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#COVID19US So, when we write the history of this pandemic, we will talk about Trump's failures, but also about how thousands of autonomous decisions made social distancing and massive testing possible. (1/7)
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How this man, who is incapable of shame at being called incompetent, was nonetheless forced to walk along when others, instead of just talking, began to run into action. (2/7)
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How people, who might have been skeptical of an order from Washington, convinced themselves through science and shared memes and the bitter experience of other countries, that the time to act was now. (3/7)
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How local and state policies, guided by a sense of urgency, broadened the agenda for how to respond to include care for people before bailouts for corporation. (4/7)
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How public debates about what a just economy looks like, opened up by visionary campaign of the past decade, offered a range of options— (5/7)
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—universal medical care, rent freezes, debt forgiveness, universal income, and a green New Deal—that our politicians would never have considered before then. (6/7)
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And how, whenever our leaders failed us, we stepped in to look after one another. (7/7)