Turkeys being handed out at a food distribution event ahead of Thanksgiving in Brooklyn, New York, on November 20. | Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

12 million Americans are about to lose unemployment insurance. Congress is on recess.

Millions of people have had to put their lives on pause and make enormous sacrifices throughout the Covid-19 pandemic — including, now, canceling Thanksgiving.

If regular people have to skip their holiday with loved ones, then Congress and the White House should cancel theirs, too, and get to work on crafting and passing legislation to help those people ride out the rest of the crisis.

Welcome to the 2020 holiday season. Public officials, scientists, and the media are pleading with Americans to avoid spending Thanksgiving with their families to prevent further spread of Covid-19 as it spikes across the country. The