Issue: 815
Apr 23, 2020
Color of Law
Donald J. Trump is the Jim Jones of the U.S. Government, Leader of the Coronavirus Death Cult
Executive Editor
It’s one thing when Fox News calls a deadly pandemic a Democratic hoax, as irresponsible and potentially deadly as that may be; it is an entirely different matter when people in positions of authority turn conspiracy theories into policy, endanger lives for political gain, and weaponize a virus to meet their eugenicist goals.
I recall the time I was 10 years old and watched the horrific TV footage of the 1978 Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, a demented, unhinged and…
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Commentary
“Normal” Is the Stockpiling of the Dead
Editorial Board
More than 89% of black and Latinx patients, however, suffer from underlying health conditions. Few want to talk about why because to do so would be to become other than self and think beyond the “normal” and engage in listening to blacks and Latinx. But, in America, it’s so much easier to serve a corporate schedule of appointments, fifteen minutes and out! Next on the schedule!
Businesses classified as ‘essential services’ include cbsnews.com Americans await the return to “normal.” Neighbors announce eagerness to return to “normal,” and, I nod, pretending that everything…
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Commentary
The Tragedy of Trump, the Destroyer – Solidarity America
Columnist
What can anyone expect of someone who set out to destroy the federal government and most of its institutions?
Ever since the realization washed over him that he had been elected president of the United States, Donald Trump decided to use the power of the…
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Commentary
Biden Must Out-Fight Trump
Columnist
he can still win if he significantly revises his political strategy, starts to take this race more seriously, moves away from his Uncle Joe persona, and out-fights Trump on the ground.
After stating that the Trump administration would provide details of a plan to address COVID-19’s deadly devastation of minority communities last week, African American Surgeon General…
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View from the Battlefield
Instant Teachers Under Covid-19
Editorial Board
We know that students are not showing up for the online classes. From the U.S. Census and other sources, we also know that most of them do not have internet services or computers at home. How is this situation--well-known before the pandemic—being addressed in our struggling communities?
Almost overnight, the jobs of a lot of working-class parents and grandparents were shut down. Thanks to COVID-19, many were thrust into new roles—to replace their…
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