President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has deep implications for the functioning of the presidency and the White House, the whole administration, and the 2020 election. In a new episode of The Current, John Hudak outlines what processes are in place for when presidents become physically unable to perform the duties of the office.
Latino workers are disproportionately concentrated in industries that have been hit hardest by COVID-19: restaurants, hotels, and construction. And they are underrepresented in the least-impacted industries: finance, telecom, and information. Aaron Klein and Ariel Gelrud Shiro say that has been a “double whammy” for Latino families and call for targeted solutions from policymakers.
A full-blown war erupted in the South Caucasus last Sunday, and as Armenia and Azerbaijan mobilize their forces under martial law, no international authority is trying in earnest to stop the hostilities. Pavel Baev explains why the flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan is occurring now and what might come next.
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