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US farmworkers’ safety during COVID-19, plus a new model for mental health treatment Apr 13, 2020

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Coronavirus among farmworkers is a threat to America’s food supply chain. Are these workers being protected? Also, courts in Miami-Dade County are keeping people with mental illnesses out of jail.

Coronavirus pandemic realigns US democracy Apr 09, 2020

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Andy Slavitt helped save Obamacare. Now he’s tweeting to help the Trump White House cope with COVID-19. He says the pandemic is more important than partisanship. Does the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority agree?

Trump finally sees coronavirus as a pandemic. Will he take responsibility or leave that up to governors? Apr 02, 2020

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President Trump has finally changed course, seeing COVID-19 as no longer a “hoax.” Experts predict the pandemic could kill up to 200,000 Americans. Is Trump providing leadership or leaving the responsibility to state governors?

How coronavirus reveals political differences in US Mar 26, 2020

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Americans see coronavirus in terms of politics more than public health. Blue states are enforcing “social distancing.” Red states are reluctant. Is President Trump dividing the country when it needs unity more than ever?

Coronavirus, climate change, and living in states of emergency Mar 19, 2020

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There’s been early denial and official inaction when it comes to both the coronavirus outbreak and climate change. Can either crisis teach us about the other?

Coronavirus continues to threaten public health and the economy Mar 12, 2020

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A private lab in Southern California says it’ll still take another two months before we know the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. President Trump wants a payroll tax “holiday.” But that won’t diminish the possibility of an economic recession.

Coronavirus, public health and the economy Mar 05, 2020

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will likely mean crowded hospitals, school closings and shuttered workplaces. It could even lead to a global recession. We hear about the symptoms of the disease, how government agencies are struggling to get control, and what’s in store if they don’t.

California primary’s impact on Democrats, big oil’s misinformation campaign Mar 01, 2020

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California’s Super Tuesday results could spell the end for some Democatic hopefuls. But climate change will live on in the presidential campaign. How did big oil use the mainstream news media to make a nonpartisan issue into a political hot potato?

In ‘Slaying Goliath,’ former privatization supporter fights for public schools Feb 24, 2020

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”The education reform movement is not only a hoax, it’s dead,” says Diane Ravich. A one-time advocate of privatization, she’s now fighting “to save public schools.” Reform is a hot topic in next month’s LA Unified School Board election with a continuing struggle over charter schools.

Is President Trump a very stable genius? Feb 20, 2020

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The president calls himself a “very stable genius,” and stories from a new book by that name are already part of Trump lore. He was confused about Pearl Harbor. He didn’t know India had a border with China. Some aides doubt his fitness for office.

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