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    Trump Defends the Honorable Insiders

    In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a scandal emerged at the end of last week when the media reported that four US senators may have engaged in insider trading by selling off their shares in hotel stocks after learning in confidential hearings of the likely effect that the virus would have on the stock […] More

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    What the Coronavirus Says About Us

    A crisis, according to self-help and leadership books, reveals much about a person’s character. The same can be said of a nation’s character. Since the latest pandemic began to spread out of China in 2020, countries responded in very different ways to the challenge. There was ingenuity, inflexibility, incomprehension and sheer incompetence. Diversity can be […] More

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    Trump retweets Fauci meme laughing at his coronavirus response

    President goes on retweeting tear, relaying messages in support of response – and shares footage of Fauci putting his hand to his head Donald Trump and Dr Anthony Fauci at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Donald Trump went on a retweeting tear on Monday, relaying messages in support of his coronavirus […] More

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    Joe Biden: An Oasis of Stasis in a Changing World

    Amy Walter, writing for the Cook Political Report, has asked an important question in the title of her article: “Will Coronavirus Shake Up the Political Stasis?” She looks specifically at what the idea of stasis or change means for US President Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders Is Connecting With Us READ MORE In the midst of […] More

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    Delay is deadly: what Covid-19 tells us about tackling the climate crisis | Jonathan Watts

    Delay is deadly: what Covid-19 tells us about tackling the climate crisis Jonathan Watts Rightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives • Coronavirus latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Sunday. […] More

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    America Called Its Government, But No One Answered

    I have just finished a couple of weeks on the road in Texas, during which time the coronavirus pandemic blew up across the American landscape. The best sign that something serious was happening while I was on the road was the number of guys in truck stop and convenience store restrooms washing their hands after taking […] More