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States scramble to contain Covid spikes without enough workers to track outbreaks
The failure to stage the tracing workforce harks back to U.S. officials’ inability to build up adequate testing in the early days of the pandemic.
The World Isn’t Ready for Peak Oil
Two months ago, the world experienced a historic collapse in oil prices, as coronavirus-related shutdowns cratered global demand, briefly turning prices for May delivery negative. Prices have since rebounded modestly, but they remain unsustainably low for countries that depend on oil exports to generate government revenue.The resulting instability, from the Middle East to Africa to the Americas, raises a flurry of immediate national-security concerns.
Saying Goodbye to Law & Order
Growing up, I wanted to work in law enforcement. Actually, what I wanted was based on a television franchise I began watching as a teenager: Law & Order. Dick Wolf’s world of procedural crime dramas, the good guys working via the legal system to catch the bad, mesmerized me throughout high school and into college. In particular, I fell in love with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, following Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler as they brought criminals to justice.
Jasmine Guillory’s Romance Novels Show Realistic Characters Falling in Love
Comforting genre fiction without over-the-top plot lines.
The Danger of America’s Coronavirus Immigration Bans
On Monday, President Donald Trump extended a near-total ban that he had first announced in April on entry into the United States by immigrants seeking “green cards” for permanent residency. This policy is the most sweeping ban on immigration in American history. Even during earlier crises, such as the Great Depression, the two world wars, and the horrific flu pandemic of 1918–19, the U.S.
The GOP’s One Big Excuse for Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits Isn’t Even True
Republicans claim Americans won’t go back to work as long as they’re getting government checks. It’s immoral and dishonest.
Is It Possible to Relax at a Resort During a Pandemic?
No conga lines, no buffets, but don’t worry: The swim-up bar is open.
Thinking Inside the Box
Domino’s has been called a tech company that also sells pizza. But people are relying on its deliveries now more than ever.
Donald Trump’s “Rocket Ship” Economy Isn’t Taking Off. It’s Exploding.
The plan to reignite business without containing the coronavirus has left us living in the worst possible scenario.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare
The president is moving forward with the legal attack, even as some Republicans worry it will hurt the party’s electoral prospects.
States plead for help while White House touts success in curbing virus
On private task force calls with states, Pence’s team rarely offers more guidance than what Trump has publicly asserted.
HHS whistleblower’s controversial claim: Azar is punishing him
Rick Bright claims the HHS secretary instructed staffers not to cooperate with him in his new role.
CDC chief: Covid-19 infections could be 10 times higher than confirmed cases
The CDC on Thursday removed a specific age threshold on its guidance for who is at high risk of contracting the virus and now says risk increases steadily with age among adults.
Texas governor pauses state’s Covid reopening
Gov. Greg Abbott has urged state residents to wear masks.
There Is a Way to Reopen Schools This Fall. Do We Have the Will to Make It Happen?
The concept of “risk spending” suggests a way forward. But it would require tough communal choices.
Pride Should Always Look the Way It Does This Year
Corporate parades and expensive parties have been cancelled, but queer grassroots movements for social justice are very much on.
Help! How Do I Get Out of Being a Bridesmaid in a Wedding I Agreed to Pre-Pandemic?
I don’t want to come off as a bad friend, but I also don’t want to risk getting or spreading COVID-19.
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.
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.
In Racial Justice Victory, Johnson & Johnson to Pay $2B to Women in Asbestos-Laced Baby Powder Suit
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $2.1 billion to a group of women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum powder contaminated with asbestos. Johnson & Johnson heavily marketed the powder to African American women despite warnings that the products could cause cancer. Six of the plaintiffs in the Johnson & Johnson case died before the trial started. Five more of the women have died since 2018. We get response from M.
One Bad Algorithm? Advocates Say Facial Recognition Reveals Systemic Racism in AI Technology
The controversy over police use of facial recognition technology has accelerated after a Black man in Michigan revealed he was wrongfully arrested because of the technology. Detroit police handcuffed Robert Williams in front of his wife and daughters after facial recognition software falsely identified him as a suspect in a robbery. Researchers say facial recognition software is up to 100 times more likely to misidentify people of color than white people.
The End of Asylum? Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration on Fast-Tracking Deportations
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday when it ruled the government can fast-track deportations of asylum seekers without first allowing them to fight for their cases in front of a judge. The ACLU’s Lee Gelernt argued the case in court on behalf of Tamil asylum seeker Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam. “It’s a very serious decision and will adversely affect many, many asylum seekers,” says Gelernt.
Repair & Revive: Rev. William Barber on Fighting Racism, Poverty, Climate Change, War & Nationalism
The Poor People’s Campaign offered a counterpoint to President Trump’s sparsely attended Tulsa campaign rally with a mass digital gathering that unveiled a policy platform to spur “transformative action” on five key issues of systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and the threat of religious nationalism. “We have to repair and revive,” says Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign.
Coronavirus has upended many lives, but immigrant journalists on visas face a grim reality
by Jeena Sharma
For Trey Taylor, moving to New York City was nothing short of a dream come true. The Canadian citizen had worked tirelessly for about two years to secure a work visa that allowed him to work freely within the country. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the young journalist was unceremoniously terminated from his position at The Face Magazine.
Pence Cancels Campaign Events In Florida, Arizona As States’ COVID-19 Cases Soar
The vice president drops appearances a day after boasting the U.S. is “flattening the curve” in COVID-19 cases.
Florida Republicans still encourage LGBTQ hatred four years after Pulse
A few blocks from my home is the site of the Pulse massacre. We just passed the 4-year anniversary. In the six months that led up to the massacre, Florida Republicans had introduced more than 200 bills attacking freedoms of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. But it’s okay: my right-wing friends tell me everything’s all better now, and that they don’t even notice any more hatred toward the LGBTQ community.