Current Readings Around Town
| Title | Pub Date | Author | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Months of Hell : U.S. Economy Drops 32.9% In Worst GDP Report Ever : | 07/30/2020 | Scott Horsley | NPR |
| Here’s How to Prepare for Trump Rejecting the Election Results in November : | 07/27/2020 | Brian Klaas | Washington Post |
| Coronavirus: A killer blow to US healthcare? : The coronavirus pandemic is stretching the US healthcare system to breaking point, with tens of millions of people losing their employment-related coverage.... | 07/25/2020 | Ed Butler | BBC |
| Disillusioned Republicans Take on Trump with Viral Negative Campaign Ads : | 07/22/2020 | Monique El-Faizy | France 24 |
| Trump, Ginsburg and the democracy emergency: It's here and minority rule is the culprit : Trump and Republicans have hacked our democracy beyond accountability and now they're one cancerous liver away from getting everything they want. | 07/21/2020 | Jason Sattler | USA Today |
| Joe McCarthy’s first victim: How the senator brought down a La Follette : | 07/08/2020 | Larry Tye | Capital Times |
| Esper Breaks With Trump on Using Troops Against Protesters : Mark Esper's comments reflected the turmoil within the military over President Trump, who has said he could put active-duty troops on the streets to perform law enforcement functions. | 06/03/2020 | Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Maggie Haberman | New York Times |
| Made in America: The Post-Corona Economy We Need : A national plan is the key to our recovery, our public health, our security, and our planetary survival. | 05/19/2020 | Robert Kuttner | American Prospect |
| Millions of baby boomers are getting caught in the country’s broken retirement system : The Washington Post spoke to six Americans who have come to the end of their work lives with no financial cushion, no nest egg. The coronavirus pandemic has scrambled many Americans’ financial futures, but some baby boomers have found surprising ways to cope with the downturn in the economy. | 05/04/2020 | Will Englund | Washington Post |
| American Democracy May Be Dying : Authoritarian rule may be just around the corner. | 04/09/2020 | Paul Krugman | New York Times |
