May 18, 2020 Archive May 2020

On the prowl for bogus claims about coronavirus treatments, the FDA targets miracle mineral solution

Fox News host attacks Barack Obama as "not all that articulate"

"60 Minutes" interview with whistleblower sends Trump flying into a fit of rage

Vote-by-mail under "existential threat" as top U.S. Postal Service official reportedly forced out

Surprise medical bills continue to hound patients during coronavirus time

The Trump administration says a new bailout program will help 35 million Americans. Will it?

Veterans Affairs tells Salon it intends to "preserve" swastikas in U.S. cemeteries

Teaching across an abyss of silence

Soldiers of the boogaloo: David Neiwert on the far right's plans for a new civil war

Meatpacking jobs were dangerous before pandemic — now they’re life-or-death

Democrats to Trump State Department: Turn over "secret plan" to slash Social Security amid pandemic

Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump and the inspector-general purge: Why this is so dangerous

"Matrix" creator criticizes Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump for urging people to swallow "the red pill"

Fired inspector general was probing if Mike Pompeo made aide walk dog at taxpayer expense: reports

Trump’s new coronavirus vaccine czar owns $10 million in stock options in company developing vaccine

Trump's war on masks: It's working — at least with his base

Judge rejects Martin Shkreli’s request to be released from prison to research coronavirus treatment

William Barr doesn’t "expect" Justice Department to follow Trump’s calls to prosecute Obama

Karl Rove accuses Barack Obama of committing a "political drive-by shooting" on President Trump

Graham vows to fill any Supreme Court vacancy prior to election: "Garland was a different situation"

Paging "Dr. Google"? Internet self-diagnosis generally yields bad health advice, study says

Inspector general fired by Trump was probing Mike Pompeo over arms sale to Saudi Arabia: Democrats

Trump tells Susan Collins to rethink her position on whistleblowers: “I hope you are listening"

Fox News host says "intellectually lazy" Obama should have "worked harder" on his graduation speech

Uber lays off more than 3,000 workers as Silicon Valley's implosion continues

Trump claims to be taking unproven drug treatment for coronavirus after FDA raises safety concerns

Spike Lee’s "Da 5 Bloods" takes it back to Vietnam: Watch the trailer

Emails show UC Santa Cruz police used military surveillance to suppress grad student strike

"The Big Flower Fight" is Netflix's unnecessary reality floral arrangement