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Donald Trump's four-step plan to reopen the US economy – and why it will be lethal | Robert Reich

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The president and his allies are hiding the facts and pretending ‘freedom’ conquers all. As a result, more Americans will die Donald Trump is getting nervous. Internal polls show him losing in November unless the economy comes roaring back. But much of the economy remains closed because of the pandemic. The number of infections and deaths continue to climb. Continue reading...

Fomo haunted me for years – but the coronavirus pandemic cured me | Nina Burleigh

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‘Fear of missing out’ still lurks, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how much of our previous lives hung on vanity Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Six weeks in. How many more three-hour hikes can we take? How many more of nature’s arrangements of branches, fallen logs, colossal tree trunks, lichens, mosses, babbling brooks, and antics of s

Many small businesses won't get help from Congress. But there are other options | Gene Marks

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If the Paycheck Protection Program doesn’t cover you, don’t despair: there’s help to be found elsewhere According to the Small Business Administration, more than 1.6m businesses received funding under the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) , and now that a separate round has opened up, millions more are expected to get help. But not everyone has been so lucky. There are countless smal

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Trump's wealthy friends look to cash in during coronavirus crisis

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Watchdog groups say Trump’s close ties with donors and backers deserve scrutiny as trillions in federal funds are handed out Fracking billionaire and Trump donor Harold Hamm was among an elite group of oil and gas executives who met with the president in early April to press for federal help, including access to big loans for businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. It prompted Trump afterwar

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Pandemic brings Trump's war on science to the boil – but who will win?

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Three years of hostility to evidence-based policy have led to a crisis in which the president’s ill-informed, self-serving ‘hunches’ have deadly consequences Coronavirus – latest US updates C oronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage The look on her face will be remembered as one of the defining images of the coronavirus crisis. As Dr Deborah Birx, coordinator of the Whi

While the west fixates on Covid-19, vulnerable countries pay the price

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The developed world’s response to the pandemic is imperilling health systems, economies and livelihoods already on the edge Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People in low-income and conflict-affected countries have so far largely escaped the high levels of Covid-19 infection seen in western Europe and the US, although this may be changing . The pandemic is killing the

‘Rockers and spies’ – how the CIA used culture to shred the iron curtain

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Musicians and artists were all enlisted to assert US power in the cold war. A new podcast explores the part the agency played Two memories: one, from November 1989, of a crowded bar at 3am in Berlin, not far from the wall breached just 36 hours beforehand. My brother and I are in town for the craic and biggest street party of all time. An awful band called Eurocheque strikes up a cover of the Sco

Sport documentaries: readers recommend their favourite films

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From skateboarding to Sunderland, here are the documentaries you suggested to get through live sport’s long shutdown We recently recommended 12 sports films to watch during lockdown, and asked readers for their favourite documentaries. Here are some of your selections: Continue reading...

'Are you a spoiler?': why critics fear Amash's Libertarian bid may ensure a Trump win

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The Michigan congressman who quit the Republican party is seeking the Libertarian nomination – and he could make a difference in the election “He has no idea what’s gonna hit him as a third-party challenger,” says Ralph Nader , who knows better than most after running for US president four times. “The public has bought into ‘the spoiler’. The public wants to vote for a winner.” Nader is consideri

The secret life of an anonymous speechwriter to the stars

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At work, I’m a ghost: always heard, never seen. But mastering the voices of celebrities and politicians helped me learn to speak for myself I write speeches for people who can barely 

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