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• 5 DailyKos Headlines
• Mar 29, 2020 Women's History Month: Anna Julia Cooper, the founding mother of black feminism When people hear the words “feminism” or “feminist movement,” far too often they visualize only the struggles of white women. For those who study feminism as a series of waves, there has been a strong push to make inroads on the erasure of black women and other women of color...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 Biden ad declares Donald Trump's 'failure will cost lives' This new ad from Joe Biden speaks for itself. Donald TrumpâÂ�Â�s ego will cost lives. pic.twitter.com/JNcGny13KO— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 28, 2020 And the numbers—and the breadth of Trump’s failure—only continues to grow.     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 The long fight for police accountability and economic justice: A Q&A with Gicola Lane Black women like Gicola Lane have been at the forefront of Southern organizing since the first movements took shape. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, and currently an electoral justice fellow with the Movement for Black Lives, Lane was first inspired to action when local police killed Jocques...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 Civiqs director Drew Linzer joins The Great Battlefield to talk survey methodology and data science Dr. Drew Linzer, director of Civiqs, recently joined Nathaniel Pearlman of The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the work being done by Civiqs, recruiting a diverse survey panel, and what he’s learned about public opinion from his work. Civiqs conducts daily polling on a variety of issues...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Mar 28, 2020 From the 19th century through today, Black women in the South are always leading Since the earliest days in the history of the United States and up through the present, Black women have been at the forefront of shaping and reshaping our nation into a more equitable, more just, and more inclusive democracy. Nowhere is that more true than in the South. Even while living in...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Daily Beast
• Mar 29, 2020 Get The Best of Both World With These Microfiber Bedsheets Getting a good night's sleep is always important, but now it feels more important than usual. I’ve been spending a lot more time on my bed, for one, just hanging out, reading, or working when my back hurts. Sheets are the key to a good night’s sleep, and for me, I want a set of sheets I can...     Daily Beast        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 You're Stuck At Home, But Your Taste Buds Can Travel Anywhere With These Spices Scouted relentlessly tries new products and scours the internet to recommend the best things for upgrading your life – so you don’t have to. Whatever you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered. A friend of mine once referred to her spice rack as “essential self-care,” and while I...     Daily Beast        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will ‘Try In Earnest Pretty Soon’ to Have Second Child TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via GettyIf you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday.Harry and Meghan “committed” to having second childThey are about to embark on a life...     Daily Beast        more   
• Mar 28, 2020 Jesse Eisenberg on Nailing Mark Zuckerberg and Resisting Anti-Semitism Larry Busacca/GettyAlthough the theatrical movie industry has been crippled by the novel coronavirus, original American films will continue to premiere in the coming weeks and months—online. And at the forefront of that wave of new releases is Jesse Eisenberg, who’ll headline two features...     Daily Beast        more   
• Mother Jones Politics
• Mar 28, 2020 What Happens When a 5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Considered a Coronavirus Risk A five-year-old girl in a Pennsylvania immigration detention facility was rushed to a nearby hospital with pneumonia-like symptoms on Monday—only to be returned the facility that same day and put in isolation with her mother after being tested for COVID-19. The girl, who had been detained for...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Mar 28, 2020 Walmart Was Almost Charged Criminally Over Opioids. Trump Appointees Killed the Indictment. This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. On a Tuesday just before Halloween in 2018, a group of federal prosecutors and agents from Texas arrived in...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Mar 27, 2020 “Containing the Virus Was Going to Be Antithetical to the Economy”: Joe Biden’s Former Economic Adviser on Why This Recession Got So Bad A couple of weeks ago, as companies began to ask their employees to work remotely amidst early COVID-19 fears, economist Jared Bernstein had a realization. “It occurred to me pretty quickly, although I didn’t recognize the magnitude, containing the virus was going to be antithetical to the...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Mar 27, 2020 Campaigning As We Know It Is Over In the fall of 1920, Warren G. Harding won the biggest popular-vote landslide in history without ever holding a rally. Instead of hitting the trail, the Republican nominee let the campaign come to him. About once a day, Harding emerged from his home in Marion, Ohio, to address a small crowd of...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Plunderbund
• Mar 26, 2020 Let’s Count Our Blessings. If You Think Things Are Bad, Look Back a Century   In a recent column, Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, an assiduous observer of our present plight, wrote that “this is the week when memories rush back from childhood.” I’ll second that. A particular memory from my own childhood is that of an oft-told retelling by my grandmother in...     Plunderbund        more   
• Feb 19, 2020 More Ohio Republicans Tout Anti-Vax Views Republicans in several competitive Statehouse districts have sought the endorsement of Ohio's largest anti-vaccination interest group.     Plunderbund        more   
• Feb 13, 2020 Vincent Price, Master of Horror, Meet the Abominable Donald Trump Just in time for the Oscars, the recent Friday Night Massacre of two of Trump's White House staff and Ambassador Gordon Sondland, along with rumors of further retribution for dissenters in his administration, provide a reminder of a classic 1971 Vincent Price film, The Abominable Dr. Phibes.     Plunderbund        more   
• Slate
• Mar 29, 2020 CDC Asks NY, NJ, and Connecticut Residents to “Refrain” From Nonessential Travel President Trump backtracked from his quarantine threat after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted the idea.     Slate        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 Single Guys Are Really Going for It Right Now If the world is ending, why not?     Slate        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 Covering the Economy During the Coronavirus Pandemic Meet Jordan Weissmann, a senior business and economics correspondent at Slate Magazine.     Slate        more   
• The Nation
• Mar 27, 2020 Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic Dave Zirin Using their fame to enlighten, raise awareness, and shame their bosses, some athletes have made a difference. The post Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• Mar 27, 2020 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now. The post 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• Mar 27, 2020 Workers Are Warriors in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Jeet Heer The pandemic is putting the lives of countless workers at risk. They deserve a new deal. The post Workers Are Warriors in the Fight Against the Coronavirus appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• Mar 27, 2020 This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. JoAnn Wypijewski Against the vice cop of the mind. The post This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. appeared first on The Nation.     The Nation        more   
• The Hill
• Mar 29, 2020 Mnuchin: US will bounce back after we 'kill this virus and reopen the economy' Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that the U.S. economy would bounce back later this year to levels seen before the coronavirus outbreak began."Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace...     The Hill        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 Louisiana governor: Health care system could be overwhelmed in early April Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said Sunday that the state's health care system could become overwhelmed by early April.Edwards told ABC's "This Week" that coronavirus cases are "surging our capaci...     The Hill        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 NJ governor indicates quarantine not needed, says states are taking 'aggressive' action New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) indicated Sunday that a quarantine for New York's tri-state area mentioned by President Trump wouldn't be needed as the three states are taking "aggressive" actions to fight COVID-19....     The Hill        more   
• Mar 29, 2020 California governor: 170 ventilators sent from Trump administration were 'not working' California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Saturday that 170 ventilators shipped by the federal government to help his state respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus were "not working" when they arrived.Newsom m...     The Hill        more   
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