The Coronavirus Is Inflaming the UK’s Racism
People walk in the streets of central London wearing face masks, London on March 2, 2019. The spread of coronavirus in the UK is ‘likely’, the PM has said, but a plan has been agreed to tackle it. It comes as the number of cases in the UK rose by four to 40 on Monday.Alberto…
Health Care Behind Bars Is Already Abysmal. Are Prison Officials Prepared for the Coronavirus?
Rich Pedroncelli/AP On any given day, 2.3 million people in the United States are in prison or jail. With about 40 percent of inmates suffering from a chronic health condition, the overall health profile of incarcerated people is abysmal. Without access to consistent health care, many inmates with health conditions do not have their medical…
Mike Bloomberg Went All in on Virginia. It Didn’t Pay Off.
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Since Mike Bloomberg jumped late into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, his entire campaign has been a grand political experiment predicated on a single question: Can the former New York City mayor’s immense wealth and record of philanthropy for progressive causes allow him to upend the traditional primary process, secure…
Michael Bloomberg’s Big Win: American Samoa
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won the Democratic caucuses in American Samoa, an unincorporated American territory in the South Pacific Ocean, according to CNN. It is unclear whether Bloomberg will be visiting the territory’s most populous island, Tutuila, any time soon. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, came in second place.
Trump Campaign Files BS Lawsuit Against Washington Post on Russia Scandal
Kremlin Pool via ZUMA Donald Trump’s presidential campaign filed an utterly flimsy libel lawsuit against the Washington Post on Monday, demonstrating that it remains committed to using the media as target for Trump in the 2020 race and that Trump is still obsessed with removing the Russia stain on his presidency. The filing follows a recent…
That Time Bloomberg Said He Would Only Run for President of His Block Association
Mike Bloomberg on 60 Minutes in 2017. In 2017, Mike Bloomberg thought he was too old to run for president of anything more than his block association. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Bloomberg was asked whether he would consider running for president, after contemplating a run as an independent in 2016. “Well, I’m 75…