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In New Zealand, David Confronts 2 Goliaths In New Zealand, David Confronts 2 Goliaths
The country’s effective handling of the coronavirus was prefigured by its dramatic response to a right-wing murder spree.
May 25, 2020 / John Feffer
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Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity
Recommending austerity for struggling states is the policy equivalent of touting bleach injections as a coronavirus cure.
May 25, 2020 / John Nichols
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The Infinite Heartbreak of Loving Hong Kong The Infinite Heartbreak of Loving Hong Kong
As China moves to impose a law that would criminalize dissent, Hong Kongers are facing a dark new era.
May 23, 2020 / Wilfred Chan
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Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die? Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die?
Donald Trump and NFL ownership are demanding a 2020 season, health of the players be damned.
May 22, 2020 / Dave Zirin
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Recovery Will Take More Than Money Recovery Will Take More Than Money
The pandemic offers Americans a chance to look hard at the ways in which government has failed society—but also a chance to do something about it.
May 22, 2020 / Mike Gecan
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The Best Way to Lampoon Trump: His Own Words The Best Way to Lampoon Trump: His Own Words
Sarah Cooper has cracked the Trump code with pandemic pantomimes.
May 22, 2020 / Jeet Heer
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Cuba Has Sent 2,000 Doctors and Nurses Overseas to Fight Covid-19 Cuba Has Sent 2,000 Doctors and Nurses Overseas to Fight Covid-19
The Trump administration describes Cuba’s medical response teams as “slaves”—we asked the doctors for their take.
May 22, 2020 / Ed Augustin
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Trump Has No Secret Intel on the Coronavirus’s Origins Trump Has No Secret Intel on the Coronavirus’s Origins
The current administration is smearing China in the same way Bush fabricated intelligence on Iraq.
May 22, 2020 / Bob Dreyfuss
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Cruise Ship of State Cruise Ship of State
A president without a moral compass steers us toward the rocks.
May 22, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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In the Time of Virtual Cinema In the Time of Virtual Cinema
Theaters big and small have moved to streaming models as their physical locations have temporarily shuttered. Will moviegoing fundamentally change as a result?
May 22, 2020 / Stuart Klawans