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US anti-abortion groups received millions in federal Covid-19 aid
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Stop making sense: why it's time to get emotional about climate change | Rebecca Huntley
Stop making sense: why it’s time to get emotional about climate change The science has been settled to the highest degree, so now the key to progress is understanding our psychological reactions More
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Now, more than ever, America must make water a human right | Bernie Sanders and Brenda Lawrence
Clean water should be an American human right, not a government profit machine When it comes to water infrastructure, America’s challenges resemble those of a developing country. It’s time for that to change ‘Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, nearly 14m households were unable to afford their water bills.’ Illustration: Erre Gálvez/The Guardian How can it […] More
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Fighting the racism that killed George Floyd requires more than hashtags | Nesrine Malik
E very few years, being black becomes a macabre spectacle. What is usually a complicated private identity becomes a public one. A black man is killed by a white police officer in the United States, and suddenly the world is attuned to your race. Suddenly, the world is trying to help. It’s trying to amplify […] More
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How the libertarian right plans to profit from the pandemic | Quinn Slobodian
W hen coronavirus crept across the world in early February, talk of how different nations were dealing with the virus came to resemble the Olympics for state capacity. Which country had the authority, the supplies and the expertise to “crush the curve”? A balance sheet of national progress marked out a bleak race to the […] More
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The right cannot resist a culture war against the 'liberal elite', even now | Nick Cohen
The right cannot resist a culture war against the ‘liberal elite’, even now Nick Cohen The highest rates of Covid-19 casualties are in countries run by know-nothing populists Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage A woman holds up a placard at an anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine, anti-5G and pro-freedom protest in London, on […] More
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We mocked preppers and survivalists – until the pandemic hit
We mocked preppers and survivalists – until the pandemic hit With America near breaking point, survivalists deserve some vindication. The rest of us might even learn from their example Many grocery stores were empty the night the Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti, announced an emergency action to close down the city. Photograph: Allison Zaucha/The Guardian […] More
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'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hope' – podcast
In the midst of fear and isolation, we are learning that profound, positive change is possible. By Rebecca Solnit How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know • Read the text version here Photograph: Getty Images More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Download Support The Guardian The Guardian is editorially […] More
