MS NOW March 2020 Articles
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When it comes to coronavirus, can we criminalize the careless?
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.31.20
McConnell: Impeachment ‘diverted’ attention ahead of crisis
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.31.20
Celebrity trainer Anna Kaiser: 5 ways to stay active during this unprecedented time
Trump reportedly wants his signature on economic aid checks
When Trump promotes unproven drugs, it’s more than just annoying
After incidents, Trump’s ‘pattern of singling out women’ emerges
Trump says more than he should’ve about voter turnout, GOP losses
Trump’s latest doozy: ‘I haven’t heard about testing being a problem’
Transcript: Introducing: Into America
Birx implausibly touts Trump’s ‘ability to analyze and integrate data’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.30.20
As the number of fatalities climbs, Trump moves the goalposts
Even now, Trump is preoccupied with one metric: TV ratings
In need of an enemy, Trump turns his sights on hospitals
5 sure-fire ways to avoid stress eating during this uncertain time
Retreating from Easter deadline, Trump extends distancing guidelines
Trump seeks ‘appreciation,’ suggests his grievances guide process
Crime never sleeps, even in a pandemic
On the coronavirus, Trump changes his mind about China (again)
Economic aid package clears Congress, despite last-minute drama
Transcript: Into Coronavirus for the Uninsured
Trump puts ‘leading from behind’ in a bizarre new light
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.27.20
Why Kentucky’s Thomas Massie is the target of bipartisan ire
Coronavirus crisis puts Trump’s fetal-tissue policy in a new light
Even some Republicans aren’t on board with Trump’s retreat plan
Obama-era pandemic playbook ‘was thrown onto a shelf’
Despite governors’ pleas, Trump questions need for ventilators
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.26.20
Into Coronavirus for the Uninsured
Locked down with your spouse? 7 ways to stay sane
Crisis conditions aren’t derailing White House agenda, tactics
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.26.20
Trump points to South Korea comparison he should probably avoid
Trump campaign takes aim at ad that quotes Trump
Pompeo, Trump won’t help fill international leadership void
The role of medical students in the pandemic
Unemployment filings soar to staggering heights
Senate overcomes GOP concerns, passes economic rescue package
Mika: Helping my 88-year-old mother through the coronavirus pandemic
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 3.25.20
Science cannot be bullied into submission (though Trump keeps trying)
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.25.20
Calling All Corpsmen-In this Time of Pandemic
It’s ‘been a little while’ since Pelosi heard from Trump
Trump on governors: ‘They have to treat us well, also’
Schumer makes sure Trump’s business can’t benefit from rescue package
As the crisis continues, who’s the White House chief of staff?
As Trump talks up Easter, governors reject his ‘imaginary clock’
Senate, White House reach a deal on historic economic package
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.24.20
Jerry Falwell Jr, Trump ally, isn’t closing his Virginia university
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.24.20
Comparing the coronavirus to car accidents is a misguided idea
Congress confronts the possibility of remote legislative voting
Texas’ Dan Patrick: many seniors willing to sacrifice for economy
‘I’ll be the oversight’: Trump volunteers to be a check on himself
Trump signals possible retreat in fight against coronavirus
Mika: My life in the age of coronavirus
Trump’s increasingly muddled line on the Defense Production Act
Suze Orman: 3 smart money moves to make during this uncertain time
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.23.20
Will Trump’s business benefit directly from an economic rescue package?
5 ways to curb coronavirus-related stress and anxiety
Social distancing can’t hold you back: 11 top-notch fitness companies offering FREE workouts
Three words Trump should not utter about epidemiology: ‘Just a feeling’
On ACA’s 10th anniversary, Trump’s line on ‘Obamacare’ grows murky
Why the economic stimulus talks in Congress have faltered (for now)
‘The system was blinking red’: Virus warnings went unheeded
Vaping: One of the Best Ways to Trash Your Lungs and Maybe Die if you Catch Coronavirus
Transcript: Into Democracy Delayed
With McConnell’s coronavirus bill, the devil is in the details
Over-promising and under-delivering during a crisis is a toxic combination
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.20.20
Trump remains inexplicably passive about Defense Production Act
Senators face difficult questions after well-timed stock sales
Jobless numbers at odds with our perception of reality
Passing the buck, Trump presses governors to fill the gap
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.19.20
Recording shows key senator ringing virus alarm in February
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.19.20
Mika’s message to parents of teens during the coronavirus outbreak
5 things every woman needs to know about coronavirus
Kushner reportedly helping lead a ‘shadow’ coronavirus taskforce
Officials from the ‘Steady State’ throw their support behind Biden
On dispatching hospital ships, Trump left out relevant details
Ron Johnson’s unsettling perspective on the coronavirus
In Congress, one emergency bill passes, with (at least) one more to go
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 3.18.20
Trump’s ‘whole of government’ response leaves out parts of the government
Ambulatory surgery centers can expand surge capacity
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.18.20
Why are three college seniors in influential White House posts?
McConnell willing to look past his party’s ‘normal positions’ on issues
Defending travel restrictions, Trump points at critics who don’t exist
Biden’s latest primary sweep effectively ends race for Dem nomination
Congress prepared to move at ‘warp speed’ to pass … something
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.17.20
Revising history, Trump makes bizarre claim about pandemic foresight
Team Trump received pandemic warning – in January 2017
How to maximize your time spent working from home
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.17.20
As crisis intensifies, poll shows most Americans don’t trust Trump
Joining the far-right, Trump takes steps to rebrand coronavirus
Romney proposes giving every US adult $1,000 to boost economy
With second rescue bill in limbo, Congress already eyeing a third
Trump falsely claims ‘nobody ever thought about’ virus a month ago
7 personal finance concerns in these uncertain times — and a plan of action for each
The odd series of events surrounding Trump’s apparent coronavirus test
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.16.20
Mnuchin: Trump’s falsehoods in Oval Office address were ‘misinterpreted’
Tweets suggest Trump still has a wide variety of distractions
A ‘glaring partisan divide’ in public attitudes on coronavirus
It’s not ‘nasty’ to ask why Trump disbanded his global health unit
Trump’s off-again, on-again interest in the stock market
On virus missteps, Trump declares, ‘I don’t take responsibility at all’
Transcript: Into the Future of Lordstown, Ohio
Coronavirus: A 5-point plan for pharmaceutical companies
Coronavirus: A 5-point plan for pharmaceutical companies
Trump’s usual method won’t work this time (but he’s trying it anyway)
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.13.20
Trump falsely claims payroll tax cut is ‘only’ way to ‘make a big difference’
Despite outbreak, Team Trump advancing regressive safety-net plan
Tom Cotton’s veiled threats really aren’t helping
Trump touts virus testing policy that does not exist
Presenting virus plan, Biden creates striking contrast with Trump
Team Trump deals with fallout from failed Oval Office address
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.12.20
Despite reality, Trump insists virus testing ‘has been going very smooth’
Into the Future of Lordstown, Ohio
CNBC’s Sharon Epperson: A brain aneurysm saved my work-life balance
Coronavirus: What public health workers are telling their children
Despite Trump’s antics, Pence denounces ‘irresponsible’ virus rhetoric
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.12.20
Why Trump isn’t negotiating with Pelosi on coronavirus response
On travel restrictions, Trump didn’t consult with European allies
Coronavirus responses reportedly added to Jared Kushner’s portfolio
Trump’s UK exemption to travel restrictions raises eyebrows
In Oval Office address, Trump flubs his own coronavirus policy
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 3.11.20
NIH’s Fauci wishes Trump hadn’t disbanded global health unit
Transcript: Into the Fight for Lindsey Graham’s Seat
Debate over an emergency economic package is off to a rough start
How this high-powered attorney discovered renewed purpose running a doughnut shop
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.11.20
Despite Trump’s claims, Dems aren’t trying to ban cars
Why the briefing on Russian election interference was such a problem
CDC chief rejects Trump talk connecting virus, border wall
Trump administration isn’t backing off proposed cuts to CDC budget
Latest Dem primaries leave Joe Biden in a commanding position
‘It will go away’: Trump’s coronavirus rhetoric isn’t getting better
Gender economist Katica Roy: Want to be a CEO? Don’t let this No. 1 factor hold you back
Women are better sleepers than men — here’s why
Meet Justina Blakeney, the iconoclast of home design
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.10.20
Unreleased global threat assessment: US unprepared for pandemic
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.10.20
New polling shows Trump trailing Dems (but he’s pretending otherwise)
Trump promises to unveil economic plan that doesn’t yet exist
At the White House, officials start operating outside their lanes
White House dogged by persistent coronavirus contradictions
As coronavirus crisis intensifies, Trump to push new tax cut
‘You really have to stand up for yourself’: Estonia’s first woman president on gender and politics
‘Too graphic’? The Oscars axed this ad about the realities of postpartum motherhood
Karine Jean-Pierre: These 7 women show us what Women’s History Month is all about
Presidential tweets can’t paper over Trump’s coronavirus failures
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.9.20
Trump struggles to explain why he disbanded his global health team
Administration officials eager to offer Trump gushing praise
Trump moves from one ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment to another
Trump thinks he may have ‘a natural ability’ to address viral outbreaks
Ben Carson plays a new, prominent role, but fails to reassure
On coronavirus, Trump maintains unhealthy focus on ‘the numbers’
This organization is empowering women from low-income communities, one garment at a time
Ask a doctor about the novel coronavirus
Here’s proof that when women lift each other up, incredible things happen
Pressed on the ACA, Trump’s rhetoric takes an incoherent turn
Team Trump’s coronavirus response blasted as ‘doomed from the start’
Join MSNBC’s Ari Melber for a 2020 conversation at The Bel Aire Diner in Astoria
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.6.20
White House’s Kudlow inexplicably says virus ‘looks relatively contained’
Novel Coronavirus testing-problems and solutions
When Republicans’ fake-census efforts go too far
Trump echoes one of his favorite lies: ‘We kept the oil’
Despite earlier promises, Trump says ‘we’ll be cutting’ entitlements
Great jobs report doesn’t fully reflect coronavirus outbreak
In sharp rebuke, conservative judge questions AG Bill Barr’s honesty
The working mom’s playbook for coronavirus prep
Mika: This therapy is helping me triumph over my 20-year addiction to sleep medicine
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.5.20
Into the Fight for Lindsey Graham’s Seat
Trump still sees coronavirus outbreak as a public-relations problem
Tory Burch: ‘I got my fair share of patronizing pats on the back when starting out’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.5.20
As Bullock weighs change of heart, is the Senate actually in play?
As GOP eyes anti-Biden subpoena, Romney concedes partisan ‘appearance’
In broadside against Jeff Sessions, Trump says more than he should have
With bogus claim, Trump tries to blame coronavirus missteps on Obama
On coronavirus, Trump cites ‘hunch’ to contradict health experts
How Amy Astley rose to the top of the magazine industry
How to fight for what you believe in – and win
Coronavirus prompts some on the right to reconsider ‘socialized medicine’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.4.20
Mike Bloomberg exits the 2020 stage, backs Biden
Despite earlier stance, Trump boasts of ‘relationship’ with Taliban leader
New White House ‘questionnaire’ tests job applicants’ Trump loyalties
Super Tuesday jolts race for Democratic presidential nomination
‘Surprised’ Trump considers next steps for uninsured as coronavirus spreads
School’s (almost) out for summer! Preparing for childcare without breaking the bank
Trump takes new steps to politicize the US intelligence community
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.3.20
Despite reality, Trump insists Mexico is ‘paying for the wall’
NIH’s Fauci is eager to avoid a ‘war with a president’
7 awe-inspiring children’s books to celebrate Women’s History Month
Even now, Trump can’t shake his preoccupation with Obama
On flu fatalities, Trump flubs another ‘nobody knew that’ test
Republicans rediscover their interest in cheap shots at Joe Biden
Trump’s confusion on display during meeting with pharmaceutical execs
How some 2020 Dems are resolving their ‘collective action problem’
Meet the woman who changed the trajectory of Sheinelle Jones’ life
Supreme Court sets stage for historic ACA showdown (again)
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.2.20
How motherhood has changed the unbreakable Ellie Kemper
What does it take to qualify for Trump’s coronavirus task force?
Pence defends over-the-top coronavirus rhetoric as ‘understandable’
CDC blames Trump’s coronavirus mistake on ‘erroneous’ briefing
Trump invites fiasco with latest choice for intelligence director
Ahead of Super Tuesday, South Carolina jolts Democratic race