Page Text: by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis / ProPublica on
Mar 20, 2020
Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Intelligence...
by Jake Johnson / Common Dreams on
Mar 19, 2020
Republican senators on Wednesday teamed up to kill an amendment introduced by Democratic Sen. Patty Murray that would have expanded paid sick leave to...
by Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica on
Mar 17, 2020
In a private Facebook group, firefighters and paramedics shared memes and conspiracy theories doubting the pandemic, raising concerns that they aren’t taking precautions to protect themselves and others.
by Juan Cole on
Mar 17, 2020
Many energy firms involved with fracking are deeply in debt. Is the end of the industry in sight?
by Emma Frances Bloomfield / The Conversation on
Mar 17, 2020
The medical evidence is clear: The coronavirus global health threat is not an elaborate hoax. Bill Gates did not create the coronavirus to sell more vaccines. Essential oils are not effective at protecting you from coronavirus. But those facts have not stopped contrary claims from spreading both on and offline.
by Jacek Debiec / The Conversation on
Mar 16, 2020
It can feel like everyone is stewing in anxiety about COVID-19 and seeing other people freak out can make you freak out more. A psychiatrist explains this phenomenon, and how to keep it in check.