Politics

Clean energy could get screwed in the Covid-19 crisis

An endangered worker. | Shutterstock Democrats have the leverage to help, but they seem unwilling to use it. The clean-energy…

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The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped the war in Afghanistan

A security personnel stops motorists at a checkpoint during a government-imposed lockdown in Kabul, on April 8. | Wakil Kohsar/AFP…

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If the US Postal Service fails, rural America will suffer the most

A rural mail carrier makes their way along Star Tannery Road in Star Tannery, Virginia, in 2011. | Katherine Frey/The…

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Exclusive: Amy Klobuchar’s plan to ensure rural areas aren’t devastated by coronavirus

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) waits to speak to Rotary Club members at the Nashua Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire,…

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“Take this day by day”: Advice from 5 people around the world in isolation

Courtesy of Nora, Miguel Xia, Jenna Pallio, and Julie Cohen They’ve been inside for what feels like forever. Here’s how…

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Coronavirus is causing a mental health crisis. Here’s how to fight it.

Amanda Northrop/Vox; Getty Images Covid-19 patients and those caring for them could be especially at risk for anxiety, depression, and…

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The Chris Murphy Doctrine

Sen. Chris Murphy, a junior senator from Connecticut, is a leading voice for Democrats on foreign policy. | Nate Palmer…

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The WHO isn’t to blame for Trump’s disastrous coronavirus response

Without evidence to support his claims, President Trump accused the World Health Organization of mismanaging the Covid-19 pandemic during a…

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Survey: 80 percent of Americans said they saw fake coronavirus news in the early days of the pandemic

A person wearing a protective mask carries toilet paper amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 12, 2020, in New York…

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America’s embarrassingly mediocre coronavirus testing, in 2 charts

America’s Covid-19 coronavirus testing is still lagging far behind what’s needed to end social distancing. | E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune…

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