This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The New Daily
4/27/2020
On this day in 1989, enormous crowds of Chinese students and new-found supporters marched through major cities in China to fight for democratic freedoms.
Source: Washington Post
4/27/2020
by Max Boot
Max Boot examines "Mrs. America" and finds precedent for today's fake news politics.
Source: World Economic Forum
4/26/2020
Germany has done more than other nations to enlist the advice of philosophers, historians of science, theologians and jurists as it navigates the delicate ethical balancing act of reopening society while safeguarding the health of the public.
Source: New York Magazine
4/26/2020
Eric Levitz argues that the left can't expect to build class solidarity just because candidates like Bernie Sanders talk about it; the institutions that have historically allowed it to develop are gone.
Source: Washington Post
4/26/2020
by Anna Fifield
The Washington Post Beijing Bureau Chief and Kim Jong Un biographer Anna Fifield dissects the swirling rumors around the North Korean leader's health and whereabouts.
Source: Associated Press
4/25/2020
The COVID-19 crisis has served up a rare opportunity to galvanize Americans for change.
Source: New York Times
4/27/2020
Eunice Foote’s ingenious experiment more than 150 years ago yielded a remarkable discovery that could have helped shape modern climate science had she not been overshadowed.
Source: Education Week
4/23/2020
A federal appeals court has upheld a New Jersey school district's firing of a teacher who allegedly taught his high school history students denial of the Holocaust and conspiracy theories linking the United States to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Source: The Atlantic
4/27/2020
Since the end of Prohibition, American restaurants have experienced a golden age. The coronavirus crisis has brought that era to a close.
Source: New York Times
4/26/2020
Nostalgia for a time when Democratic leaders could embrace Republican leaders in a moment of crisis — and when a bipartisan group would gather for an annual roasting in Washington.
Source: The Nation
4/27/2020
Larry Summers's history as an advocate of neoliberal economic policy makes his relationship to the Biden campaign troubling for progressive Democrats.
Source: The Nation
4/27/2020
The Nation publishes two critical responses to the recent "Open Letter to the New New Left," which criticized a perceived unwillingness by young leftists to unite around Joe Biden's candidacy to defeat Donald Trump.
Source: New Yorker
4/21/2020
On March 13th the World Health Organization declared Europe to be “the epicenter of the pandemic,” and the shortfalls of isolated action became clear.
Source: Washington Post
4/16/2020
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.
Source: Washington Post
4/23/2020
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.
Source: Mother Jones
4/21/2020
The intelligence committee refutes the president’s unfounded claims by giving an Obama-era report its seal of approval.
Source: The New York Times
4/21/2020
How one Holocaust survivor is honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day under quarantine.
Source: The Hill
4/21/2020
During an online event held by the Israeli Embassy in Germany, "Zoom bombers" interrupted a Holocaust survivor's speech.
Source: The New York Times
4/21/2020
Groups in a loose coalition have tapped their networks to drive up turnout at recent rallies in state capitals and financed lawsuits, polling and research to combat the stay-at-home orders.
Source: The Mercury News
4/21/2020
The neurobiologist was appointed in 1980, served 12 years at helm.
