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.
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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.
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 2 million
The grim milestone comes as the outbreak spikes in numerous states.
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 2 million
The grim milestone comes as the outbreak spikes in numerous states.
Politicians Tell Trump To Go Back To The Bunker After His Threat To ‘Take Back’ Seattle
The president called the demonstrators “anarchists” and said they “must be stooped.
Statues Linked To Racist Past Toppled And Vandalized Around The U.S.
Monuments honoring Confederate figures or Christopher Columbus have been vandalized, set on fire and thrown in lakes this week.
Wednesday Night Owls. Kuttner: Georgia on my mind
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Robert Kuttner at The American Prospect—Georgia on my mind:
Almost everything that could go wrong with an election did in Tuesday’s Georgia primary election. Is this a harbinger of November? At the very least, it’s a wake-up call.
The state had ordered 30,000 new machines, and these machines are tricky to use and prone to malfunction.
Republican Party rebukes Las Vegas mayor pro tem for ‘racially charged comments’ about BLM
As the United States tries once again to reconcile its white supremacist systems and the toll it has taken on millions of American citizens, Las Vegas continues having bizarre Republican operatives saying wackadoo racist things. Meet Michele Fiore. Fiore is the Las Vegas mayor pro tem you might remember as the lawmaker who during previous BLM protests said she supported shooting protesters, and subsequently clarified she meant just the Black Lives Matters ones.
Trump admin sued over Stephen Miller-led order blocking migrant kids from asylum
The Trump administration’s Stephen Miller-pushed public health order that has now resulted in the deportation of hundreds of migrant children back to possible danger is now facing its first court challenge, CNN reports. Advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have sued the administration over its attempt to deport a 16-year-old boy who fled Honduras after witnessing a gang murder, the report said.
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. becomes first Black military service chief in United States history
On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the 22nd Air Force chief of staff. This is a historic moment as Brown becomes the first Black military service chief in the United States. He is only the second Black officer to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Donald Trump nominated Brown on March 2, but Republican Sen.
Hospitals are in a COVID-19 crisis that the Trump administration has made worse
While some of the nation’s richest hospital chains have received billions in coronavirus bailouts, many of the hospitals that have been bearing the worst of the crisis and need the support haven’t gotten it. Some hospitals that the Trump Health and Human Services Department sent money returned it because they didn’t need it or because they were closed, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump Has Lost His Favorite Talking Point About Black Unemployment
The president’s message was misleading to begin with.
Quarantine fatigue: Governors reject new lockdowns as virus cases spike
State officials, reluctant to damage reopening economies, contend they are better equipped for a new wave of cases.
Donald Trump Is Acting Like The Coronavirus Is Gone. It Isn’t.
The president is planning rallies and retreating from the fight against COVID-19 just as many states are experiencing their worst outbreaks yet.
The Atlantic Daily: The Breaking Point
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.“People finally see it. White people too,” George Floyd’s younger brother Philonise told the reporter Wesley Lowery. “My brother is going to change the world.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Don’t Like Caring for Our Dog. Does That Mean I Shouldn’t Have a Baby?
Parenting advice on dog care vs. child care, quitting soccer, and race in preschool.
Trump Won’t ‘Even Consider’ Renaming Bases Named For Confederate Generals
The president engages in a battle that even the Army isn’t fully behind.
The Coronavirus Is Testing Queer Culture
Editor’s Note: This article is part of “Uncharted,” a series about the world we’re leaving behind, and the one being remade by the pandemic.June is Pride month, and in a normal year, Pride means crowds. Parades make for colorful, moving pageants that can go for miles. Spectators swarm sidewalks in rainbow clothes or glitter-coated clothes or a distinct lack of clothes.
The Reason Starbucks Is Closing 400 Stores
The pandemic made it impossible for customers to hang out there—but they already weren’t.
Trump Campaign Demands CNN Apologize For Poll That Shows Him Losing To Biden
The president’s team was miffed that the network’s poll showed Joe Biden with a 14-point lead.
Fed’s dire outlook: GDP seen shrinking by 6.5 percent this year
The country’s unemployment rate will drop to 9.3 percent by the end of the year, according to the Fed’s forecasts.
It’s Not Too Late to Get Dad a Father’s Day Gift. Here’s What to Buy.
Thoughtful, unique gifts for every type of dad.
I Started Having Sex With My Best Friend and His Wife. She’s Pregnant.
Does this mean I’ll never get to be “Uncle Danny”?
Stop Training Police Like They’re Joining the Military
When I entered the Washington, D.C., police academy in 2016 as a recruit officer in the district’s volunteer police reserve corps, I quickly discovered that I was joining a paramilitary organization. My classmates and I practiced drill and formation, stood at attention when senior officials entered the room, and were grilled on proper boot-polishing methods. “Brilliantly shined boots are a hallmark of police uniforms,” an instructional handout informed us.
The Silence of the Never Facebookers
Updated at 1:14 p.m. ET on June 10, 2020.To commemorate the company’s initial public offering in 2011, LinkedIn gave some of its employees a lucite cube emblazoned with the stock ticker, LNKD, on one side and “Next Play” on the reverse. That phrase encapsulates the business philosophy of Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn’s CEO at the time.
What the World Could Teach America About Policing
In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, nationwide anti-racism protests have called for, among other things, defunding the police. But the members of the Minneapolis City Council decided to go further, announcing their intent to dismantle their police department altogether.Such a promise might have been deemed radical only a few weeks ago.
Buffalo Police Assaulted a 75-Year-Old Longtime Peace Activist, Now Trump Is Attacking Him Too
We look at the story of peace activist Martin Gugino, who was hospitalized in critical condition after being pushed to the ground by a police officer in Buffalo last week — an attack captured on video that has been viewed millions of times. On Tuesday, President Trump attacked the 75-year-old activist on Twitter, suggesting he staged his fall and was “an ANTIFA provocateur,” echoing baseless claims from a segment on the far-right channel One America News Network.
“Out of Options in Terms of Reform”: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the Racist History of Police in U.S.
Protests in defense of Black lives and calls to defund the police continue across the U.S., from Los Angeles to Minneapolis and New York. We speak with Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a professor of history, race and public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Suzanne Young Murray professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, about the significance of this moment and the history of policing in the U.S.