Category: Left
Rep. Gregory Meeks: ‘This Virus Is Going to Spread, No One Is Going to Really Escape from It’
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus will eventually touch all Americans, which means that testing people for the virus should become much more of a priority, according to a longtime Democratic lawmaker.
WaPo’s Rucker: Dr. Fauci Is in the President’s Ear Every Day, but Trump Takes Advice from Outside the Government
Donald Trump continues to focus on pushing an controversial anti-malaria drug for use as a treatment against COVID-19 because he listens to an "echo chamber" of Fox News program hosts on the matter, over the advice of true experts like top immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci, according to a White House correspondent for The Washington Post.
Gov. Cuomo: There’s a Spread of the Coronavirus in the Suburban Communities Around New York City
While much of the attention toward the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Empire State has been in New York City, it's also spread throughout the Big Apple's suburban communities, according to Gov Andrew Cuomo.
Dr. Fauci: The U.S. Should Not ‘Be Pulling Back at All’ When It Comes to Coronavirus Mitigation
Dr Anthony Fauci offered a broad assessment of where the United States stands in the midst of the fight against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic, while urging Americans to stay the course with the social distancing measures much of the nation has been practicing to slow the spread of the virus.
Scarborough: Trump’s ‘Ill-Equipped To Be a Leader of Anything’
Former Florida Republican congressman and host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough excoriated Donald Trump's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic on-air during his program.
Obama Adviser Goolsbee on Reopening Economy: The Virus Is the Boss, Not Trump
Despite Donald Trump's bluster and dictates on when he says that he wants the US economy to get restarted, that timing is strictly up to the course of the virus which has much of the nation--and the world--shuttered away in avoidance of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Austan Goolsbee, who served as a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama.
Gov. Cuomo: We’ll Be Doing More Coronavirus Testing ‘Primarily in African American and Latino Communities’
New York state will ramp up its testing for the novel coronavirus, particularly in African American and Latino communities, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
Dr. Peter Hotez: It’d Be ‘Unprecedented’ If a Coronavirus Vaccine Were Developed in a Year
With the world in the grip of the novel coronavirus pandemic--which has caused the deaths of tens of thousands on the one hand, and extreme lockdown conditions to protect people's health and try to slow the spread of the virus on the other--the development and successful production of a vaccine seems like today's holy grail to allow the United States, and the world, to resume normal life.
Sanders Wants To Move Progressive Ideas Forward With Biden, but CNN Analyst Finds His Supporters Won’t Back Biden Unless He Adopts Some Sanders Policies
He may have backed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but Sen Bernie Sanders wants to remain active in the campaign, particularly to convince the presumptive nominee, Joe Biden, to adopt more of Sanders's progressive political positions.
Cuomo: ‘Let’s Figure out’ Why Coronavirus Hitting Minorities Harder
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) wants more research into why African Americans and Latinos are affected by natural disasters more than other Americans, whether it's the current COVID-19 pandemic or past calamities like Hurricane Katrina.
