15th century printing press

nowadays smartphones and social media

free press: citizens can speak freely without being afraid of their leader

importance of identifying reliable information

news can

false news reports have existed since the start of modern journalism

e.g. drink cow urine/take cocaine to be cured from corona

Corona was created in a laboratory and released

Malaria drug helps against Corona

China does not tell us everything

Google

Instagram

Twitter

e.g. e preacher sold "Silver Solution" (=poisonous) that could eliminate the virus

e.g. Unkrainia: plane landed at airport and because of rumour that there are Corona-infected people on board, locals barricaded the hospital, threw rocks and injured people.

SOS Alert by Google

tech companies coordinate responses

news blame the Chinese for the spreading of the virus, hatred videos are spread online

Chinese people are bullied bc of Corona and called dirty/disgusting

disease & xenophobia go hand in hand

scapegoating is dangerous

the least people jobless in 15 years

economy booms bc of tax cuts for the rich

better performance than any of the other G7

huge deficit

anti-globalist (America first)

Trump quit numerous (international) treaties

trade deal with China

America 1st

promise of border wall to Mexico

legal immigration was very limited

attitude towards immigrants changed

division: it's us against them

reversed 79 environmental regulations

invested in oil, gas, coal

climate change is a "hoax"

he substituted many judges

he polarises and has divided the country

he lies to people

he does not reach out to political opponents

set up testing centres/free testing for all

national contact-tracing programme

make people wear masks by law

support small businesses and families

cancel Trump's tax cuts

raise minimum wage

invest in green energy

invest in US-made materials, services, research and technology

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support small communities with social and economical programmes

make the justice system more fair (race, gender, income...)

decriminalise marijuana and cancel minimum sentences

end death penalty

invest police money in social services

rejoin the Paris Treatment

cut greenhouse gases (zero emissions by 2050)

invest in green energy/technology (see economy)

climate change is an existential threat

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play a part on the world stage

repair relationships with NATO

motivate China to play fair by forming an international coalition

cooperation

expand Obamacare

give 97% of Americans the possibility to get a public insurance

support the elderly

reverse Trump's policies

free preschool for everybody

more free colleges

help for students to pay off their debt from studying