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Former president breaks tradition of refraining from criticism of successor, while also highlighting the high-profile killing of Ahmaud Arbery Play Video 3:05 Obama criticises Trump in virtual graduation speech – video Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic during a speech on Saturday. The comments are a rare rebuke of a […] More
Swing states become partisan battlegrounds in America’s fight against Covid-19 States such as Michigan and Wisconsin helped bring Donald Trump to power in 2016. How they handle the pandemic may well be crucial this November too Armed protesters have become a familiar site at state capitols in recent weeks. Photograph: Mark Makela/Getty Images They were […] More
Covid-19 hurts the most vulnerable – but so does lockdown. We need more nuanced debate The class and racial consequences of this crisis mean we must think more carefully about how we ‘reopen’ the economy ‘Universal healthcare and a complete overhaul of working conditions and unemployment benefits must be part of any strategy for economic […] More
‘It eats him alive inside’: Trump’s latest attack shows endless obsession with Obama Donald Trump with Barack Obama at Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, USA on January 20, 2017. Photograph: J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/Getty Images The president seems more interested in blaming his predecessor than tackling the coronavirus – so what’s driving Trump’s […] More
Latest move against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with Trump administration State department inspector General Linick was given notice of his dismissal late on Friday night. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Trump administration has fired the state department’s inspector general who is reported to have been investigating the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, […] More
Immunologist Dr. Rick Bright has the job title of the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). He is the author of the phrase “the darkest winter in modern history,” which may one day become the title of a Hollywood movie that recounts the invasion in 2020 of the serial murderer bearing […] More
With West Texas Intermediate futures trading in negative territory for the first time in history, it seemed the market had finally come to terms with what experts had long warned: The world is running out of oil storage. With human movement restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic, aviation grounded and the global economy halted, demand […] More
Welcome to “Chewing the Fat,” our weekly talk show here at WXYZ. Today, we have a special treat for you: two guests who will answer the question on everyone’s mind. Should we stay at home in virtual quarantine or should we head out the front door and reopen the economy? The coronavirus pandemic is still claiming lives, nearly […] More
