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Donald Trump rushed to reopen America – now Covid is closing in on him Robert Reich The president trumpets jobs figures built on thin ice but does nothing to protect those about to lose their health and homes More
Some societies center on social control, others on social investment. Social-control societies put substantial resources into police, prisons, surveillance, immigration enforcement and the military. Their purpose is to utilize fear, punishment and violence, to maintain what they consider order. Social-investment societies put more resources into healthcare, education, affordable housing, jobless benefits and children. Their purpose […] More
Curfew to go into effect for New York City from 11pm to 5am Floyd’s family calls for peaceful protests Pressure grows for other three officers to face charges Minneapolis police chief: all four officers ‘complicit’ in death Obama shares advice on how to make protests ‘a turning point’ Angry Trump calls for tougher approach against […] More
Fire, pestilence and a country at war with itself: the Trump presidency is over Robert Reich A pandemic unabated, an economy in meltdown, cities in chaos over police killings. All our supposed leader does is tweet Donald Trump looks back as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday. […] More
As 100,000 die, the virus lays bare America’s brutal fault lines – race, gender, poverty and broken politics The New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in March, a week after New York put its lockdown in place. Photograph: Jordan Gale/The Guardian The US’s brutal fault lines – of race, partisanship, gender, poverty and misinformation – […] More
Trump tees up controversy as he plays golf in a pandemic ‘Incalculable loss’: NYT covers front page with death notices Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter 9.57pm BST Here’s a rundown of today’s stories: Related: Coronavirus live news: Austria’s president apologises for […] More
No, Donald Trump, Americans are not dying to work – work may cause them to die Robert Reich The president, the Republican party and their Fox News cheerleaders care only for corporate profit Donald Trump looks through a face shield at Ford’s Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Photograph: Daniel Mears/AP Most of Europe and all […] More
President is at his golf club in Virginia Trump urges governors to open places of worship Summer is here – but are we inviting a disastrous second wave? Hydroxychloroquine: Trump ‘cure’ increases deaths, global study finds Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter […] More
