support a pre-teen who recently came out to his parents as trans.
Looking for a Low-Stakes Summer Lawn Game? Grab This Horseshoe Set, Now on Sale.
Champion Sports’ model is now almost 25 percent off.
Treasury decides to stick with July 15 tax deadline
An extension would give taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their returns, though they would still have to pay what they owe by July 15.
Top White House economist set to depart amid coronavirus recession
The acting chair of the CEA will leave Trump without another senior economist as discussions start about a new economic aid package.
‘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.
“America’s Moment of Reckoning”: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Cornel West on Uprising Against Racism
Scholars Cornel West and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor respond to the global uprising against racism and police violence following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “We’re seeing the convergence of a class rebellion with racism and racial terrorism at the center of it,” said Princeton professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. “And in many ways, we are in uncharted territory in the United States.
Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election
Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis. She also responds to the destruction and removal of racist monuments in cities across the United States, and the 2020 election.
“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech
In a Fourth of July holiday special, we hear the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.” He was addressing the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society.
Did the Army Ignore a Soldier’s Murder? Questions Mount over Vanessa Guillén Disappearance
The U.S. Army says it has a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of Vanessa Guillén, a missing 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier whose family says her remains were likely found in a shallow grave near the Texas Army base. A second suspect in the case — a soldier who the Guillén family lawyer named as Aaron Robinson — killed himself in Killeen, Texas, as officers approached.
Barbara Ransby on the Biden Problem: Social Movements Must Defeat Trump & Also Hold Dems Accountable
Amid a mass uprising against racism and state violence, social movements are not just fighting hostility and backlash from President Trump, but also dealing with a “Biden problem,” according to historian, author and activist Barbara Ransby. “I think it’s fair to say that Joe Biden is not our dream candidate, by any means,” she says. “We should be critical of Joe Biden. We should be ready to hold Joe Biden accountable come January.
