Eight out of 10 voters, an overwhelming majority, say things are out of control in the country, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday. The poll revealed a partisan divide with 92 percent of Democrats believing the country is out of control compared to 66 percent of Republicans. Only 15 percent of…
A lack of child care looms as a formidable obstacle to any reopening of the economy
With several states attempting to reopen their economies by forcing people back to work under threat of losing their unemployment benefits and health insurance, many Americans may soon be scrambling to find adequate child care. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has already forced most child care centers to close, and a lack of public funding threatens…
‘Abusive, dictatorial, tyrannical’: Republicans ramp up attacks on lockdowns
Rep. Andy Harris is fed up with being locked down. “They promised 2 million dead at the beginning of this,” Harris fumed to constituents during a recent teletown hall, later adding, “The media has a vested interest in making things sound worse so that you tune in the next day.” The conservative Maryland Republican also…
Trump sticks with positive messaging as coronavirus misery piles up
Even as coronavirus deaths mount and infections make inroads into the White House, President Donald Trump is maintaining his upbeat message about reopening the country and restarting the economy. Trump has branded the moment a “transition to greatness,” casting himself as a “wartime president” and Americans as warriors in an epic battle against a disease…
Bulldozing ahead, Trump ignores his team’s apocalyptic warnings about rushing to reopen
History not only repeats itself—sometimes it does so with the same leader in a span of months when that person is as reckless, incompetent, and immoral as Donald Trump. Months after Trump ignored more than a dozen red alerts from his intelligence agencies and other agencies that a deadly virus was headed for American shores, he’s now…
White House taps members of Congress to advise on reopening economy
The Trump administration is asking a bipartisan group of lawmakers to join a task force on reopening the economy, according to Hill sources familiar with the matter. Senators and House members received notifications Wednesday from the White House. The Democratic senators invited to the task force are Tom Carper of Delaware, Tammy Duckworth and Dick…
California declares (rhetorical) independence from the undemocratic Trumpian States of America
If California was a country, it would be the fifth largest economy in the world. It is the global hub for both entertainment and technology, while also providing a majority of the nation’s people food (as opposed to corn for cattle)—a third of all vegetables, and two-thirds of all fruits and nuts. Oh, and the wine…