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An HR guide for when your City’s school
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a clear plan
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Sinceit’slooking Theselfieshowsmeandthe
evermorecertain womanwhorunsthelobbynews
thatwe’llallbe shopsharingalaughovermy
Say major investment
workingfromhome,andgoingto dailypurchaseofasingle,indi-
collegeandkindergartenfrom viduallywrappedpieceofredlic- needed for gear, testing,
here,andeatingeverymealon- orice.Theshotofthecopyma-
site,andvacationingandexercis- chineisthecopymachine.Imiss repairs before reopening
inginplace,too,untilQ12021at it.
least,HumanResourceshasis- TheHandbook
suedanupdatedhandbook. MaternalHarassment:Mater- ByNaomiMartin
Pleasetakethetimetofamil- nalharassmentisunwelcome GLOBESTAFF
iarizeyourselveswithitbythe conductthatispersistentandin- Bostonschoolnurses,teachers,andbusdriv-
closeofbusinessFriday,andin terfereswithMom’sabilitytodo ersdemonstratedWednesdayatCityHallagainst
themeantime,thankyoufornot herjob,orcreatesanexhausting reopeningschoolsinthefall,sayingconditions
touchingtheframedphotoson workenvironment.Suchbehav- amidthepandemicwouldbetoodangerous
thekitchentable(a.k.a.mydesk). iorsincludebutare(certainly) withoutmassiveinvestmentsinprotectivegear,
Theyremindmeofdistantloved notlimitedto: newstaff,rapidcoronavirustesting,andairven-
ones. ALLYRZESAFORTHEBOSTONGLOBE FAMILY,PageA6 tilationsystems.
Chanting,“Wewanttogobackwhenit’ssafe,”
dozensofschoolstafferssaidtheymissedinter-
Dominant actingwithstudentsinpersonbutfeltreturning
PILGRIMAGE IN A PANDEMIC toclassroomswithoutadequatesafetymeasures
wouldjeopardizetheirlivesandthoseoftheir
tech leaders
families,students,andstudents’lovedones.The
demonstration, which came amid national
face harsh threatsofteacherstrikesthisweek,wasamong
manysignalsofgrowingtensionsintheincreas-
inglypoliticalfightoverthesafetyofreopening
questioning
schoolsasthefalldrawsnear.
“Honestly,itisnotsafe.Wecan’tgoin,”said
EstherOnuoha,aschoolnurseatCommunity
ByCeciliaKang AcademyandGreaterEglestonHighSchool.“We
andDavidMcCabe arewillingtogoback,butithastobesafeforus.”
NEWYORKTIMES Shesaidshehasnospacetoisolatestudents
WASHINGTON—Thechief exhibitingpossiblecoronavirussymptomsfrom
executivesofAmazon,Apple, otherstudentswhiletheyawaitaridehome.
Google, and Facebook, four Manynurses’officesareconvertedclosetsand
techgiantsworthnearly$5tril- lacksinksforbasichand-washing,shesaid.
lioncombined,facedwithering Inastatement,theschooldistrictinsistedits
questionsfromRepublicanand plansforthefallarepredicatedonshieldingchil-
Democratic lawmakers alike drenandemployeesfromthecoronavirus.“The
Wednesdayforthetacticsand healthandsafetyofourstudentsandstaffre-
market dominance that had mains the top priority of the Boston Public
madetheirenterprisessuccess- Schools,”thedistrictsaid.
ful. SCHOOLS,PageA6
Formorethanfivehours,
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‘It’s Election
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ByMattStout
RhodeIslandDemocrat
GLOBESTAFF
Ontheofficialelectioncalendar,Massachu-
panel in the House lobbed setts’stateprimarydayisSept.1.Butinpractice,
questionsandrepeatedlyinter- votingcouldbeginnextweek.
ruptedandtalkedoverJeffBe- AnewlawallowingeveryregisteredMassa-
zosofAmazon,TimCookofAp- chusettsvotertocastanabsenteeballotbymail
ple,MarkZuckerbergofFace- promisestochangenotonlyhowresidentspick
book, and Sundar Pichai of theirpreferredcandidates,butwhen,upending
Google. thelong-heldpoliticalcalendarthatvotersand
Itwasthefirstcongressional campaignshavereliedonfordecades.
hearingforsometimeinwhich Candidateshavealreadybegunfloodingtele-
Democrats and Republicans visionswithadsinanticipationofthestartofvot-
actedasiftheyhadacommon ing,includingintheheatedSenateprimarybe-
foe,thoughfordifferentrea- tweenSenatorEdwardJ.MarkeyandRepresen-
sons. Democratic lawmakers tativeJosephP.KennedyIII.Campaignsare
criticizedthetechcompanies dialingresidentsaspartofso-calledget-out-the-
for buying startups to stifle PHOTOSBYAFPVIAGETTYIMAGES voteeffortsatapaceusuallyreservedforthefinal
Muslim pilgrims surrounded the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the center of the Grand
them and for unfairly using stretchofarace.Localofficialsareswimmingin
theirdatahoardstocloneand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage this year (top) and last year an“unprecedented”surgeofrequestsforabsen-
killoffcompetitors,whileRe- (bottom). For the first time in Saudi history, the government barred Muslims from entering teeballots.
publicansquestionedwhether the kingdom from abroad to perform the hajj in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus. TheseachangeostensiblytakesholdMonday,
theplatformshadmuzzledcon- As few as 1,000 people already residing in Saudi Arabia were selected to take part. A7. wheneveryclerk’sofficeinMassachusettsissup-
CEOS,PageA10 VOTING,PageA10
As scrutiny grows,
US virus deaths
hit 150,000
police departments
Thenation’sdeathtollis
thehighestintheworld, adopt body cameras
accordingtoJohnsHopkins
On a sticky note
University,whichputcon-
firmedinfectionsintheUS
Thursday:Warm,humid. ByMiltonJ.Valencia M. Augustus Jr. told the
atnearly4.4million,also
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Friday:Sun,clouds. theworld'shighest.A7. Afterpocketsofprotesters and forth, and oftentimes
High:81-86.Low:67-72. and police officers clashed you’dlovetohaveaclear-cut
PresidentTrumpcalledfora duringfierydemonstrations understandingofwhatwent
Sunrise:5:35Sunset:8:06
quickfixtoaddressexpiring across Worcester in early down,andthevideosprovide
ComicsandWeather,B5-6. unemploymentbenefitsanda June,cityleadersstruggledto thatopportunity.”
Obituaries,C7-8. moratoriumonevictions,say- parseblameforthephysical Inthewakeofthosecon-
ingtheotherpartsofthe confrontations. Police had frontations,thesecondlarg-
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GOP’s$1trillionreliefbillcan theirversionofevents.Pro- estcityinNewEnglandplans
* wait.A2. testershadtheirown. tosoonequipitspoliceoffi-
Suggestedretailprice Whattheydidn’thavewas cerswithbodycameras,join- FREDJEWELL/ASSOCIATEDPRESS/FILE1985.
$3.00 ACOVID-19vaccinedeveloped unassailableevidence,suchas ingagrowinglistofMassa- REMEMBERING MCNAMARA — Former Red Sox
byJohnson&Johnsonandre- policebodycamerafootage, chusettscommunitiesmoving manager John McNamara died Tuesday at 88. For many
searchersatBethIsraelDea- tosussoutthetruth. toadoptthetechnology.After Sox fans, he is forever remembered for what happened in
conessMedicalCenterhas “Wewouldhavelovedto yearsofoverlookingthetool, Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. As columnist Dan
shownpromiseinastudywith havecamerasinthatsitua- several law enforcement Shaughnessy found out, he never shook that game. D1.
rhesusmacaquemonkeys.C1. tion,”CityManagerEdward CAMERAS,PageA4
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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
Nation/World
Daily Briefing
Ginsburg is back
in the hospital
WASHINGTON—Justice
RuthBaderGinsburg,whore-
centlyannouncedthatshehas
beenundergoingchemothera-
pytoaddressarecurrenceof
cancer,wasbackinthehospital
Wednesday,thistimeforwhat
aSupremeCourtspokeswoman
called“aminimallyinvasive
nonsurgicalprocedure.”
Theprocedure,to“revisea
bileductstent,”wasperformed
atMemorialSloanKettering
CancerCenterinNewYork.
“Accordingtoherdoctors,stent
revisionsarecommonoccur-
rences,andtheprocedure,per-
formedusingendoscopyand
medicalimagingguidance,was
donetominimizetheriskoffu-
tureinfection,”thespokeswom-
an,KathleenArberg,said.
Ginsburg,whois87andthe
seniormemberofthecourt’s
liberalwing,hasbeenhospital-
izedseveraltimesinrecent
months.
NEWYORKTIMES
Flint residents
DANIELCORONADOVIAASSOCIATEDPRESS
get win in court
TRAIN DERAILMENT — A freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe, Ariz., derailed
Wednesday, officials said. The accident set the bridge ablaze and partially collapsed the structure. None of the train’s crewmembers
DETROIT—Flint,Mich.,
were hurt, but there was a report of someone suffering from smoke inhalation, a spokesman for Union Pacific Railroad said.
residentswhosehealthand
homeswereharmedbylead-
contaminatedwaterscoreda
Trump: No talk of bounties with Putin
legalmilestoneWednesday
whentheMichiganSupreme
Courtsaidtheycouldproceed
withalawsuitagainstpublicof-
ficialsforthedisastrousdeci-
sionsthatcausedthescandal.
Doubts reports
couldensuretheyhadmea- —asevidencedbythefactthat Trumpsaidhewouldbe‘‘very reportsthattheintelligence “Plaintiffsinthiscaseraise
Russia paid for suresinplacetoprotecttheir hedidnotraiseanissuethat angry’’ifRussiahadordered wasincludedinawrittenbrief- someofthemostdisturbingal-
forcesinAfghanistanandto hasdirectimplicationsforthe bounties.”SoIdon’tknowwhy ing.Inresponsetoaquestion legationsofmalfeasanceby
US troop deaths begindevelopingoptionsfor livesofUSservicemembers they’dbedoingit,butifyou from Swan, Trump said he governmentactorsinMichi-
respondingtosuchaRussian withthegovernmentaccused tellmethey’redoingit,Iwill readshiswrittenbriefings. gan’shistory,”JusticeRichard
operation, national security oforchestratingthesekillings,’’ certainlytakethatundercon- ‘‘They like to say I don’t Bernsteinsaid.Thecourt’s
ByJohnWagner adviser Robert O’Brien said SenatorRobertCasey, aPenn- sideration,’’hesaid.‘‘Iwould read.Ireadalot,’’Trumpsaid. opinionwasakeyprocedural
WASHINGTONPOST earlierinthemonth. sylvaniaDemocrat,saidina respondappropriately.’’Trump Hesaidthat‘‘alotofpeo- stepinlong-runninglitigation.
WASHINGTON — Presi- During the interview, tweetWednesday. insistedthat‘‘nobody’sbeen ple,’’includingsomeforeign TheSupremeCourtsaid
dentTrumpsaidinaninter- Trumpcontinuedtocastdoubt Earlier, Andrew Bates, a tougheronRussia’’thanhim. policy officials fromthead- Flintresidentscouldpursuea
view broadcast Wednesday on the intelligence, saying, spokesmanforDemocratJoe DuringtheAxiosinterview, ministration of President claimofdiminishedproperty
thathehasnotspokentoRus- ‘‘Frankly,that’sanissuethat George W. Bush, were con- values.Residentsalsocanar-
sianPresidentVladimirPutin many people said was fake vinced that the intelligence guethattheirrightswerevio-
‘Frankly, that’s an issue that many
aboutUSintelligencereports news.’’ wasnotreal. latedbytheuseofcorrosive
ofRussianbountiesgivento PressedbyAxios’sJonathan people said was fake news. . . . Nobody Trumpalsopressedhisfre- waterfromtheFlintRiver.
Taliban-linkedmilitantstokill Swanonwhetherhebelieves quentargumentthatthereare ASSOCIATEDPRESS
brings up China. They always bring
USandcoalitionforcesinAf- theintelligence,Trumpdidnot opportunitiestoimproveUS-
ghanistan. answerdirectly. Russianrelations.
Russia, Russia, Russia.’ Turkey takes aim
‘‘Ihaveneverdiscussedit ‘‘Youknow,it’sinteresting,’’ ‘‘If we can do something
withhim,no,’’Trumpsaiddur- Trumpsaid.‘‘Nobodybrings withRussia,intermsofnucle- at social media
PRESIDENTTRUMP, onreportsRussiapaidbounties to
ingatapingof‘‘AxiosonHBO.’’ upChina.Theyalwaysbring arproliferation,whichisavery
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Hesaidhedidnotbringupthe Russia,Russia,Russia.’’ bigproblem—biggerproblem
issueduringhismostrecent Whenreportsofthepossi- thanglobalwarming,amuch Turkishlawmakerspassed
conversationwithPutininthe blebountiesemergedinJune, Biden’spresidentialcampaign, Trumpstressedthathewasnot bigger problem than global legislationWednesdaythat
pastweek,whichTrumpsaid DemocratsseizedonTrump’s saidthatnotconfrontingPutin orallybriefedontheintelli- warmingintermsofthereal wouldgivethegovernment
was‘‘aphonecalltodiscuss reluctancetotakeactionasan- ontheintelligencewaspartof genceaboutpossibleRussian world,thatwouldbeagreat sweepingnewpowerstoregu-
otherthings.’’ othersignofanunwillingness ‘‘an indefensible pattern of bounties. thing,’’Trumpsaid. latesocialmediacontent,rais-
TheTrumpadministration tochallengePutin—acharge DonaldTrumpweakeningthe ‘‘Itneverreachedmydesk,’’ Administration officials ingconcernsthatoneofthe
inrecentweekshasquestioned that gained currency in the UnitedStatesintheworldina Trumpsaid.‘‘Youknowwhy?. saidearlierinthemonththat fewremainingspacesforfree
theveracityoftheintelligence. wakeofRussianinterference manner that no American ..Intelligencedidn’tthinkit theWhiteHousewasnotplan- publicdebateinthecountry
ButsomeofTrump’sownse- inthe2016presidentialelec- presidenteverhasbefore,and wasreal....Ifitreachedmy ninganimmediateresponseto couldfallundergreatergovern-
nior intelligence officials tion. it’sabsolutelydespicable.’’ desk,Iwouldhavedonesome- intelligencereportsofRussian mentcontrol.
viewed the information as Trump’s‘‘continuedinfatu- Speaking to reporters thingaboutit.’’ bountiesbecauseTrumpdoes Thebillorderssocialmedia
credibleenoughtowarnthe ation with Putin is a direct WednesdayashelefttheWhite Trumpdidnotresponddi- notbelievethereportsaretrue platformswithover1million
Pentagon and allies so they threattoUSnationalsecurity House on a trip to Texas, rectlytoaquestionaboutnews or‘‘actionable.’’ dailyusers—suchasFacebook,
Twitter,andYouTube—toopen
Trump pushes for short-term fix for virus relief officesinTurkeyandimposes
stiffpenaltiesiftheinternation-
alcompaniesrefuse,including
slowingthebandwidthofthe
sites.
Unemployment,
were‘‘veryfarapart.’’ coronavirusrelieflegislation tisanship,whichwasondis- islation released by McCon- Thenewlaw,whichisex-
eviction help ‘‘We’relookingatadead- in May that addressed the play on the Senate floor nell did not include it. The pectedtogointoeffectOct.1,
line,obviously,ofthisFriday,’’ evictionissue.McConnellig- Wednesday morning as Mc- eviction moratorium provi- alsorequiresthesocialmedia
become focus Mnuchin said. ‘‘The presi- noredtheHouseDemocratic ConnellandSchumertraded sion, which was passed as companiestostoreuserdata
dent’s very focused on evic- billandwaiteduntillastweek insults. part of the Cares Act in insideTurkey,raisingprivacy
tionsandunemployment,and tostartnegotiationsonanew McConnellaccusedDemo- March, shielded 12 million concerns.
ByEricaWerner,Jeff if we can’t reach an agree- one. cratsofadoptinga‘‘complete- rentersnationwidefromevic- NEWYORKTIMES
SteinandSeungMinKim mentbythen,thepresident ‘‘Republicans have dith- ly unhinged position’’ in in- tion—butitexpiredonFri-
WASHINGTONPOST wants to look at giving us eredforthetenweekssince sisting on continuing the day. House Democrats have Honey tainted by
WASHINGTON — Presi- moretimetonegotiate.’’ we passed the #HeroesAct. $600 weekly emergency un- pushedforittobeextended.
dentTrumpcalledforaquick Trump added: ‘‘We’re fo- Renters & landlords alike employmentbenefits.Repub- Trump also said Wednes- Notre Dame fire
fixWednesdaytoaddressex- cusedonthosetwothings.We want payment assistance & licanssaythatsuchgenerous dayhewouldcontinuetode-
piring unemployment bene- want to take care of them that can only happen in a paymentsactasadisincentive mandnearly$1.8billionfora
fitsandamoratoriumonevic- now.Therestwecandiscuss comprehensivebill,’’Hammill for people to return to the newFBIbuildingatitspres- Thehundredsoftonsoflead
tions,sayingtheotherparts later.’’ said.‘‘Piecemealapproachisa workforce,sinceinmanycas- ent site, near his hotel in thatburnedintheApril2019
oftheGOP’s$1trillionrelief More than 20 million wasteoftime.’’ estheycanmakemoreonun- downtownWashington. firethatnearlydestroyedNotre
billcanwait. Americans remain unem- Democratswanttospend employment. McConnell and multiple DameCathedralinPariscreat-
‘‘Therestofit,we’resofar ployedandhavebeenreceiv- threetimesmorethanRepub- McConnellsaidPelosiwill otherRepublicanshavesaid edadangerousdustthatland-
apart,wedon’tcare,wereally inga$600weeklyemergency licansontheoverallbill,ex- ‘‘justrefusetolegislateuntil theyopposeincludingtheFBI edinparks,buildings,and
don’t care,’’ Trump told re- unemploymentpaymentthat pected to be Congress’s last theelectionandwishAmeri- headquartersprovision. playgrounds,raisinghealth
porters outside the White CongressapprovedinMarch, majorcoronavirusreliefbill canfamiliesgoodluckdealing ‘‘ThenRepublicansshould alarms.Now,scientistssay,
House,referringtodivisions on top of whatever benefit beforetheNovemberelection. withthepandemic.’’ gobacktoschoolandlearn. someofthatleadhasfoundits
betweenthetwoparties. theirstateoffers.Thatfederal Initialtalkshavebeenrocky, Schumerdenouncedthose Theyneedanewbuilding... waytoasurprisingplace:hon-
Democratsrepeatedlyhave benefitrunsoutFriday. andadeallookselusive.Even comments in his own floor andwecandoitveryeasily,’’ eyproducedbyurbanbeehives.
rejected the idea of a piece- Democratswanttoextend ifthereisone,itseemscertain speechashorttimelater. Trumpsaid. Astudyoutlinedthisweek
mealapproachthatwouldin- thepaymentatitscurrentlev- thatitcannotbereachedbe- ‘‘Thisabsurd,nastyinsinu- Congress passed four bi- inEnvironmentalScience&
volve a stand-alone unem- el. The Senate GOP bill re- foreFriday. ationbytheRepublicanlead- partisan bills in March and TechnologyLettersfoundthat
ploymentinsurancebill.Sen- leasedMondayproposescut- MnuchinandWhiteHouse erdoesn’tpassthelaughtest,’’ April,injectingabout$3tril- honeycollectednorthwestof
ate majority leader Mitch ting it to $200 weekly until chiefofstaffMarkMeadows Schumersaid.‘‘Thefactthat lionintotheeconomyasthe thecathedral,downwindfrom
McConnellhasnotembraced statescanphaseinanewsys- met with Pelosi and Senate leaderMcConnellwouldeven coronavirusbeganitsdeadly thefire,containednearlythree
theideaeither,insistingany temthatwouldaimtoreplace minority leader Charles considertheideathatapoliti- andeconomicallydevastating timesasmuchleadthandid
billmustincludeafive-yearli- 70percentofaworker’swag- Schumer on Monday and calpartymightdenysupport marchacrossthecountry. honeyfrombeforethefire.
abilityshieldforbusinesses, esbeforeunemployment. Tuesday,andanothermeeting fortheAmericanpeopleinor- At the time, lawmakers Thehoneystudyisoneof
health care providers, and Drew Hammill, spokes- wasexpectedWednesday. der to help win an election hoped the pandemic would thefirsttoexploretherelation-
others — a nonstarter for manforHouseSpeakerNancy McConnellisleavingnego- saysmoreabouttheRepubli- diedown;insteadithasbeen shipbetweenpollutionfrom
Democrats. Pelosi,rejectedTrump’ssug- tiations with Democrats to canleaderthananybodyelse.’’ spikinginmanyplaces,with thefireanditseffectonresi-
TreasurySecretarySteven gestion,notingviaTwitteron theTrumpadministrationof- Trumppushedfortheex- thedeathtollfromthevirus dentsthroughaproductthey
Mnuchin,speakingalongside WednesdaythatHouseDemo- ficials.Thewholeprocesshas tensionoftheevictionmora- intheUnitedStatesreaching caningestdirectly.
Trump, said the two sides crats passed comprehensive beenovertakenbybitterpar- toriumalthoughtheGOPleg- 150,000. NEWYORKTIMES
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themeasuresasatemporary itwasnotimmediatelyclear tion Coalition called it eco-
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A NATION OUTRAGED
As scrutiny grows, police adopt body cameras
uCAMERAS Bostonisroughlyhalfway
ContinuedfromPageA1 throughtheprocessofoutfit-
agenciesarequicklyturningto tingitsroughly2,000-member
thecamerasforanextralevelof departmentwithcameras.Al-
transparency,forbothpoliceof- ready,thecityisexaminingits
ficersandcitizens.Theirac- guidelinesfortheprogram:A
tionsarespurred—atleastin Boston Police Reform Task
part,ifnotfully—byanational Force,establishedinJuneby
reckoningoversystemicpolice MayorMartinJ.Walsh,hasfo-
abusesandgrowingdemands cusedonthebodycamerapro-
for greater accountability gram,amongothertasks.
amonglawenforcement. Boston’s pilot program in
“Everybody is looking for 2016foundthatthenumberof
thetruth,”saidChrisBurbank, complaintsagainstofficerswho
vicepresidentforlawenforce- usedthecameras,aswellasthe
mentstrategyattheCenterfor officers’reporteduseofexces-
PolicingEquity.“Thetruthdoes siveforce,droppedslightly—
notlieinthatvideo.” whatthemayorcalled“small
Sofar,thestate’sbiggestde- butmeaningfulbenefits”for
partments,includingWorces- residentsandpoliceofficers.
ter,Boston,andSpringfield,as Otherbenefitswereclearin
wellasStatePolice,usecamer- footage recently obtained
asorareintheprocessofincor- throughalawsuitbytheAmeri-
poratingthem.Methuenuses can Civil Liberties Union of
suchequipment,andConcord Massachusetts,whichshowed
announcedtwoweeksagothat policeofficersusingquestion-
itwill,too.Justahandfulof abletacticsduringahigh-pro-
other towns — among the fileraidinresponsetocommu-
state’ssmallest—arealsoon nityconcernsoverpublicdrug
boardwithbodycameras. use.
Burbank,whoimplemented Ipswich Police Chief Paul
acameraprogramadecadeago Nikasbroughtcamerastothe
whileheadoftheSaltLakeCity departmentin2017,outfitting
Police Department, said the JONATHANWIGGS/GLOBESTAFF all25officers.Nikassecureda
technologyhasevolvedtothe IpswichpoliceofficerDavidMooreworeabodycamera.ChiefPaulNikasbroughtcamerastothedepartmentin2017. state grant for the purchase
pointitshouldbecomeabasic andworkedwiththeAmerican
requirementineverydepart- Hill,thestateLegislatureaims algrantopportunities. eraprogram,withagoaltoout- onthosesuggestionsandonly CivilLibertiesUnionofMassa-
ment.Footagecanbeusednot tocreateataskforcethatwould “It seems the technology fittheforceofnearly500offi- now,amidcallsforevendeeper chusettstodevelopapolicyon
onlyaswaytosettlediscrepan- studywaystocreateuniform willinevitablybeadopted,”she cersbytheendofthesummer. reforms,areacceptingofcam- howtooperatetheprogram.
ciesoveranyincident,hesaid, bodycameraguidelinesforall said. In2018,GovernorCharlie eras. Few other police leaders in
butalsoasawaytohelpshape departmentswithinthestate. OfficialsinWorcester,after BakercalledfortheStatePolice “It’sinterestingtoseethe Massachusettshadexperience
andinformproperpolicecon- Thoseguidelineswoulddictate, runningapilotprogramlast toestablishbodycameraand shiftinthatway,”saidIdowu, with the technology at the
duct. forinstance,howlongthevid- year,estimateitwillcostfrom vehicledashcameraprograms. executivedirectoroftheBlack time.
“I’ve always had the view eoisstored,aswellasprotocols $4millionto$11million(de- The announcement followed Economic Council of Massa- He’s endorsed them ever
thatanyactionanofficertakes forprotectingtheprivacyof pendingonthetypeoftechnol- severalhigh-profileallegations chusetts.“Butthiswasnevera since,notingtheyhavebeen
whileondutyshouldbecap- crimevictimsandchildren. ogy)toimmediatelyoutfitthe of trooper misconduct. The radicalidea.” usefulinsettlingcitizendis-
tured,shouldbescrutinized, StateRepresentativeDenise nearly 500-member depart- state’slargestlawenforcement Theadoptionofbodycam- puteswithpoliceofficers,as
andshouldbepublic,”hesaid. Provost, a Democrat from ment.The$11millionpricetag agencyinitiallyranapilotini- erasisrarelyeasy.Politically wellasconfirminganofficer’s
Typically,thesecameras— Somerville who has led the wouldbeafifthofthepolice tiativeandplanstorolloutan powerfulpoliceunionshavede- accountatacrimescene.At
aboutthesizeofadeckofcards pushforastatewidepolicy,said department’sentire$50mil- agency-wideprogramlaterthis mandedthatofficers’useofthe thispoint,hesaid,it’snotnew
—arepinnedtoanofficer’suni- thatalldepartmentsshouldbe lionyearlybudget. year,adepartmentspokesman camerasbebuiltintocontract ordisputedtechnology.
formandcanrecordencoun- followingthesameguidelines. Still,localofficialssaidthe said. negotiations.In2016,Boston’s “It had way more pluses
tersrangingfromtrafficstops Foryears,Provosthadun- priceisworthit. Segun Idowu, one of the patrolmen’sunionfoughtthe thanminuses,”hesaid.“Isee
toanofficer’sarrivalatacrime successfullypushedforalaw “We’resoldontheconcept foundersoftheBostonPolice newequipment,filingalawsuit this as a priority, especially
scene.Eachdepartmenthasits requiringdepartmentstoadopt ofbodycameras,”saidAugus- Body Camera Action Team, to block what the union de- witheverythinggoingoninso-
ownguidelinesforcamerause, bodycameratechnology.She tus,thecitymanager.“TheCity welcomedthenewfoundwill- scribedasa“miscarriageofjus- cietyrightnow.”
suchaswhenanofficershould backtrackedaftercommunities Councilwantsthebodycamer- ingnessofdepartmentstoem- tice.”Theissuewaslaterre-
turniton,oroff,orhowlong raisedconcernsaboutthecosts. as,thepolicewantthebody bracethetechnology.Buthe solvedbehindcloseddoorsat MiltonJ.Valenciacanbe
thedepartmentshouldstore Regardless,Provostsaid,the cameras.Wejustneedtofigure notedthatcommunitygroups thebargainingtablewithama- reachedat
thefootage. callsforbodycamerasareonly outhowtopayforthem.” hadlobbiedfortheequipment jorcaveat:Officersdonothave [email protected].
Aspartofapolicereform intensifying,anddepartments Justlastmonth,Springfield formorethanfiveyears.Sever- towearcameraswhileworking FollowhimonTwitter
bill underdebateonBeacon shouldexplorestateandfeder- beganrollingoutabodycam- alagencieshavepushedback overtime. @miltonvalencia.
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unrest. part of a DHS deployment President Trump marched
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mained unclear. Democratic said.Amorelimitedgroupof thathisofficersweremetwith DemonstratorkickedawayateargascanisterataprotestWednesdayinPortland,Ore.
GovernorKateBrownsaidthe federalofficialswhosecurethe “severeviolencefromalarge
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sideringahybridapproachfor
thefall,withstudentscoming
toschooltwodaysaweekand
studyingremotelythreedaysa
week.Thestartdateisstilltobe
determined;earlierthisweek,
thestateandteachersunions
agreedonaplanthatgivesdis-
trictspermissiontodelaytheir
openings,settingSept.16as
thelateststudentsshouldre-
turntoclasses.
Wednesday’srallycameas
educatorsprotestedacrossthe
stateandthecountryagainstre-
openingschools.Educatorsfrom
Malden and other districts,
alongwiththeMassachusetts
TeachersAssociation,plantoral-
lyThursdayoutsidetheofficesof
thestateDepartmentofElemen-
taryandSecondaryEducation
askingforreopeningdecisions
toberootedinpublichealth
standardswithfullfunding.
OnTuesday,theAmerican
FederationofTeachers,ana-
tionalunion,threatenedtoau-
thorizelimited“safetystrikes”
amongteachersasalastresort
iftheirsafetyneedsaren’tmet.
Publicemployeestrikesare PATGREENHOUSE/GLOBESTAFF
prohibitedinMassachusetts. StafffromtheBostonPublicSchools,includingnursesandothers,ralliedonCityHallPlazaonWednesdaytodemandasafereopeningoftheschools.
But school bus drivers, who
workforprivatecontractors, dowsthatopen. lastyear,citypublichealthin- Superintendentsandprinci- hadtodemonstratepubliclyto School,saidshewouldloveto
echoedthefederation’swarn- Theteachersunionalsore- spectors found problems — palsacrossthestateagreewith maketheirwishesknown.He return to school, but she
ingsofstrikesiftheirsafetyde- questedairqualityandventila- fromnonflushabletoiletstoob- teachersunionsaboutwanting saidatleastoneschoolnurse doesn’tbelievesafetymeasures
mandsareignored.USWLocal tion assessments in schools, noxiousodors—in89of111 toensurethesafestschoolspos- shouldhaveavoiceinthedis- andresourceswouldbeade-
8751,whichrepresentsBoston withtheresultsmadepublic. BostonPublicSchoolbuildings sible,saidTomScott,president trict’sdecision-makingmeet- quate.Forinstance,shesaid,
school bus drivers, said Anditdemandedthedistrict theyvisited,andmanyschool oftheMassachusettsAssocia- ings,asschoolnurseshavecru- shehadmadeprogressinadvo-
Wednesdaythatfourdrivers hiremoresubstitutenursesand bathroomsroutinelylackedba- tionofSchoolSuperintendents. cialhealthexpertiseandwill catingatherschoolforabrief
whoworkedintheschooldis- teachers,psychologists,social sicsoapandtoiletpaper. But he disagreed with the playanintegralroleinimple- hand-washing period in stu-
trict’s food-delivery program workers,custodians,andother “People are feeling super unions’approach. mentingthefinalplans. dents’ schedulesafter recess
diedinAprilofcoronavirus, stafftosupportallstudentsand anxiousbecausewehaven’tre- “Itdoesfeelasifatthispoint “Theyshould’vecometous,” and before lunch, but she
whichtheunionblamedonun- keepeveryonesafe. ceivedthosethingsfor20years, they’veorganizedinawaythatis Haines said. “We shouldn’t wasn’tconfidentotherschools
safeworkingconditions. Fromapublichealthper- sowhywouldweexpectitto moremakingastatementthan havetoholdaneventlikethis wouldfollowsuit.
Thelocalbusdriversunion spective,thoserequestsmake suddenlyhappennow?”Reyes lookingfor:howdowebuilda tocometothem.” “What’scommonsenseto
saidit“raised1,000fistsofSoli- sensetoreopenschoolssafely, said.Thedistrict’sinstructions planbasedonthedesiretobring BostonPublicSchoolsina mehasnotbeencommonsense
darity”withthenationalteach- saidHelenJenkins,anepidemi- statementsaidSuperintendent tothesystem,”shesaid.“I’m
ersunion’swarningofstrikesif ologistatBostonUniversity. BrendaCasselliushassought comingfromahealthperspec-
‘Honestly, it is not safe. We can’t go in.
healthandsafetydemands“re- “Ithinktheirdemandsare schoolnurses’inputandmet tive.Pleaseallowmetobeat
main unmet.”(Transdev,the totallyreasonable,”shesaid. We are willing to go back, but withthemmultipletimeswhile thetablewithyou.”
busdrivers’employer,saidit Butthelackoffundingfor planningforthefall.BPSisalso SharonHarrison,aschool
it has to be safe for us.’
hadnotheardaboutthreatsto such efforts is also a reality workingwiththeBostonPublic nurse at William E. Carter
strike,butsaiditmaintained schoolsmustcontendwith.An HealthCounciltoensurestu- School,saidherofficelacksa
communicationwithworkers averagedistrictof3,700stu- ESTHERONUOHA,schoolnurseatCommunityAcademyand dentsandstafferswillhaveac- sink,sosheusesthesinksin
and prioritized the safety of dentscanexpect$1.8millionin GreaterEglestonHighSchool cesstothemosttimelycorona- classrooms. But her biggest
passengersandemployees.) pandemic-relatedcostsduring virustestsavailable.Andthe concern about reopening
TheBostonTeachersUnion theupcomingyear,orroughly3 councilandBostonChildren’s schoolsisairqualityandlackof
saidtoreturntoschoolsafely, to4percentofitsannualbud- foritsdozensofschoolsthat studentsbacktoschoolasrea- Hospitalareadvisingthedis- adequateventilationsystems.
itsmemberswanttoseepoli- get,accordingtotheAASA,the lackproperairventilationsys- sonablyaswecan?”hesaid. trictonminimizingrisks. Manyofherstudentsand
ciesconsistentwithbestprac- SchoolSuperintendentsAssoci- temsweretoopenwindows, Theunions’strategy,headd- Inastatement,MayorMar- their families had serious
ticesinnursingandapproved ation.BostonPublicSchools shesaid,butmanywindows ed,“feelstomealittlemore tinJ.Walshsaid,“TheSuperin- healthissuesbeforethepan-
by school nurses; accessible servesabout54,000students. don’t open more than a few confrontationalthantryingto tendentandherteamarecon- demic,andnowaremoreat
rapidtestingforstaffersand RubyReyes,directorofthe inches,ifatall,whichis“not worktogether.” tinuingtodoeverythingpossi- risk, she said, which deeply
families;adequateprotective BostonEducationJusticeAlli- comforting”whendealingwith JonathanHaines,aschool ble now to prepare for each worriesher.
gear;sufficientairventilation ance,agreedthatthedemands apotentiallyairbornevirus. nurseatBoston’sMcKinleyMid- scenariotoputourstudentsin “Ineedtokeepthemsafe,”
inallschools,withstrictlyen- werevalid—andechoedyears “Ittotallymakessensethat dleSchoolwhohelpedorganize thebestpossiblepositionfor shesaid.
forcedcleaningpolicies,isola- of pleas from parents and people are feeling like the therally,saidthedistricthadn’t thenextschoolyear.”
tionroomsnearhealthoffices, teachers in Boston Public schooldistrictisn’treadytore- includedanyschoolnurseson VelmaGlover,aschoolnurse NaomiMartincanbereached
soapinallbathrooms,andwin- Schools.AstheGlobereported open,”Reyessaid. itsplanningcommittee,sothey at Mattahunt Elementary [email protected].
T h e B o s t o n G l o b e Nation/World A7
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
A STATE OF EMERGENCY
US virus death toll leads world at 150,000
PROVIDENCE—Thedeath Trumpdefendspromoting
tollfromthecoronavirusinthe doctorwithoddviews
UShit150,000onWednesday, WASHINGTON—President
byfarthehigh- Trump Wednesday defended
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ingtothetally who pushed hydroxychloro-
keptbyJohnsHopkinsUniver- quineasacureforthecorona-
sity. virusandhasalsosaidthaten-
Brazilwassecondwithover dometriosisiscausedbysex
88,000deaths,followedbyBrit- withdemons.
ainatabout46,000. “Iwasveryimpressedwith
JohnsHopkinsputthena- her and other doctors that
tion’sconfirmedinfectionsat stoodwithher,”Trumpsaidbe-
nearly 4.4 million, also the foreleavingtheWhiteHouse
highestintheworld,though forTexas.
therealnumbersintheUSand AndTrumplashedoutatso-
aroundtheglobearebelieved cialmediacompaniesforlabel-
tobehigherbecauseoflimits ling Immanuel’s comments
ontestingandthemanymild misinformationandremoving
casesthathavegoneundetect- thevideothatfeaturedher.
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Anaverageofabout1,000 hadneverseenherbefore,but
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23statesandPuertoRico. tivevoices.”
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theUSinFebruary.Thenation claiming that neither masks
passed the 50,000 mark on norshutdownsarenecessaryto ANNAMONEYMAKER/NEWYORKTIMES/FILE2020
April27and100,000onMay fightthepandemic,despitea RepresentativeLouieGohmertofTexas,nowdiagnosedwithCOVID-19,hasfrequentlyrefusedtodonafacecovering.
27, a milestone whose ap- plethoraofexpertisetothecon-
proachTheTimescommemo- trary.Itwaslive-streamedby Meanwhile,theTrumpad- hisreelectionprospects. Capitol, where Mr. Gohmert publichealthexpertsandan
ratedbyfillingitsfrontpage theconservativemediaoutlet ministration continues to NotingthatDr.AnthonyS. hasparticipatedincongressio- outbreakinhishomestate.In
withnamesofthedead. Breitbart and viewed more stockpile63milliondosesof Fauci,thegovernment’stopin- nalhearingsthisweek,includ- aninterviewfromhisofficelat-
Duringtheearlypeakofthe than14milliontimes—fueled hydroxychloroquine to use fectiousdiseaseexpert,andDr. ingTuesday’sJudiciaryCom- erWednesday,hetoldKETK
USepidemicinlateApril,the bytweetsbyDonaldTrump,Jr. againstCOVID-19 assomepa- DeborahL.Birx,hisadminis- mitteesessionwithAttorney TV,aTexasFoxaffiliate,thathe
nationaldeathtollwasdriven and retweets by President tientswithlupus, whichthe tration’stopcoronaviruscoor- GeneralWilliamP.Barr,during wouldisolatefor10daysonthe
byasurgeinNewYorkState, Trump,whichhavebeendelet- drugisproventoworkagainst, dinator,havehighapprovalrat- whichhedidnotwearamask. adviceofdoctorsandwould
whichatitsworstwasreport- ed. can’tfullyfilltheirprescrip- ings even as his own have Mr.Gohmertsaidhewasnot wearamask“religiously”until
ingabout1,000deathsaday, Facebook,Twitter,andYou- tions. sagged,Trumpadded:“Andyet, experiencing symptoms but hewascleared.Butheoffered
roughlyhalfthenationaltotal Tubehaveremovedorrestrict- Trump’s Tuesday briefing they’rehighlythoughtof—but hadnotifiedcolleagueshemay theoriesthathisdiagnosiswas
atthattime. edthevideos. devolvedintoself-pityashela- nobodylikesme.” havecomeintocontactwith. connected to wearing facial
Thesedays,thetollisbeing Immanuelmadetheunsub- mentedthathisapprovalrat- “Itcanonlybemypersonali- Lawmakers and Mr. Barr coverings.
feltmuchmorewidelyacross stantiatedclaimthathydroxy- ingswerelowerthanthoseof ty,”heconcluded. wereseatedmorethansixfeet “Ican’thelpbutthinkifI
manystates,especiallyinthe chloroquine is a ‘‘cure for twotopgovernmentmedical WIRESERVICES apartduringthehearing,but hadn’tbeenwearingamaskso
South,whileNewYorkisre- COVID.”BoththeCentersfor experts. reportersspottedanunmasked muchinthelast10daysorso,I
portingabout16deathsaday DiseaseControlandPrevention Justoveraweekafterhebe- USrepresentative’sCOVID Mr.Gohmertoutsidethehear- reallywonderifIwouldhave
onaverage.Forexample,more andtheWorldHealthOrgani- ganarebootedeffort,drivenby diagnosisunnervesD.C. ing room exchanging words gottenit,”Mr.Gohmertsaid.
than2,100deathshavebeenre- zation have disputed claims risinginfectionratesandsink- Representative Louie Go- withMr.Barrandinproximity “Movingthemaskaround,get-
portedinthepastweekinTex- thatantimalarialandantiviral ingpollnumbers,totalkabout hmert,aTexasRepublicanwho tohim. tingitsittingjustright,Iam
as,thestatewiththehighestre- drugssuchashydroxychloro- thevirusintermsmoreinline hasfrequentlyrefusedtodona A Justice Department boundtohaveputsomevirus
centdeathtollrelativetoits quine,azithromycin,andchlo- withmedicalconsensus,Trump facecoveringintheCapitol, spokesman,KerriKupec,said onthemaskthatIsuckedin.”
population,followedbyArizo- roquinecanhelptreatoreven wasagainmakingunfounded confirmedonWednesdaythat thattheattorneygeneralwould Medicalexpertsoverwhelm-
na and South Carolina. On preventthecoronavirus.Last claimsanddefendingdiscredit- hehadtestedpositiveforthe betestedonWednesday. inglysaythatwearingamaskis
Wednesday,Floridaagainset month, the FDA revoked an edmedicalexperts.Itwasthe coronavirusbeforeaplanned Mr. Gohmert is among a oneofthemosteffectiveways
itssingle-dayrecordfordeaths, emergency approval that al- sortofeccentric,science-defi- tripwithPresidentTrumpon group of House Republicans tolimitthespreadofthevirus,
reporting216fatalities,bring- loweddoctorstoprescribehy- cientperformancethatmanyof Air Force One, and blamed whohavepointedlyrefusedto thoughtheywarnthatusing
ingthestate’stotalto6,332. droxychloroquinetocovid-19 hisaidesbelieveunnervedthe mask-wearingforhisdiagnosis. wearmasksinmanyinstances yourhandstoadjustyourmask
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clubs is being blamed for a AfuneralhomeworkerwaitedoutsideacemeteryinGuatemalaCityonWednesday. Wednesdayforthestartofa whohaveneverbeenidentified,
smallbutnoticeableincreasein historicallyuniqueandscaled- andonehospitaliscreatingar-
cases. UnitedStates. thathadbeenbracingforafall taryintelligenceserviceknown downhajjexperiencereshaped chivesinhopesthatoncethe
InBelgiumandSpain,the Butsincethebeginningof wave, predicted as people astheGRUhavebeenidenti- bythepandemic. pandemicpasses,theirrelatives
numberofdailyinfectionshas July,thenumberofnewcases spendmoretimecrowdedto- fiedasresponsibleforadisin- The hajj is one of Islam’s willcomelookingforthem.
surpassedlevelsnotseensince inJapanhasclimbedbymore getherindoorsandlowerhu- formationeffortmeanttoreach mostimportantrequirements, Workersatoneofthecoun-
earlyMay,promptingauthori- than60percent,agrowthrate midityfacilitatesthetransmis- AmericanandotherWestern performedonceinalifetime.It try’s largest public hospitals
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liftedrestrictions. alarmingacountrythathad tor, a professor of genetic ernmentofficials. hammadwalkednearly1,400 tientswhoarrivealoneandtoo
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bulkofthepandemic’sgrowth, InAustraliaandsomeother Aworryingquestionnow, “conspiracy theories” and a prophetsIbrahimandIsmail, placedinbodybagswithtrans-
accounting for nearly two- placessuchasHongKongand Spector said, is how much “persistentphobia.”Oneofthe or Abraham and Ishmael as parentwindowsoverthefaces
thirdsofthenewcasesreported Israel, all of which had ap- worsethevirusspreadwillbe- sites posted a response de- theyarenamedintheBible. incaserelativesfinallyarrive.
globally over the past week. pearedtodefeatthevirus,in- comewhenwinterdoesarrive nouncing as “categorically Thehajj,bothphysicallyand Protocolsthatcallforrapid-
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andtheMiddleEast,havenot orevenfaster,suggestingthere militaryintelligenceserviceor humilityandunityamongMus- tionmoredifficult,officialssay.
yet reached a peak in infec- isnoendinsighttothevirus’s USjabsRussiaoverclaimof wasinvolvedinpropaganda. lims. Thegovernmenthasreport-
tions, officials at the World spread.Amillionnewinfec- spreadingdisinformation Theinformationhadprevi- Ratherthanstandingand edmorethan47,000confirmed
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newwavesofcasesstilllagfar pushingthetotaltowellover spreading disinformation gradedsotheycouldmorefree- walksoflife,pilgrimsthisyear ByronFuentes,directorof
behindtheUnitedStates,Bra- 16millioncases. aboutthecoronaviruspandem- lydiscussit.Officialssaidthey aresocial-distancing—stand- the Public Health Ministry’s
zil,andsomeotherpartsofthe Someofthecountrieswhere ic through English-language weredoingsonowtosoundthe ingapartandmovinginsmall PublicCemeteryAdministra-
worldinpercapitaratesofin- thecasenumbersarerisingor websites,tryingtoexploitacri- alarmabouttheparticularweb- groupsof20tolimitexposure tion,saidthatsofarnoonehas
fection.Japan,forinstance,has raging are in the Southern sisthatAmericaisstrugglingto sitesandtoexposewhatthey andthepotentialtransmission comeforwardseekinganyof
onlyaround230infectionsper Hemisphere,nowexperiencing containbeforethepresidential sayisaclearlinkbetweenthe ofthecoronavirus. the41menand22womenthey
1 million people, compared midwinter,suchasBraziland electioninNovember. sitesandRussianintelligence. Thepilgrimageisajourney haveburied,identifiedonlyas
withmorethan13,000infec- Australia.Butthenewincreas- TwoRussianswhohaveheld BetweenlateMayandearly thatMuslimstraditionallyex- “XX.”
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A8 Editorial T h e B o s t o n G l o b e
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
Opinion
BOSTONGLOBE.COM/OPINION
Editorial
No,
unemployment benefits
do not
discourage work
AP
Motoriststakepartinacaravanprotest,onJuly22,infrontofSenatorJohn
Kennedy’sofficeattheHaleBoggsFederalBuildinginNewOrleans,askingforthe
extensionofthe$600inunemploymentbenefitstopeopleoutofworkbecauseofthe
A coronavirus.
sCongressaimstopassanother thatpeoplekeepspendingmoney,whichis thatAmericanshavebeenreturningto causesuddenlyyoutookawaythat$600
coronavirusreliefpackage,the crucialifbusinessesaretostayafloat.“The workinspiteofreceivinganadditional benefit,whenthenumberofjobopenings
Trumpadministrationand empiricalevidenceisextremelystrongthat $600eachweekforbeingunemployed: aresomuchsmallerthanthenumberof
RepublicansonCapitolHillare theUIbenefitshavehadahuge BothMayandJunesawrecord-breaking peoplesearchingforjobs...it’slikeagame
insistingonareductionto consumptionstimuluseffect,”saidArindrajit numberswithregardstojobsadded,and ofmusicalchairs,”Dubesaid.“Inavery
theweeklyfederalunemployment Dube,aprofessorofeconomicsatthe theunemploymentratedeclinedduring downlabormarket,incentivizingpeopleto
insurancebenefit,arguingthattheextra UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst.“If thatperiod. searchharderisself-defeating.”
$600aweekthatCongressprovidedforthe peoplearegoingtolosethat$600boost,that Second,workerswhofailtolookforwork Yetinspiteofthisevidence,Republicans
joblessearlyinthecoronavirusoutbreak isadisasterbothforpeople’slivesaswellas orturndownjoboffersrisklosingtheir haveoptedtopeddlethemyththatpeople,
hascreatedadisincentiveforpeopletogo fortheeconomybecausethatconsumption unemploymentbenefit.WhiletheCARES attheircore,arelazyandunwillingtowork,
backtowork.Theywanttoreducetheboost dropisgoingtoleadtomorejoblosses.”Just Act—whichcreatedtheweekly$600aidfor evokingtheraciststereotypeofthe“welfare
toonly$200aweek. lastmonth,Massachusettshadthehighest unemployedworkers—expandedthe queen”insteadofensuringthatAmericans
It’sanincrediblybadidea,basedonspe- unemploymentrateinthecountry. acceptablecausesforrefusingtogobackto canpaytheirbills,donotfallintopoverty,
ciouslogicandstereotypes.Extendingthe Theconcernthatgenerous workwhilestillqualifyingfor andstillspendmoneyinaneconomy
benefitat$600isneededtocombattheper- unemploymentinsurancebenefitsmight unemploymentbenefits,peoplestillhaveto starvedforconsumers.
disincentivizeworkmayseemtohavea provideavalidpublic-healthreasonfornot Isitpossiblethattherewillbeafew
Extending the $600 benefit superficiallogic.Afterall,morethantwo- returningtowork.That’salsothereasonthe caseswherepeoplechoosenottoreturnto
thirdsofAmericanswhoqualifyfor unemploymentbenefitismoregenerous workbecausetheunemploymentbenefitis
is one of the most important
unemploymentstandtomakemoremoney thaninpreviousrecessions:Itgivesworkers higherthantheirwages?Ofcourse.Butthat
steps Congress can take to thantheydidwhentheyworked—a theopportunitytostayathomeinorderto numberwillbenegligible.“Theserisksare
statisticthatismoretellingofthesadstate mitigatethespreadofthecoronavirus sosmallcomparedtothereallybigrisk,
contain the economic fallout
oftheeconomy’swagesthanitisofhow withoutcausingtheirhouseholdsextreme whichisthatallofthesepeople—as
from COVID-19. generoustheunemploymentbenefitis.But financialstress.Inotherwords,it’snotthe opposedtosomeminutefractionwhomay
thatlineofreasoningisflawedforthree extracashpaymentthatmightdiscourage notgobacktojobs—aregoingtocutback
reasons. peoplefromworking;it’sthepublichealth onspendingwhentheylosethatbenefit,”
First,eveniftheweekly$600financial crisisthat’skillingover1,000Americans Dubesaid.“Andthatisgoingtobeyet
sistentlyhighunemploymentrateandto assistanceisextended,workersreceiving everyday. anotherunforcederrorinthesetofmany
preventanevenworseeconomiccollapse. thebenefitknowitwilleventuallyexpire.In Andthird,thereasontheunemployment unforcederrorsthatourgovernmenthas
Indeed,puttingmoneydirectlyintothe 2016,Dubefoundthattheunemployment numbersaresohighisbecausetheresimply doneinhandlingthispandemic.”That’san
pocketsofAmericansisoneofthemostim- insuranceduringtheGreatRecessiondid aren’tenoughjobstogoaround.“Evenif outcomeDemocratsinCongressshould
portantstepsCongresscantaketocontain notstymiejobgrowth.“Itmakesalotof somepeoplesearchedharder[forwork]be- fighttoprevent.
theeconomicfalloutfromCOVID-19. sense,giventhatthesearetemporarybene-
That’sbecauseprovidingAmericanswith fitsandpeoplearen’tgoingtotakeariskof
moremoneynotonlyhelpstokeepmillions notreturningtotheirjobswhenthey’re
offamiliesoutofpovertybutalsoensures called,”Dubesaid.Thereisalreadyevidence
TRAPPED
IS THE GOP WRITING ITS EPITAPH?
The GOP’s
money trap
By Thomas E. Patterson
T
Fourthinafive-partseriesonthestateoftheRepublicanParty
herichhavefaredwellunderRepublican Republicanshave
presidents.RonaldReaganengineeredtwo longclaimedasa
hugetaxcutsforthewealthyinthe1980s priority.
thatcutthehighestmarginalratefrom70 TheRepublicans
percentto28percent.GeorgeW.Bushalso wereonceseenas
persuadedCongresstopasstwotaxbillsin thepartyoffiscaldis-
theearly2000sthatprofitedthewealthy,the cipline.Republicanvotersstill
sweetestofwhichreducedthecapitalgainstaxfrom38.6 seetheirpartyinthatway,buttheyaretheonly
percentto15percent.DonaldTrump’s2017taxcutswere oneswhodo.Independents—thevoterswhohold
confinedtoasinglebill,butit,too,favoredtherich.Thetop thebalanceofpowerinnationalelections—side
corporatetaxratewasslashedfrom35percentto21percent withtheDemocraticPartywhenaskedwhichparty
andtheestatetaxexemption hasdonemoretoholddownthebudgetdeficitandnational
wasraisedto$22million—a debt. LESLEYBECKER/GLOBESTAFF; ADOBE
Republicans have set
changethatbenefitsfewer TheGOP’stax-cuttingspreehasalsoerodeditstreasured
themselves up for a than1percentofAmericans. imageasthepartyofthemiddleclass.Independentsbelieve stagnation,growingpersonaldebt,andhighhousingand
Taxcutsforwealthier byalopsidedmarginofmorethan2to1thattheRepublican healthinsurancecosts.
no-win encounter. Americansarenotaneasysell, Partysideswiththerichratherthanwiththemiddleclass. Republicanvotersareunitedonculturalandnational
butthethreeRepublican Republicanshavesetthemselvesupforano-win securityissuesbutdividedoneconomicissues.Lower-income
presidentsmarketedthemasa encounter.WhentheDemocratsarenextinpower,theywill Republicansaretwiceaslikelyashigher-incomeRepublicans
godsendforthemiddleclass. probablysponsorabilltocutmiddle-classtaxesandpayforit tofavortaxingtherichandmorethantwiceaslikelyto
Theywereeitherbadatmath byraisingtaxesonthewealthy.Suchabillwouldbehugely believethatunfairpoliciesdeterminewhoisrichandwhois
ortalkingoutbothsidesof popular.ItwouldputRepublicanlawmakersinabind.Ifthey poorinAmerica.Slippageappearedinthe2018House
theirmouth.TheBushtaxcuts,forexample,gavethetop1 opposeit,they’llbeseenasenemiesofthemiddleclass.If electionswhen1in7Republicanswitheconomically
percentofearners$50,000ayearonaverageintaxsavings, theysupportit,they’llantagonizetheirwealthybackers. progressiveviewsvotedDemocratic—fourtimesthe
comparedwithlessthan$1,000ayearforthoseofmiddle Working-classwhites—whovote2to1Republicanand defectionrateofotherRepublicans.
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Since1980,Republicanshaveengineeredthelargesttax GOP’staxpolicies.TheirloyaltytotheGOPrestschieflyon come,buttheoddsareincreasingthatRepublicanswillfacea
giveawayinthenation’shistory,placingtheinterestofthe thepoliticsofresentmentthatbeganwithRichardNixon’s dayofreckoningfortheirfourdecadesofponyinguptothe
wealthyabovethoseofmiddle-andworking-classAmericans. “Southernstrategy.”Anypartythatcangetitsworking-class rich.
Thetaxcutswerepaidwithborrowedmoney,andallthree loyalistsmoreriledupaboutanNFLplayertakingaknee Friday:TheGOP’smoralgap
tax-cuttingRepublicanspresidedoveranincreaseinthe duringthenationalanthemthanabouttheirneedtowork
budgetdeficitasapercentageofGDP.ThetwoDemocratic twojobsinordertopaythebillshasfiguredsomethingout. ThomasE.PattersonisaprofessorattheHarvardKennedy
presidentssandwichedbetweenthem,BillClintonand Butscapegoatingdoesn’tworkforever,andclassawarenessis School’sShorensteinCenter.Thisseriesisadaptedfromhis
BarackObama,oversawadecreaseinthedeficit—anissue risinginAmerica,propelledbyincomeinequality,wage book“IstheRepublicanPartyDestroyingItself?
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On Markey, it’s the whys
and wherefores that
JOANVENNOCHI
matter, not the where
Trump bets
on law and disorder Counting his Mass. slumbers is no
way to measure US senator’s worth
as a path CountingthenumberofdaysamemberofCongresscomes
backtohisorherhomestateratherthanstayinginWash-
ington,D.C.,isashallowwaytojudgeacandidate’sworth
to reelection
(”MarkeywasleastlikelylegislatortobeinMass.,”PageA1,
July28).AlthoughthearticledoesreportthatSenatorEd-
P wardJ.Markey’swifehasaprofessionalpracticeinWash-
ington,whichwouldaccountforacouple’swishingto
ure,evilpolitics.ThatmightbePresidentTrump’sonly spendtimetogetherduringworkrespites,itfailstonoteas
pathtoreelection. wellthatSenatorElizabethWarrenhasahusbandwhore-
Besidesdispatchingfederaltroopstomanhandle sidesinMassachusetts.Warrenwouldwanttobewithher
protestersinPortland,Ore.,Trumpissendingfederal spouseforsimilarreasons,andthatwouldaccountforthe
NYT
agentstocitiesthatarestrugglingwithgunviolence. FederalagentsduringaprotestinPortland,Ore.,early factthatshespendsmoredaysinMassachusettsthanMar-
WhattheJusticeDepartmentcalls“OperationLegend”wasfirst Tuesdaymorning,July28.Afterweeksofclashingwith key.
launchedinKansasCity,Mo.,andChicago,andisnowbeingex- protesters,federalforceswillsoonbeginwithdrawing Meanwhile,Markeyhasbeenpromotingprogressive
pandedtoCleveland,Detroit,andMilwaukee.Trumpsaidhe’sact- fromPortland,Gov.KateBrownofOregonsaidWednesday. viewssincehisopponent,RepresentativeJosephP.Kenne-
ingoutofconcernforvictims,whoarepeopleofcolorandinclude dyIII,wasstillwetbehindhisears.Moreimportantisthat
youngchildren.Butsincehealsoidentifiesthetargetedcommuni- andcommunication,orhasanythingbutcontemptforlocal Markeyhassuccessfullyintroducedorsponsoredlegisla-
tiesascitiesrunby“liberalDemocrats”and“thefarleft,”it’seasy authorities.Hedefendedthepresenceoffederaltroopsin tionthatdirectlybenefitsourstate.
toseeanothercynicalmove,designedtoprovokeangerandunrest Portland,callingthenightlyclashesbetweenprotestersandpolice ShouldtheDemocratsbefortunateenoughtobecome
inurbanAmerica—andmorefearintherestofthecountry. “anassaultonthegovernmentoftheUnitedStates.“(On themajoritypartyintheSenate,Markey’ssenioritywould
“WhattheTrumpadministrationisdoingisnotevenintended Wednesday,thegovernorofWashingtonsaidfederaltroopswill placehiminapositiontolead,especiallyinpreservingSo-
todealwithviolence.Itisdesignedtomakeapoliticalpoint,”said starttoleave.)Barralsotoldlawmakershedoesn’tthinkpolice, cialSecurity,expandinghealthcare,andpassingmeasures
DavidKennedy,directoroftheNationalNetworkforSafeCommu- generally,havearacismproblem. thatprotectourclimateandenvironment.
nitiesatJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice,anallianceofmore Whilecrackingdownonprotesters,theTrumpadministration BARBARAL.CULLEN
than50jurisdictionsdedicatedtoblendingthebestpracticesof alsopurportstocareaboutthevictimsofgunviolence,whichison Watertown
lawenforcementwithawarenessofsocialneedsinthequestfor theriseinmajorcitiesacrossthecountry.Inapressreleasefrom
publicsafety.Ofcourse,apivottorawpoliticsisneversurprising theDepartmentofJusticetoannouncetheexpansionofOperation
fromTrump.But,inthiscase,it’sespeciallydisturbing,becauseas Legend,Barrsaidhisdepartment’s“assetswillsupplementlocal Globe’s endorsement of Markey
Kennedyexplainsit,“Thereareabsolutelywaysinwhichthere lawenforcementefforts,asweworktogethertotaketheshooters underscores his value
canbelocal-federalcooperationaroundseriousviolentcrime.” andchronicviolentcriminalsoffourstreets.”Somemayorshave
Whatittakesisapartnershipthatputslocalsinthelead,said saidtheyareopentofederalhelpoftherightkind. Inthisageofaragingcoronavirusmarkedbythreatstothe
Kennedy,whohelpedinventtheprototypeinBostonbackinthe ToKennedy,therightkindofhelpfollowstheOperation economy,education,socialization,andequitablydistribut-
1990s.Dubbed“OperationCeasefire”(alsocalledthe“Boston Ceasefiremodelandputs“localofficialsandlocalcommunity edhealthandemploymentopportunities,weshouldask
Miracle”),itwasanapproachtocombatstreetcrimethatinvolved actorsfirst,notthefedsfirst.Itisactuallyanapproachto ourselves:Whatisnewsworthy?Idonotbelievethatthe
theBostonPoliceDepartment,theSuffolkCountydistrict minimizeenforcement,includingfederalenforcement.”It front-pagearticle“Markeywasleastlikelylegislatortobe
attorney,theofficeoftheUSattorney,andassortedotherfederal recognizesthatday-to-daygunviolenceisdrivenbysmall inMass.”meetsthisstandard.Itsheadlineandmuchofits
andstateagencies,alongwithministersandothercommunity- numbersofhigh-riskpeople.Thosehigh-riskpeoplebecomemore contentimply,whetherintendedornot,thatEdwardJ.
centricactivists.Theeffort,whichledtoadramaticdeclinein daringwhenpoliceandotherpoliticalauthoritiestake“a Markeyhasbeenremissinmeetinghissenatorialobliga-
homicidesandshootingsinBoston,hasbeencopiedaroundthe legitimacyhit”—whichiswhathappenedinthewakeofthe tions.
country.Knownas“focuseddeterrence,”thegoalistoidentifya policekillingofGeorgeFloydinMinneapolis,inMay,andthe SuchanimpressionrunscontrarytotheGlobeeditorial
smallpooloflikelyoffendersandtellthem,“Wewantyoualive,we proteststhatbrokeoutafterward.Withthat,communitiesofcolor board’sendorsementofMarkeyin
wantyousafe,yourcommunitycaresaboutyou,here’showyou becomemorealienated.Thepooloflikelyoffendersisemboldened We elect US theSenateprimary(“SendEd
gethelp,”saidKennedy.“Itleadswithpreventionandrespectand tolashout.Andtheviolenceanddisordergetworse,notbetter. MarkeybacktotheSenate,”July
communication.”EverythingtheTrumpadministrationisdoing Sadtosay,that’sexactlywhatTrumpmightwantashetriesto senators 28).Anyreaderofthiseditorial
“istheoppositeofthat,”hesaid. reengagethebasehedesperatelyneedstoholdontoforreelection. andthemanyreasonsitgives
primarily to
Inthisweek’sappearancebeforetheHouseJudiciary shouldreadilyconcludethatMar-
Committee,AttorneyGeneralWilliamBarrcertainlydidnothing [email protected]. represent the keyhasdoneanoutstandingjob
toencourageanyhopethathecaresaboutprevention,respect, FollowheronTwitter@joan_vennochi. regardlessofwherehesleeps.
best interests
WeelectUSsenatorsprimarily
of the nation. torepresentthebestinterestsof
thenation.Thisisbestaccom-
RENÉEGRAHAM
plishedbytheiradvocatingforand
Biden must choose writinglegislationinWashington,
D.C.,onworthycauses—notbycountingthenumberof
sleepoversintheirhomestates.Ourotherelectedlegisla-
torsmightlearnfromMarkey’sexample.
a Black woman DAVIDMAXWELL
Duxbury
for vice president
StaceyAbrams
Democratshavebetterthingstodo
W thanobsessaboutKasich’svote
henheendorsedJoeBidenas ourworktofightforBlackliberationarefor Re“Kasichchartspathforwardbutcan’tseemtotakethat
theDemocrats’bestchoiceto naught,”asPatrisseCullors,aBlackLivesMatter firststep”(Letters,July24):Don’tlookagifthorseinthe
defeatPresidentTrump, cofounder,saidMondayduringaDemocratic mouth.
RepresentativeJohnLewismade NationalCommitteevirtualpartyplatform Twothings:First,weDemocratsneedtogrowup.When
clearwhoshouldsharetheticket meeting.Thisyeardemandsnotjustpromises, aprominentRepublican—JohnKasich,formergovernor
withtheformervicepresident. butrevolution. ofOhio—takesonthemiseriesoftheTrumppresidency,
“Itwouldbegoodtohaveawomanofcolor,” Blackwomendonotvoteagainsttheirown weshouldbewildlyappreciative.Wehaveplentyofworkto
LewistoldCBSNewsinApril.“Itwouldbegood bestinterest.Theyarethemostactiveandloyal dowithoutexcoriatingapostateRepublicansorhoping
KarenBass
tohaveawomanthatlooksliketherestof Democraticvoters,andtheyvotetosave theywoulddomore.
America:smart,gifted,afighter,awarrior....I themselves(sincenooneelsewill).Oftenthatisa Second,itisunreasonabletoexpectthatRepublicans
thinkthetimehaslongpassedtomaketheWhite votethatbenefitsthisnation. shouldseekabattlebysayingthattheywillvoteforJoe
HouselooklikethewholeofAmerica.” ItisalsotruethatBlackwomeninpoliticsare Bidenforpresident.Politicalpartiesarewherelifelong
Lewisdidnotlivetoseethishappen,buthe subjectedtoalevelofscrutinythattheirwhite friendsandcolleaguesare,andtheassociationisakindof
wasright:BidenshouldchooseaBlackwoman counterpartsevade.AsHarriswasassailedfor home.Partymembersdonotwanttoprovokemoreanger
asthenextDemocraticvicepresidential herprosecutorialrecordasaSanFrancisco fromtheirbuddies.Plus,wehaveasecretballotforarea-
nominee. districtattorneyandCaliforniaattorneygeneral son.
Someofthewomenunderconsideration (the“Kamalaisacop”memewasparticularly AsDemocrats,weneedtoworkhardtogetourownvot-
includeSenatorsKamalaHarrisofCalifornia, toxic),lesswassaidaboutSenatorAmy erstothepollsratherthanobsessingaboutthegiftsthat
ElizabethWarrenofMassachusetts,andTammy Klobuchar’shistoryasaself-proclaimed“tough- somethoughtfulRepublicanshappentogiveusbytalking
DuckworthofIllinois;Susan on-crime”Minnesotaprosecutor, aboutthatmanintheWhiteHouse.Howaboutcallingto
ValDemings Rice,formerUSambassadorto No one else can whooftenpuntedonpolice tasksomesegmentsoftheDemocraticPartythathavere-
theUnitedNations; violence.Onlyafterthekillingof sistedsupportingBidenwholeheartedly?Howaboutheal-
speak more
RepresentativesValDemingsof GeorgeFloydbyMinneapolis ingtherifts?Thiscomingelectioniscrucialforthefuture
FloridaandKarenBassof eloquently from police,inMay,didKlobuchar’s oftheUnitedStates,itsstandingintheworld,itshealth,its
California;AtlantaMayor recordinthatcitybecome democratictraditions.Wehaveourworkcutoutforus.
KeishaLanceBottoms;and the lived enoughofanissuethatshe ENIDW.ROTHENBERG
StaceyAbrams,aformer withdrewhernamefromvice WestYarmouth
experience of
Georgiastaterepresentative presidentialconsideration.
andgubernatorialcandidate. battling racism. Nochoicewillsatisfy
Anyoftheseaccomplished everyone.Onecandidatemaybe
womenwouldhelpBiden.Yetin tooprogressive,anothernot
Righttovoteshouldnotbeseen
thisextraordinaryeramarked progressiveenough.Biden’sVP
asaclashoverfiniteresources
bystreetprotestsagainstwhitesupremacyand decisionisanevenmoreheatedtopicbecausehe
KamalaHarris
systemicracism,andapandemicdevastating is77,and,shouldhewin,mightnotrunfora
communitiesofcolor,aBlackwomanneedstobe secondterm.There’sadecentchancethatBiden’s JeffJacoby’sargumentfordisenfranchisementoftheim-
ontheticketwithBiden. pickwillbecomeAmerica’sfirstwoman prisoned(“No,votingisaprivilegethattheyrightlyforfeit,”
Inthisperilousmoment,nooneelsecan president. Opinion,July23)restsstronglyonthequestionabletheory
speakmoreeloquentlyfromthelivedexperience Ofcourse,representationmatters,yetthis thattheexerciseofrightsofcitizenship,suchasvoting,are
ofbattlingracismandsexism.Nogroupof isn’taboutmeresymbolism.Itwouldaffirmwhat competitiveinnature:thatgrantingtherighttovotetoone
Americanshasworkedhardertoupholdthe RepresentativeAyannaPressleyofMassachusetts partyhurtstheexerciseofthatrightbyanother.Forexam-
fragilepromisesofourdemocracy.Inanation oftensays:“Thoseclosesttothepainshouldbe ple,Jacobyaskswhetherrapistsshould“bepermittedto
undersiegefromthisclenched-fist closesttothepower.”Blackwomenhavealways canceloutthevotesofthepeopletheyraped.”
administration,Blackwomenunderstandthe led—tirelessly,oftenwithoutrespectorcredit Thisquestionisacloseanalogtooneusedtosupport
remediesforwhatailsthisnationbecausethey evenwithintheirowncommunities,andatgreat thepublicsilencingofthosewithheterodoxopinions—
continuetobedisproportionatelyharmedbyits personalrisk.AtatimewhenAmericastandson sometimescalled“cancelculture.”Wemayask,forexam-
KeishaLanceBottoms
failures. theprecipiceofprogressoranevenmore ple,whyapersonwithtransphobicviewsshouldbeal-
Idon’tsaythislightly.Duringtheprimary dizzyingfall,aBlackwomanisuniquelyqualified lowedtodrownoutatransperson,asthoughfreedomof
season,Warrenwasthebestcandidate.Shehas toupliftsocialjusticeandstandagainsttheracial speechhadroomforonlyonesetofviews.
donemorethananywhitepoliticianinrecent inequitiescripplingthiscountry. Theunderlyingtheoryhere,toputitanotherway,is
memorytorecognizethegenerationalpainthis Blackwomenprotectthisnation’ssouland thatspeechandvotingarefiniteresources,andaccessto
countryhaspathologicallyinflictedonBlack mustbecenteredinitsfuture—andthat themisaprivilegethatshouldbedoledoutonlytothose
people.Shehasofferednotjustsympathy,but includesbeingaheartbeatfromthepresidency. wejudgetobedeserving.Thisisinstarkconflictwiththe
solutionstotacklesuchissuesasmass Itisanoverduemomentthatwouldberighton underlyingassumptionofdemocraticnationssuchasours,
incarcerationandBlackmaternalmortalityrates. timetohelppropelaseminalmovement. whichisthatbothspeechandvotingarerightsofeveryciti-
Warren’sselectionwouldbewelcomedby zen,andbothworkbestwhentheyaremostwidelyexer-
progressiveDemocrats.Somearealready RenéeGrahamcanbereachedat cised.
concernedthataweakparty’splatformwillshow [email protected] JONKIPARSKY
SusanRice that“anyclaimstoallyshipandsolidaritywith @reneeygraham. Belmont
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Tech leaders face harsh questions on tactics
uCEOS Valleyunfolds,”saidGeneKim-
ContinuedfromPageA1 melman,aformerJusticeDe-
servativeviewpointsandwere partmentantitrustofficialand
unpatriotic. aspecialadvisertoconsumer
“Asgatekeeperstothedigi- advocacygroupPublicKnowl-
taleconomy,theseplatforms edge.
enjoythepowertopickwinners Regulators around the
andlosers,shakedownsmall worldarealsomovingtolimit
businessesandenrichthem- thepowerofthetechgiants.
selveswhilechokingoffcom- Europehasledthechargewith
petitors,”saidRepresentative Fromleft,AmazonCEOJeff antitrust investigations, and
DavidCicilline,Democrat of Bezos,AppleCEOTimCook, Margrethe Vestager, the re-
RhodeIslandandchairmanof GoogleCEOSundarPichai, gion’stoptrustbuster,recently
theHouseJudiciaryCommit- andFacebookCEOMark vowedtotakeaharderlineon
tee’santitrustsubcommittee. Zuckerberg(below)faced thecompanies.OnWednesday,
“Ourfounderswouldnotbow toughquestioningfrom Turkeypassedlegislationgiving
beforeaking.Norshouldwe bothDemocratand itsgovernmentsweepingnew
bowbeforetheemperorsofthe RepublicanHouse powerstoregulatesocialmedia
onlineeconomy.” members.Becauseof content.
Inresponse,Pichai,Zucker- pandemicconcerns,the ThehearingWednesdaywas
berg,Cook,andBezos,whotes- techleaderstestifiedvia a turnabout from just a few
tifiedviavideoconferencebe- videoconference. years ago, when Facebook,
causeofthecoronaviruspan- Google, Amazon, and Apple
demic,wereforcedtostrikea wereemblemsofnationalpride
morehumblechord.Theypre- ASSOCIATEDPRESS/FILEPHOTOS for their innovation and
sentedthemselvesaspartici- growth. But the expanding
pantsinenormouslycompeti- reachofthefour—whichare
tiveandfast-changingdigital involved in everything from
marketplaces,andtheyevaded smartphonestoe-commerceto
questionsaboutthedecisions digitalpayments—andtheir
thatturnedtheircompaniesin- stumbles in misinformation,
togiants. privacy,electioninterference,
“Weapproachthisprocess andlaborissueshaveincreas-
withrespectandhumility,but inglyraisedhackles.
wemakenoconcessiononthe Evenso,thecompanieshave
facts,”saidCookattheoutsetof continued growing as more
histestimony. peoplelivetheirlivesonline,
NotsinceMicrosoftstood withallofthemexpectedto
trialinthelate1990sforanti- post solid financial perfor-
trustchargeshavetechchiefex- manceswhentheyreportquar-
ecutivesbeenundersuchami- terlyearningsThursday.
croscopeforthepoweroftheir Thetoneofthehearingwas
businesses.Withechoesofthe set with Cicilline’s very first
trustbustingofU.S.Steeland question, directed at Pichai.
StandardOilmorethanacen- “WhydoesGooglestealcontent
turyagoandAT&Tin1984,the fromhonestbusinesses?”Cicil-
hearingunderlinedthegovern- lineasked.Pichaireplied:“Mr.
ment’srecognitionthatthisco- Chairman,withrespect,Idis-
hort of tech companies — agreewiththatcharacteriza-
whichwieldimmensecontrol tion.”
overcommerce,communica- Pichaiwasrepeatedlyasked
tionsandpublicdiscourse— aboutGoogle’sdominancein
hadbecomethenewtrustsof searchandhowthecompany
theinternetage. waspotentiallytryingtokeep
PresidentTrumpalsoused userswithin“awalledgarden.”
theeventtorailagainsttech HesaidGooglehadmanycom-
power.InapostonTwitterbe- petitorsforspecificcategories
forethehearingbegan,hesaid ofsearch,suchasshopping.
thathewouldissueexecutive Zuckerbergwasaskedabout
orderstoreininthecompanies Facebooke-mailsinwhichex-
ifCongressdidnot. ecutivesdiscussedthecompa-
Houselawmakers,whohad ny’s2012acquisitionofInsta-
openedaninvestigationinto gramasapossiblestrategyto
the tech companies in June takeoutanascentcompetitor.
2019,madethemostofit.Rep- Zuckerbergsaidthat,infact,
resentativeJerryNadler,Demo- Instagram’ssuccesshadnever
cratofNewYork,confronted beenguaranteedandwasthe
ZuckerbergwiththeCEO’sown GRAEMEJENNINGS/POOL/AFPVIAGETTYIMAGES resultofFacebook’sinvestment
e-mails,sayingtheyshoweda intheproduct.
plottotakeoutayoungcom- teeabouthowthecompanyde- thenotionofconsumerwelfare trustlaw,RepresentativeJim to soon announce charges WhenlawmakersaskedBe-
petitor.RepresentativeJimJor- velopsitsownproducts.She asthepredominanttestforan- Sensenbrenner,Republicanof againstGoogleaccusingitof zosifAmazonhadbulliedsmall
dan,RepublicanofOhio,said askedhimtoanswerwithayes titrustviolations—generally Wisconsin, said he did not abusingitsdominanceinon- merchants,hesaidthatitwas
Googlewasbiasedandasked orno. meaningthatifpricesarenot think the laws needed to lineadvertising,peoplewith “nothowweoperatethebusi-
Pichaiwhetherthecompany “Ican’tanswerthatquestion goingup,themarketsaremost change.Ultimately,Congress knowledgeoftheinvestigation ness”—beforebeingconfront-
wouldchangeitsproductsto yesorno,”saidBezos,appear- likelycompetitiveenough.The doesn’thavethepowertobreak havesaid.TheFTCispreparing edbyanaudiorecordingofa
helpelectJoeBidenforpresi- ingrattled. techgiantshavegenerallynot upthecompanies. toquestionZuckerbergunder booksellerbegginghimdirectly
dent. Yetwhilethehearingwas drivenuppricesofdigitalser- Still,theproceedingspro- oathinitsinvestigationofFace- forrelief.
Inoneofthesharpestex- ripewiththeater,anyeffectwill vicesorconsumergoods;many videdfueltootherinvestiga- book’sgripoversocialnetwork- In response to questions
changes,RepresentativePrami- belimitedbyantitrustlawsthat donotchargeatallforservices tionsofthetechcompaniesby ingandacquisitionsofnascent aboutwhetherApplefavored
laJayapal,DemocratofWash- werecreatedacenturyagoand likeGoogleMapsorInstagram. the Justice Department, the rivals. someappdevelopersoveroth-
ington,confrontedBezosonac- thatareimperfectforcorralling While Democrats at the FederalTradeCommissionand “Thisisacriticaljuncturein ers,Cooksaidtherewere“open
cusations that an Amazon Internetfirms.Sincethe1980s, hearing indicated they were state attorneys general. The how the Washington policy andtransparentrules”thatap-
lawyerhadliedtothecommit- enforcementofficialshaveused moreinclinedtochangeanti- JusticeDepartmentisexpected clashwiththetitansofSilicon plied“evenlytoeveryone.”
With mail-in voting, campaigns face a new election calendar
uVOTING in Massachusetts state races It’ssomethingthatisn’tpos- SuffolkUniversitypollstersin
ContinuedfromPageA1 hasn’ttopped30percentturn- sible within the 45 seconds Junetheyplannedto.Kennedy
posedtoreceivecopiesofthe outsince1992,statedatashow. they’dotherwisespendcheck- wasamongthestate’smostvo-
primaryballot.Oncethoseare Applicationshavepouredin ingoffnamesinahighschool cal supporters for passing a
in hand, local officials say bythethousandstolocalclerk’s gymnasiumpollingcenter. vote-by-maillaw,apitchthat’s
they’re prepared to quickly officesbothbigandsmall.Andy “Icallitanopen-book,take- permeatedhiscampaignmes-
sendthemouttoeveryonewho Dowd, Northborough’s town homeexam,”saidRobertStein, saging.
hassubmittedavote-by-mail clerkandthelegislativechairof aRiceUniversityprofessorwho “We’vebeenabletoconnect
application,copiesofwhichbe- theMassachusettsTownClerks hasconsultedwithstateoffi- withthousandsabout[voteby
ganpoppinginto4.6million Association,saidroughly1,500 cialsonmail-in-voting,includ- mail]injustthelastfewweeks,”
voters’mailboxesearlierthis ofthetown’s11,000registered inginMassachusetts.Thecave- EbenezerAbolarin,Kennedy’s
month, after the new law votershavealreadyapplied. at, he said, is it often takes fielddirector,said.“Peoplejust
passedofferingmorevotingop- “Thevolumewe’reseeingis statesatleastafewyearsto seem to appreciate someone
tionsamidthecoronaviruspan- unprecedented,”hesaid.“We smoothoutthehiccupsinthe givingthemguidanceonthis
demic. wanttoget[theballots]outas system. verynewsituationforallofus.”
More than a dozen states quicklyaspossible.” Massachusettshasnosuch Italsopresentsnewsetsof
havetakensimilaractiontoex- Advocates,too,areencour- luxury,andcampaignsarere- benefitsandchallenges.Cam-
pand voting in the face of agingpeopletovoteasquickly tionDay,orhand-deliveredtoa don’tknowwhowon,effective- sponding in turn. They’re paignssayitwillallowthemto
COVID-19,andjusteightstill aspossibletoavoidasurgeof JESSICARINALDI/GLOBESTAFF/FILE2019 pumpingmoneyintotelevision bettertailortheirmessagingas
requireanexcusetovoteabsen- ballotsatthedeadline.“Were- Electionexpertssayexpandingvote-by-mailoptionshas adcampaignsweeksaheadof theycullthosewho’vealready
tee. allywantvoterstoflattenthe proventorevupturnoutinprimaries. theprimaryvote.InMarkey’s voted from the list of voters
But in Massachusetts, it’s absentee ballot curve,” said case,hedirectlytiedtherelease they’recalling.
createdanunrivaledscenario Beth Huang, director of the clerkordesignateddrop-box. lystretchingtheelectionsea- ofhisfirstTVspottothedawn In turn, it could drive up
inthestate’slongpoliticalhis- MassachusettsVoterTable. ThestatehassetanAug.26 sonevenfurther. ofmail-inballoting. costs,stretchingwhatwouldbe
tory:Programmedforcenturies Yet,whenfacedwithhigh- deadlineforsubmittinganap- “That’salsowhenproblems BothKennedyandMarkey anintense,two-weekburstof
to flock to poll locations on profilechoices—theheated plicationforaballot. inthevotingprocessbeginto havededicatedpartsoftheir spending on mailers, digital
ElectionDay—andinrecent Senateprimarytopsthisyear’s Italsocomeswithawarn- emerge,”Burdensaid,asfailing campaignwebsitestodirecting ads,orTVtimetomorethana
years,duringtightearly-voting ticket—somevotersmayulti- ing:SecretaryofStateWilliam tosignaballotorothersimple people how to vote by mail. month.Thatcouldmakefor
windows — voters may now matelychoosetowait,theirin- F.Galvin’sofficeisreminding errorscanrenderavoteun- Andwhencampaignsaredial- hardchoicestheclosercam-
maketheirchoicenothoursor nerclocksstillgearedtoward votersthatshouldtheyvoteby counted. “It can be a heart- ingpotentialvoters,they’rereg- paignsgettoElectionDay,still
days before polls close, but earlySeptemberdecision-mak- mail,“thereisnowaytotake breakingtimeperiodforalotof ularly asking not just who desperatetoreacheveryvoter
weeks. ing.Manymayprocrastinate. backyourballotonceitreaches voters.” they’revotingfor,buthow. theycan.
“TheTuesdayElectionDay Somemayevenlosetheirbal- thecityortownhall,”spokes- Butvotingbymailoffersa “Aboutamonthahalfago Itallrequiresachangein
isnoweveryday,forthenext lot,asimplebutcommonde- womanDebraO’Malleysaid. lotofpositives,electionadmin- westoppedcallingSept.1Elec- perspective, said Jesse Mer-
five or six weeks,” said Erin velopment,expertssay,asthou- “Ithinkachangeinmindset istrators say. Beyond seeing tionDay.Andwestartedcalling mell,oneofnineDemocrats
O’Brien,aprofessorofpolitical sandsofthemflowintohomes. isgoingtoberequired,”said shorterlinesatpollingcenters, itthelastdaytovote,”saidJohn runningintheFourthCongres-
science at the University of TheUSPostalService,pre- BarryBurden,directorofthe residentsinstateswherevote- Walsh,who’smanagingMar- sionalDistrictprimary.
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Howvoterswillultimately cautioning voters in May to UniversityofWisconsin-Madi- lyadoptedhavebecomemore Walshsaidthecampaignis said,“notElectionDay.”
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pertssayexpandingvote-by- weekbeforethey’redue.Forthe Hepointedtotheexperiencein searchcandidatesandconsult centofprimaryvoterstosub- MattStoutcanbereachedat
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