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Trump Sees Hope for Boosting Global Oil Prices and Helping U.S. Firms
Michael Crowley, Clifford Krauss and Andrew E. Kramer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The president’s optimism for a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to
reduce production and a Saudi call for talks send crude prices
skyrocketing, but Moscow showed little enthusiasm.
The use of fossil carbon must end.
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Trump Administration Scales Back Paid Leave in Coronavirus Relief Law
Emily Cochrane, Claire Cain Miller and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
In new guidance, the Labor Department effectively exempted many small
businesses from a new requirement to provide paid leave to employees
affected by the crisis.
Conservative policy is to further limit benefits.
3
The Other Front-Line Workers
Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Ezzie Dominguez worked as a nanny in Denver. With that job gone, she’s
cleaning hospitals at night.
The work must get done.
Wages have not risen.
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From Afar, Congress Moves to Oversee Trump Coronavirus Response
Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would move to form a special committee
to scrutinize the Trump administration’s response, including how more than
$2 trillion in federal relief money is being spent.
Donald Trump is an enemy of democracy.
He must inform congress.
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The N.R.A. Sees a Threat, and an Opportunity, in Covid-19
Danny Hakim at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The group has retooled its message amid the pandemic and sued New York
State to keep gun stores open.
Domestic order is not threatened.
6
DeVos Weighs Waiving Special Education. Parents Are Worried.
Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The $2 trillion coronavirus law grants the education secretary the power to
waive special education rules as school districts struggle to teach all
their students online.
There is no reason to cut the department of education some slack.
The schools have a problem. Money can help.
The Department of Education must supply the resources.
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Navy Removes Captain of Aircraft Carrier Stricken by Coronavirus
Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
In a letter that leaked to the news media, the captain described what he
said were the Navy’s failures to provide the resources to combat the virus.
The Navy is probably in error.
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Jared Kushner Puts Himself in Middle of Trump's Chaotic Coronavirus Response
Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
President Trump’s son-in-law has become a central player in the
administration’s effort to curb the pandemic. But critics say he is part of
the problem.
Chaos continues.
The world is out of stock.
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C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
Julian E. Barnes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Intelligence officials have told the White House for weeks that China has
vastly understated the spread of the coronavirus and the damage the
pandemic has done.
The C.I.A. must produce some evidence.
10
‘I’m Scared’: Wisconsin Election Puts Poll Workers at Risk of Virus
Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The state plans to hold its elections on Tuesday, thrusting thousands of
clerks and poll workers, many of them older or with health conditions, onto
the pandemic’s front lines.
The election will happen.
The cost will be counted.
11
President’s Campaign Calls Sessions ‘Delusional’ for Tying Himself to Trump
Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
In an unusual letter, President Trump’s campaign said that Jeff Sessions,
who is running to reclaim his Senate seat in Alabama, was misleading the
public.
Fights inside the Republican party are a welcome event.
12
Touting Virus Cure, ‘Simple Country Doctor’ Becomes a Right-Wing Star
Kevin Roose and Matthew Rosenberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
How Dr. Vladimir Zelenko’s claims for his coronavirus treatment spread from
a New York village all the way to President Trump.
This is fake news until there is a double blind study.
13
Democrats Postpone 2020 National Convention Due to Coronavirus
Reid J. Epstein, Katie Glueck and Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The move is the biggest disruption to the political calendar so far because
of the coronavirus, but could give Joe Biden, the likely presidential
nominee, a lift heading into the fall.
The process will happen.
14
How Jerome Powell’s Unconventional Career Path Prepared Him for This Crisis
Neil Irwin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
His winding career path now seems to be a strength, not a weakness.
It may be necessary to clean up later.
The Fed will try to do its jobs.
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April 2nd US Covid-19 Update
Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago
A note from our benefactor about changes to data calculations today: The
charts are slightly different this morning. Due to the inimitable comments
of Stormcrow, I have changed the doubling rate to account for compounding.
Previously, I was using an arithmetic doubling. This way is more accurate,
but but also measurably reduces the doubling time. […]
Statistics is a formal system.
I will let people get it right.
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A Widening Toll on Jobs: ‘This Thing Is Going to Come for Us All’
Ben Casselman and Patricia Cohen at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
After the initial impact of shutdowns on a few industries, the coronavirus
pandemic is leaving a much broader swath of unemployment.
The numbers were baked in.
A simple report is frightening enough.
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On Politics: How Will the Economy Be Rebuilt?
Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Soaring unemployment and dreams of an infrastructure program: This is your
morning tip sheet.
It will not be rebuilt with an existential war.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/existential
The second world war ended the Great Depression.
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Why Western Elites Are So Incompetent And What The Consequences Are
Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 17 hours ago
The Coronavirus has been striking for the fact that Asian societies have
mostly handled the crisis competently, though there’s been variation in how
competent and Western elites, with some exceptions (Germany, for example)
have not. At the extreme incompetence level are America and the UK. Let’s
chalk this up to aristocratic elites. Aristocrats, unlike nobles, […]
Ian Welsh May well be correct.
This is a grand experiment in economics.
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How Will Joe Biden Choose His Vice President Candidate?
Katie Glueck, Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Joe Biden and his associates are consulting allies, Eric Holder and Barack
Obama as he weighs his options — including a woman of color — for the
Democratic candidate for vice president.
Joe Biden will choose his vicepresident with great care.
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Inside Kim Kardashian’s Prison-Reform Machine
Elizabeth A. Harris at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
In two years, the reality TV star has become a force in criminal justice,
all while continuing to sell body-sculpting undergarments and plugging diet
products on Instagram.I should have a professional interest.
It seems to be minimal.
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