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A larger proportion of Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic than at any time since the Great Depression. In the UK, unemployment increased to 2.1 million in April, and economists expect millions more people to become unemployed once the furlough scheme ends. The current, acute crisis in unemployment is likely to become a […] More
US elections 2020 In an election year where door-to-door campaigning is limited, strategists are having to explore new ways of rallying voters Donald Trump at the White House earlier in May. The Trump campaign has been much more aggressive about offering various groups for supporters. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Diving into the campaign […] More
The US economy risks “permanent damage” if coronavirus lockdowns continue for months, the treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, has warned Congress. Mnuchin’s comments came in a joint appearance before the Senate banking committee with Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Appearing via video link, the pair offered a stark assessment of the fragile state […] More
‘The president said himself he’s taking it. That’s a given fact’ FDA has approved drug for malaria but not against Covid-19 Play Video Coronavirus: Trump claims he takes hydroxychloroquine despite FDA warnings – video A spokeswoman for Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday morning that the US president is taking a malaria drug as a defense […] More
For at least the past 30 years, the strategy of the Democratic Party in the US has consistently focused solely on winning elections by arguing that its oligarchic loyalties are less servile than those of the Republicans. Since Bill Clinton’s presidency in the 1990s, the party has never strayed from that orientation, even after repeatedly […] More
Since the beginning of 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity has dropped to its lowest point in 14 years. From February to March, Putin’s favorability dropped from 69% to 63%, and his disapproval ratings rose from 30% to 36%. While the Russian president continues to have a net favorability among his citizens, the declining numbers […] More
Will Donald Trump end up in prison? He could be a step closer … Arwa Mahdawi Joe Biden has pledged that, if elected, he won’t pardon Trump. Is the president’s attempt to whip up a scandal about Obama because he is scared of going to jail himself? Presidential rivals Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Photograph: […] More
Wisconsin is starting to resemble a failed state Nathan Robinson Recent decisions have both undermined the government’s legitimacy and endangered the people ‘Courts are the least democratic branch of government.’ Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA A failed state is one that can no longer claim legitimacy or perform a government’s core function of protecting the people’s basic […] More
