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‘Dark money’ groups pushed Trump to back unproven COVID-19 treatment
(Pedro Vilela/Getty Images) A conservative “dark money” group that received funding from the pharmaceutical industry’s largest trade organization pushed President
Sympathy and Empathy in the Time of Coronavirus
If we hope to get through this crisis, we must start by bridging the political divides to which we are
Could COVID-19 Lead to a Cleaner World?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The widely published image of a clear and bright Beijing, China — a city otherwise often
WHO Failed
In its moment of testing, the organization kowtowed to Beijing rather than serve the public interest, and the world paid
We Need More Libertarianism Too
Despite all the governmental actions, from lockdowns to bailouts, the current coronavirus pandemic is a libertarian moment.
Trump Indicates He May Cut Funding for WHO
President Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. would temporarily freeze funding to the World Health Organization.
CDC Director Attributes Reduced Coronavirus Death Toll to Better-than-Expected Social Distancing Compliance
The CDC initially believed that roughly half of Americans would socially distance, a prediction that influenced its death toll projections.
As New York Posts Highest One-Day Death Toll, Cuomo Says No Victim Died ‘Because We Couldn’t Provide Care’
“Our health care system is operating. I don’t believe we’ve lost a single person because we couldn’t provide care,” Governor
Trump Should Fight COVID-19, Not Venezuela
On April 1, the Trump administration hijacked a COVID-19 press conference to announce the deployment of U.S. Navy vessels and
Arrested for Violating Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Mandates: Police Jail Alleged Scofflaws
Reading Time: 2 minutes Florida Saw a Pandemic Coming and Prepared. Then State Leaders Started to Cut. (Reader Steve) From
Australian High Court Overturns Cardinal George Pell’s Sex-Abuse Conviction, Vatican Applauds Decision
The ruling ends the most high-profile criminal case of alleged sexual misconduct to rock the Roman Catholic Church.
Special podcast episode: Voices from coronavirus isolation
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, one thing most of us are struggling with, regardless of where or who we are,
Trump and Biden Speak Over the Phone About Coronavirus Response
President Trump and Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden spoke over the phone about the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic
Death Panels Are Real, Thanks to the Coronavirus
Reading Time: 7 minutes Opinion — Sarah Palin, the Republican 2008 vice-presidential candidate, whined about Obamacare “death panels” and predicted
Wisconsin Governor Halts In-Person Voting on Eve of Presidential Primary
State and local elections, including the contest for a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, were set to be held the
Will They Vote or Won’t They?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The games appear to be over for now, and Wisconsin will carry on with its primary
The Fed’s Emergency Measures Should Be Reserved for Emergencies
We must be careful that the central bank’s drastic, necessary response to the current crisis doesn’t become an unsustainable new
Steve Daines Asks State Dept. to Investigate CCP’s ‘Culpability’ in Initially Downplaying Coronavirus
He also slammed Chinese officials for “spreading baseless conspiracy theories” by suggesting the virus had originated in the U.S.
Federal Agencies Waited Months to Restock Medical Equipment Before Outbreak
The U.S. waited until March to place bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, ventilators, and other medical supplies, the AP
April 5, 2020 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Sunday, April 5, President Trump predicts tough weeks ahead as the death toll from the coronavirus
Trump’s Dirty Deed: Latest EPA Deregulation Will Kill Americans
Reading Time: 5 minutes It is silent, deadly, and all around us. No, it’s not the coronavirus. It’s the dirty
Isaac Asimov’s Comforting Technocratic Fable
The sci-fi great’s Foundation novels are an unrealistic depiction of free will, civilization, and crisis management.
The Didactic Plague
The moral lesson that I have taken from reading the Bible is that God’s sense of justice, fitness, and proportionality
April 4, 2020 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Saturday, April 4, the latest on the coronavirus, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issues a statewide stay-at-home
‘We Did It’: Voting-Rights Advocates Laud Early-Voting Expansion for Students
Reading Time: 3 minutes Voting-rights groups celebrated a major victory Friday for college students ahead of the 2020 election: Florida
Bernie Sanders Refuses to Play by the Media’s Rules
Reading Time: < 1 minute The post Bernie Sanders Refuses to Play by the Media’s Rules appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.
The Media Owe Senator Tom Cotton an Apology
He never said China intentionally released the coronavirus, and his suggestion that the disease originated in a Wuhan laboratory looks
Conservative Pundits Weren’t the Only Ones to Get the Pandemic Wrong
Media figures on both sides of the aisle failed to appreciate the extent of the threat until it was too
Republican lawmakers urge Trump to give oil producers a boost
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) President Donald Trump is expected to meet with executives from major oil and gas companies at the
Inmates at Privately-Run ICE Camp Go on Hunger Strike Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, Deteriorating Conditions
Amidst a COVID-19 outbreak, around 100 detained migrants at a private, for-profit prison in Farmville, VA, have collectively gone on
The Race to Change How America Votes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corporate Media Ignore International Cooperation as Shortcut to Coronavirus Vaccine (Gerry) From FAIR, “Despite the daily
Navy Relieves Aircraft Carrier Captain Who Urged Superiors to Take Sailors Off His Ship to Stop Coronavirus Spread
The ship has a crew of over 4,000 sailors, more than 100 of whom had tested positive for coronavirus as
WHO Official Warns Against ‘Profiling’ China, Says Observers ‘Over-Focused’ on Coronavirus Data
The U.S. Intelligence Community has reportedly concluded that China covered up the extent of the outbreak in the country.
Trump Responds to Schumer’s Coronavirus Criticism: ‘I Never Knew How Bad a Senator You Are’
President Trump sent a scathing letter to Senator Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) after the Senate minority leader criticized the president’s
The FISA Scandal Is about Corruption, Not ‘Sloppiness’
When 96 percent of spy warrants reviewed contain serious errors or omissions — that’s wholescale fraud, not a few little