With Inaction By Washington, States Scramble To Offer Virus Aid
Elected officials are spending the last of a spring federal COVID relief package as an end-of-year deadline approaches.
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Distributing The Coronavirus Vaccine Will Require Planning — And A Lot More Money
The challenges will be as much logistical as they’ll be scientific.
Bree Newsome & Prof. Eddie Glaude: The Black Lives Matter Movement Helped the Democrats Defeat Trump
As President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris prepare to take power, we continue to look at the growing debate over the direction of the Democratic Party. House Majority Whip James Clyburn recently criticized calls to “defund the police” and argued the phrase hurt Democratic congressional candidates.
Juan González: Mainstream Media Has Missed the Real Story About Latinx Voter Turnout
About 160 million voters cast ballots in this election, setting a new record, and President-elect Joe Biden’s lead in the popular vote has jumped to over 6 million. Much of the increased turnout was powered by people of color, while the total number of votes cast by white Americans barely increased from the last presidential election.
As COVID Devastates Native Communities, Indigenous Voters Played Key Role in Defeating Trump
As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection and death rates throughout the pandemic. We speak to Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Obama for Native American affairs. We also speak with Protect the Sacred founder Allie Young of the Navajo Nation.
Indigenous Groups Vow to Keep Resisting as Construction Is Approved for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
A massive fight is brewing in Minnesota against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for the project this week. After years of resistance, pipeline construction is now set to begin by the end of the month despite the concerns of Indigenous communities, who say it would violate tribal sovereignty and contaminate the land and water.
Ex-Head Of U.S. Election Security Calls Trump Fraud ‘Farcical’
Chris Krebs tells 60 Minutes allegations of U.S. voting machines being manipulated by foreign countries were baseless.
Security Experts Fear State Secrets Won’t Be Safe With Indebted Donald Trump
He may view them as a “profit center” when his debts are due, reports NBC.
Trump Now Insists Biden Must ‘Prove’ He Won 80 Million Votes To Enter The White House
He claimed President-elect Joe Biden has a “big unsolvable problem” to demonstrate that votes certified by states are legitimate.
Judge To Trump: ‘Calling An Election Unfair Does Not Make It So’
A federal appeals court rejected an appeal from the Trump campaign over the election results in Pennsylvania.
Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara — A Rare Look Inside Africa’s Last Colony as Ceasefire Ends
In this special rebroadcast of a Democracy Now! exclusive documentary, we break the media blockade and go to occupied Western Sahara in the northwest of Africa to document the decades-long Sahrawi struggle for freedom and Morocco’s violent crackdown. Morocco has occupied the territory since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation.
Indigenous Groups Vow to Keep Resisting as Construction Is Approved for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
A massive fight is brewing in Minnesota against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for the project this week. After years of resistance, pipeline construction is now set to begin by the end of the month despite the concerns of Indigenous communities, who say it would violate tribal sovereignty and contaminate the land and water.
Barbara Ransby & David Sirota Warn of Close Links Between Biden’s Cabinet Picks & Corporate Power
President-elect Joe Biden declared “America is back” this week as he revealed some of the people who will staff his administration in key national security posts, vowing to roll back Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy and embrace multilateralism.
Trump Flips Out At Reporter: ‘Don’t Ever Talk To The President That Way’
Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason pushed back on Trump’s election fraud claims, prompting an outburst.
‘Killing Spree’: DeSantis Extends Ban On Mask Enforcement Amid Florida COVID-19 Spike
“I. Have. No. Words. Anymore,” tweets epidemiologist Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding of the Federation of American Scientists.
Donor In Trump’s Election ‘Fraud’ Fight Sues To Snatch Back His $2.5 Million Contribution
Venture capitalist Fred Eshelman blasts group that launched failed court cases that couldn’t come up with any evidence of rigged voting.
Unthankful Trump Refuses To Say If He Will Attend Biden Inauguration
“It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede,” the president said in combative remarks between a bevy of falsehoods.
Sotomayor Calls Supreme Court’s N.Y. Pandemic Ruling A ‘Deadly Game’
In a fiery dissent, the justice said the court’s decision to block COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings “will only exacerbate the nation’s suffering.
Bree Newsome & Prof. Eddie Glaude: The Black Lives Matter Movement Helped the Democrats Defeat Trump
As President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris prepare to take power, we continue to look at the growing debate over the direction of the Democratic Party. House Majority Whip James Clyburn recently criticized calls to “defund the police” and argued the phrase hurt Democratic congressional candidates.
Juan González: Mainstream Media Has Missed the Real Story About Latinx Voter Turnout
About 160 million voters cast ballots in this election, setting a new record, and President-elect Joe Biden’s lead in the popular vote has jumped to over 6 million. Much of the increased turnout was powered by people of color, while the total number of votes cast by white Americans barely increased from the last presidential election.
As COVID Devastates Native Communities, Indigenous Voters Played Key Role in Defeating Trump
As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection and death rates throughout the pandemic. We speak to Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Obama for Native American affairs. We also speak with Protect the Sacred founder Allie Young of the Navajo Nation.
As 2020 Sets Grim Record for Trans Killings, Advocates Call for Holistic & Uplifting Media Coverage
At least 37 transgender and gender nonconforming people were violently killed in 2020, making it the deadliest year for trans and gender nonconforming people on record, according to a new Human Rights Campaign report. Of those killed, 22 were Black, and seven were Latinx. More than 200 trans and gender nonconforming people have lost their lives to violence since 2013, when HRC began recording and reporting violence toward trans people.
CNN’s Brianna Keilar Shreds Marco Rubio For ‘Cheap Shot’ At Biden’s Cabinet Picks
The CNN host assailed the Florida senator for maligning expertise and experience.
Trump Pardons Former Adviser Michael Flynn, Who Pleaded Guilty In Russia Probe
The onetime national security adviser later tried to withdraw his plea to lying to the FBI.
U.S. Billionaires Grow Wealth By Over $1 Trillion Since Pandemic Began: Report
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are unemployed and struggling to pay mortgages or rents amid the coronavirus crisis.
Trump Administration Denies Permit For Alaska’s Pebble Mine
The open-pit gold and copper mine is “contrary to the public interest,” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.
Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Defends Truth Using Fake Teddy Roosevelt Quote
The campaign’s legal adviser posted a tweet using a quote falsely attributed to the 26th president defending truth.
Indigenous Groups Vow to Keep Resisting as Construction Is Approved for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
A massive fight is brewing in Minnesota against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for the project this week. After years of resistance, pipeline construction is now set to begin by the end of the month despite the concerns of Indigenous communities, who say it would violate tribal sovereignty and contaminate the land and water.
Barbara Ransby & David Sirota Warn of Close Links Between Biden’s Cabinet Picks & Corporate Power
President-elect Joe Biden declared “America is back” this week as he revealed some of the people who will staff his administration in key national security posts, vowing to roll back Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy and embrace multilateralism.