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Trump Fires Inspector General Ahead of Damning Whistleblower Complaint About Bogus Coronavirus CuresSharon LernerAfter hyping hydroxychloroquine, the president has now turned his unscientific enthusiasm toward Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir.
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Ocasio-Cortez Challenger Left Her Job as CNBC Anchor to Serve on Board of Company That Profits From DeathAída ChávezMichelle Caruso-Cabrera left GWG Holdings, which profits off life insurance policies purchased from seniors and the terminally ill, in February.
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Through Creative Accounting, Trump Tries to Cast America’s Death Toll as an AchievementRobert MackeyIf Donald Trump had been as successful at responding to the pandemic as Angela Merkel, 39,000 Americans who died of Covid-19 would still be alive today.
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K Street Requests Taxpayer Bailout of Corporate LobbyistsLee FangTrade groups have stepped up a campaign for $25 billion and PPP eligibility in the next phase of coronavirus relief.
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Trump’s Nationalism Advances on a Predictable Trajectory to Violence. His Supporters Will Kill When They’re Told To.Aleksandar HemonThose who survived the bloody undoing of Yugoslavia saw the havoc nationalism can wreak. It is hard not to worry about its symptoms now.
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ICE’s Immigration Detainees Protested Lack of Coronavirus Precautions — and SWAT-like Private-Prison Guards Pepper-Sprayed ThemJosé OlivaresThe guards from private prison giant CoreCivic’s internal riot police unit bragged on social media about confronting immigrant protesters with force.
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“Capital in the 21st Century”: Finally, a Movie That Tells the Story of How We Got Into This MessJon SchwarzBased on the bestseller by Thomas Piketty, this documentary shows how the elite stays in power by shaping the way we think.
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Brazil’s President Goes to War With Democratic Institutions — and Hopes the Military Has His BackAndrew FishmanJair Bolsonaro warmly greeted protesters who called for shutting down Congress and the Supreme Court on Sunday. Journalists were physically assaulted at the rally.
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The Inventors of Bluetooth Say There Could Be Problems Using Their Tech for Coronavirus Contact TracingSam BiddleJudging distance based on the strength of a radio signal is a fraught process that can be stymied by physical obstructions.
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Missouri’s Attorney General Is Fighting for the Right to Keep an Innocent Man in PrisonJordan SmithDespite ample evidence that Lamar Johnson was wrongfully convicted, Eric Schmitt is sparing no effort to keep him locked up as the coronavirus spreads.
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Despite Skyrocketing Unemployment, Tennessee Valley Authority Plans to Outsource Hundreds Of Federal Jobs to Overseas CompaniesRachel M. CohenUnions like the one at the Tennessee Valley Authority have historically taken a beating during times of high unemployment.
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