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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
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
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
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
It seems that on the highest levels, everything is going wrong. In the past few years, populism and authoritarianism have reared their ugly heads. The economy has just reached historic lows, and we are only beginning to reap the effects of a ruined environment. Suicide rates are climbing, refugee crises continue like low-grade political fevers, […] More
On March 9, I wrote that the British government is not just failing to safeguard its people, but is willing to trade lives for economic stability and an air of normality. Since then, the number of reported infections and deaths has risen to 5,863 and 289 respectively at the time of writing, and the government […] More
Senator of Kentucky who was seen at the Senate gym Sunday morning says he is feeling fine and is in quarantine Senator Rand Paul has said he has tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, with the Republican becoming the first member of the Senate to test positive. A post on the Kentucky […] More
The president initially scoffed at the coronavirus. Now he seems convinced he can lead – and secure four more years in November Bill Clinton used to lament that his time as US president was broadly peaceful, and lacked a historic test of his mettle. Donald Trump believes that his moment has arrived: a crisis on […] More
