FEMA Is Spending Millions to Protect Trump Properties

At a time when every federal dollar counts, some question whether the $41 million annual payout is a good use of government resources.

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The Democratic Party Must Harness the Legitimate Rage of Americans. Otherwise, the Right Will Use It With Horrifying Results.

Jon Schwarz

The corporate-managerial class that runs the Democratic Party thinks anger is an illegitimate basis for action. With the coronavirus crisis, they need to get over that.

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A Little-Known Democratic Governor Is Breaking Out in Kentucky

Ryan Grim

Something strange is happening in Kentucky. A centrist Democratic governor is attempting to wield actual power. What’s even stranger: It’s working.

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After Coronavirus, Let’s Never Forget: Republicans Recklessly Put Our Lives in Danger

Mehdi Hasan

Prominent conservatives, from Trump to Hannity and others, are brazenly trying to make their Covid-19 denialism disappear down a memory hole.

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Many Immigrant Doctors Want to Fight the Coronavirus, but U.S. Visa Rules Make That Illegal

Sharon Lerner

The U.S. has more 10,000 immigrant physicians who are unable to volunteer in coronavirus hot spots because of visa restrictions.

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Coronavirus Hasn’t Stopped Jared Kushner’s Real Estate Empire From Hounding Tenants With Debt Collection, Eviction Lawsuits

Lee Fang

Kushner Companies filed lawsuits against tenants in New Jersey and Maryland, even as governors in both states called for a halt to evictions.

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Facebook Tech Support Contractors Sent Into Work Question “Essential” Designation

Sam Biddle

The contractors were given letters classifying them as providing “essential services” — setting up laptops for new hires and employees working from home.

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As Coronavirus Ramped Up, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren’t Allowed to Get Sick

Gabriel Thompson

In a Long Island warehouse, immigrants work long hours doing mailings for a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Now they’re getting sick.

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Coronavirus Is Exposing How Foreign Crusades Bled America’s Domestic Resources Dry

Murtaza Hussain

The U.S. bled its institutions to the point of anemia in pursuit of crusades abroad, only to find itself unable to deal with acute threats at home.

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