Popular writers and academics have dismissed words of caution from epidemiologists about coronavirus transmission among children.
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Posted inPolitics
Sources: Gina Raimondo Being Considered as Biden’s Treasury Secretary
The Rhode Island governor would not be a popular selection among progressives or organized labor.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s Guardians
An ecosystem of Google-funded academics, think tankers and hangers-on will fan out to defend the search giant from the Justice Department’s antitrust case.
Posted inTAP
How Racist Are Republicans? Very.
Today on TAP: Some surprises from the annual survey of Americans’ opinions from the Public Religion Research Institute
Posted inFamily Care
The Collapse of Long-Term Care Insurance
Attempts to have the private market manage support and services for the elderly or people with disabilities have utterly failed.
Posted inFamily Care
The Corporatization of Nursing Homes
A tragic history of how we’ve treated elderly citizens, for profit
Posted inPolitics
The Politician as Organizer
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is spending the 2020 campaign running workshops to help exploited and vulnerable people with their greatest challenges.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supersize the Supreme Court to Save It
A new way of thinking about depoliticizing the judiciary
Posted inWorking in America
How OSHA Went AWOL During the Pandemic
Charged with protecting the health and safety of workers, Trump’s downsized agency has refused to issue workplace rules or serious penalties for life-threatening practices.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Florida’s Voter Suppression Obsession
Republicans continue to deploy cynical, aggressive maneuvers to prevent returning citizens from voting.
