coronavirus

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• 5/10/2020
  

  COVID-19 and the White Horse Prophecy: The Theology of Ammon Bundy

  by Betsy Gaines Quammen

  In a country with segments of people who deny science, act on revelation, see regular events as either conspiratorial or supernatural, COVID-19 offers a platform for misinformation and agitation.

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• SOURCE: Snopes
  4/27/2020
  

  Does an 1866 Court Case Bar States from Enforcing Social-Distancing Regulations?

  States may in fact use police powers to protect the health, safety, and welfare of persons within their borders.

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  4/28/2020
  

  Another Way the 2020s Might Be Like the 1930s

  The strikes and protests of the past month have been small, but they aren’t inconsequential.

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  4/26/2020
  

  260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus

  “He doesn’t speak the language of transcendence, what we have in common,” said Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of American political rhetoric at Texas A&M University. 

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• SOURCE: CNN
  4/26/2020
  

  Trump's Outrageous Suggestion Comes with a Dark History

  by Jennifer Le Zotte and Jacob Steere-Williams

  This is not the first time that disinfectants appeared at the center of a health crisis or as part of a politicized resistance to sound medical advice.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/26/2020
  

  How Past Crises Changed America’s Public Schools — ‘And so too Will COVID-19’

  by Ann Marie Ryan and Charles Tocci

  While this certainly feels unprecedented, the history of American public schooling shows us it's not.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/27/2020
  

  The Founders Never Intended the U.S. Postal Service to be Managed like a Business

  by Richard R. John

  The mail delivery agency is supposed to serve the public good — not worry about profit.

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• SOURCE: Click2Houston
  4/27/2020
  

  NAACP Houston Condemns City Council Member Over Rosa Parks Reference

  Councilman Michael Kubosh compared the violation of social distancing orders to the actions of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/23/2020
  

  Joseph Mccoy was Lynched by a Mob in 1897. At a Virtual Remembrance, Officials Vowed not to Forget.

  The young man was taken from jail, beaten and shot before being hanged in front of a cheering crowd.

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• SOURCE: Time
  4/24/2020
  

  As Coronavirus Magnifies America’s Housing Crisis, FDR's New Deal Could Offer a Roadmap Forward

  by Jill Watts

  The coronavirus crisis has exposed one of America's greatest needs: adequate and safe housing.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  4/27/2020
  

  The Pandemic Will Change American Retail Forever

  Since the end of Prohibition, American restaurants have experienced a golden age. The coronavirus crisis has brought that era to a close.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  4/24/2020
  

  What If Colleges Don’t Reopen Until 2021?

  "John Thelin, a University of Kentucky professor and the author of the definitive 'History of American Higher Education,' told me that he’s never seen anything like the dual crisis colleges are facing right now."

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• 4/26/2020
  

  Minorities, Native Peoples, the Poor, and Infectious Diseases from Columbus to Coronavirus

  by Walter G. Moss

  Good history requires empathy and imagination. So too does understanding how the coronavirus affects not just us or our family and friends, but also other people, including all the less advantaged, whether in the USA or abroad.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/23/2020
  

  Front-Line Workers in the Covid-19 Fight Need Unions

  by William P. Jones

  Without strengthening labor laws, and extending them to all sectors, we cannot ensure workers have the power to protect their own health and safety on the job and the health and safety of our communities.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/16/2020
  

  He Risked His Life Photographing the 1961 Freedom Riders. Theodore Gaffney Just Died from the Coronavirus at 92.

  Theodore Gaffney eagerly signed up for an assignment where he found himself risking his life and documenting one of the most tumultuous 48 hours in civil rights history.

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• SOURCE: Stanton Foundation
  4/20/2020
  

  A Prize Contest: Applying History to Clarify the COVID-19 Challenge

  The Stanton Foundation sponsors a weekly award for published essays that "illuminate current challenges and policy choices by analyzing the historical record, especially precedents and analogues."

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/23/2020
  

  Here are the Innovations We Need to Reopen the Economy

  by Bill Gates

  Before the United States and other countries can return to business and life as usual, we will need some innovative new tools that help us detect, treat and prevent covid-19.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/21/2020
  

  Andrew Cuomo Has Revived Franklin Roosevelt’s Language of Leadership

  by Christopher M. Florio

  Recognizing our interdependence is the key to surviving the covid-19 pandemic

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/19/2020
  

  Covid-19 is Forcing Us to Dwell in Uncertainty. History Can Help.

  by Sari Altschuler

  Writings on long-ago cholera outbreaks contain lessons in navigating unknowns.

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• SOURCE: Cato Institute
  4/21/2020
  

  Should We Blame Impeachment for the Botched COVID-19 Response?

  by Gene Healy

  It's a bad argument. Here's why.