Plus, Minneapolis rethinks policing. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 8, 2020.
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We Need to Reopen Schools—but How?
While more than 20 European countries have reopened schools, America seems unable even to approach the problem rationally.
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Unsanitized: Chernobyl and Disaster Response
The Soviet state lied relentlessly, but they did solve the problem. Our pandemic response, by contrast, has faded away. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 7, 2020.
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Unsanitized: No, Zoom Does Not Prove the Impotence of Big Tech
Google’s attempt to unseat the video conferencing upstart already provides evidence of monopolization. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 6, 2020.
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Unsanitized: The Worst Best Economic News in History
Plus, epidemiologists and the protest double standard. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 5, 2020.
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How to Make Philanthropy Actually Address the Crisis
A major new proposal could generate $200 billion in donations to nonprofits—and make wealthy ‘do-gooders’ actually do more good.
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Unsanitized: Private Equity Gets Its Bailout After All
Plus, a protest update, and the incredible shrinking Fed relief. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 4, 2020.
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Some Tuesday Voters Still Encountered an Obstacle Course
In seven states and D.C., voters went to the polls or mailed in ballots—or tried to.
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How Banks Are Exploiting the Coronavirus Crisis for Profit
Interviews with frontline bank workers reveal inadequate safety protections and a crisis response tied to profiting from vulnerable customers.
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Unsanitized: Eighteen Deaths Per Hour in America’s Nursing Homes
Plus, more on the anti-police brutality protests, and what’s next for unemployment. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 3, 2020.
