June 2020

June 26, 2020

Sidney's Picks: Racial Justice, the Coronavirus Explosion

The Best of the Week’s News

“My Body is a Confederate Monument” (NYT)
The virus gets the upper hand as the U.S. enters a devastating new phase of the pandemic. (Atlantic)
How Arizona lost control of its coronavirus epidemic. (WaPo)
Survivors of three meatpackers who died of COVID are suing Tyson Foods, alleging the company lied to keep them on the job. (Des Moines Register)
Colorado is reinvestigating the 2019 police killing of 23-year-old Elijah McClain. (AP, Elle)

June 19, 2020

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Juneteenth Flag, Nafsadh / CC0.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Hillman judge Jelani Cobb on Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom (New Yorker)
Mayor promises Juneteenth will be an official NYC holiday, starting next year! (NBC)
Video: Reconstruction in America: 1865-1876 (Equal Justice Initiative)
The King County Labor Council expels the Seattle Police Officers Guild over racism and abuse of collective bargaining. (Crosscut)
New York City Council passes sweeping police reform legislation (CNN)
Florida sets all-time high for new cases of COVID-19, accelerating the state’s exponential growth in infections. (WESH-2, 91-DIVOC)

June 12, 2020

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Composite image of migratory birds by Ashok Boghani, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

A seamstress in a Michael Kors factory in Cambodia served two months in prison for denouncing the covid risks in her workplace. (Buzzfeed)
Dockworkers will shut down West Coast ports on Juneteenth, in memory of George Floyd. (The Nation)
New research confirms that jails and prisons are incubators that spread coronavirus to the larger community. (WaPo)
Coronavirus stalks farm workers in California. (LA Times)
As coronavirus tightens its grip on Brazil, the country’s far-right president flirts with a military coup. (NYT)
Trump’s Department of the Interior argued that migratory birds are a menace to humanity. (Bloomberg Law)

June 5, 2020

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The Best of the Week’s News:

A judge suspended habeas corpus for protesters arrested in New York City this week, meaning that they can be held without charge for over 24 hours. (Gothamist)
The no-knock raid on Breonna Taylor was illegal. (WaPo)
The largest labor coalition in King County, WA gave an ultimatum to its member police unions: Fix your racism, or get out! (Crosscut)
Coronavirus cases jump in Florida. (Sun Sentinel)