Tag: COVID-19
Amid the coronavirus crisis, mutual aid networks erupt across the country
“Human cooperation, solidarity, and communalism is built deep into our DNA, and mutual aid is just what that aspect of humanity looks like in practice.”
We won’t go back to normal, because normal was the problem
When a global pandemic strikes, the private-sector austerity model simply falls apart.
Our #1 objective must be: Drastically reduce the fear and panic...
Fear begets fear, panic begets panic, but only if we allow it to continue to happen.
‘For common benefit of all,’ Ireland nationalizes hospitals for duration of...
“How wonderful is this. A beautiful silver lining.”
Judgment day for the national security state
The coronavirus and the real threats to American safety and freedom...
We need to talk about privilege and the coronavirus pandemic
That so many in the U.S. seem to be operating in paranoia and fear-mongering, there’s no time like the present for us to check our privilege.
Trump will not use Defense Production Act to order manufacturing of...
With prices rising, supplies lacking, and healthcare officials working endlessly, the importance of vital medical equipment should not be negotiable.
The politics of the coronavirus
For the far right, the pandemic is a chance to enact border controls and erode the rule of law. It could also expose their utter incompetence.
As coronavirus opens the door to big changes, the left’s most...
For many Americans, it’s time for a system change along the lines of the Nordic model. This has the political establishment deeply worried.
‘This is a trap’: Progressives sound alarm as GOP attempts sneak...
“Senate Republicans are using the coronavirus crisis as a cynical cover to attack our Social Security system.”
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.