A timeline of presidential incompetence
coronavirus
Posted inTAP
Nancy Pelosi Needs to Get Her Act Together
Today on TAP: Congress needs to drastically increase oversight of the Fed, among other measures
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Mnuchin Knew Two Weeks Ago That Financial Predators Could Grab Emergency Coronavirus Checks
Also, the airline bailout gets locked in, and D.C. lobbying goes virtual. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 15, 2020.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Winks at the Insurance Industry
By offering to expand Medicare to 60-year-olds, the candidate also telegraphs to insurers that his help is on the way.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Cameroonian Asylum Seeker, Detained for Three Years, Released From ICE Custody
A lawsuit brought the release of four asylum seekers in California during the coronavirus outbreak. But advocates warn this is just the beginning.
Posted inCoronavirus
Why the Pandemic Won’t Increase Violent Crime Even If It Triggers a Depression
People have reason to worry about economic devastation—but not about rising street crime.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Why Amazon May Not Emerge From the Crisis Dominant
Also, the Fed’s money cannon is in process. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 14, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
Your Coronavirus Check Is Coming. Your Bank Can Grab It.
Regulators have given banks the green light to use stimulus funds to pay off debts that individuals owe them.
Posted inCoronavirus
Our Uniquely American Virus
America’s ability to contain the coronavirus has been compromised by decades of neoliberal ideology. And it is literally killing us.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Meet The Corporate Bailout’s First Policeman
An interview with Bharat Ramamurti. Also, the bad data driving dreams of reopening the country. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 13, 2020.
