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Posted inPolitics
On the Perils of Ignoring Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Claim
Democrats cannot simply hope that charges levied at Joe Biden will be ignored by Donald Trump.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Inside a Federal Prison, Where Inmates Can’t Stop Coughing
Two inmates have died in Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, with one testing positive for COVID-19. An inmate’s wife tells the Prospect what it’s like inside.
Posted inCoronavirus
Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money
Despite eviction bans in New York, the real-estate firm owned by the president’s son-in-law is telling tenants to pay up.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Covidien’s Story Is Corporate America’s Story
Plus, low-wage workers grow restless, and an update on Easton Hospital. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 30, 2020.
Posted inWorking in America
Like Uber, but for Gig Worker Organizing
Drivers and delivery personnel for app-based employers keep getting squeezed. Now they’re fighting back.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Bailouts, a Tradition Unlike Any Other
Plus, another virtual event and a gracenote to Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 25, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
The End of American Exceptionalism
The word means different things to different people—but it’s gone.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Coronavirus Just Might Help Us Save the Planet
The last recession brought us the fracking boom, and this one might end our addiction to cheap oil.
Posted inCoronavirus
Biden Sides With Big Pharma Against Affordable Coronavirus Vaccine Plan
Unlike Sanders and other Democrats, Joe Biden has not embraced a key executive authority: cutting the cost of a possible coronavirus vaccine and other pharmaceuticals developed with federal research dollars.
