Trouble ahead for Dems: A barrage of attacks over the economy
It’s not just Republicans who are assigning responsibility to the administration for the rocky economic recovery, polls show.
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U.S. economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of Covid
Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product declined sharply from the 6%-plus annual growth rates of each of the previous two quarters.
Yellen expects inflation to linger, then ease later in 2022
The most recent Consumer Price Index showed prices have gone up 5.4 percent in the past 12 months.
Opinion | How Corporations Keep Their Own Workers in Debt
Too many employers are imposing crippling debt on workers. Biden can do something about it.
GOP Efforts to Ban Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” Now at Center of Virginia Governor’s Race
Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin caused public uproar this week when he released a political ad featuring a white mother who advocated banning Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved” from schools. The woman, Laura Murphy, describes the book as “some of the most explicit material you can imagine.
Virginia Governor’s Race Tightens as Focus Grows on “Parents’ Rights,” Abortion & Trump
We look at the Virginia gubernatorial race, where former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe is facing Republican Glenn Youngkin, the former CEO of a private equity firm. President Joe Biden, who has campaigned with McAuliffe, warns Youngkin is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump.
“Shadow Units”: How Secretive Border Patrol Teams Shield Agents from Accountability
A human rights network of 60 organizations working along the U.S.-Mexico border released a letter to Congress on Wednesday urging them to investigate “shadow police units” that have helped cover up beatings and killings by Border Patrol agents for more than three decades.
“A Pivotal Change”: Economist Darrick Hamilton on What the Build Back Better Act Could Accomplish
Democrats in Washington remain divided over two key bills at the center of President Biden’s domestic agenda: a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $1.85 trillion Build Back Better plan, which has been cut down from $3.5 trillion. Even though Biden’s latest framework is almost half the size of the original proposal, conservative Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are still refusing to commit to its passage.
Community Spotlight: A tribute to Mr. Bus, one of Daily Kos’ most legendary characters
“Hello, human diary! This is Mitt Romney, your better.” Nine years ago, in what feels like a much simpler time, The Chronicles of Mitt satirized Romney and his presidential campaign.
Trump Does Racist ‘Tomahawk Chop’ Gesture At World Series
The former president joined in the degrading cheer for the Atlanta Braves.
Black parents are trapped between the pandemic and Child Protective Services
by Ray Levy Uyeda
This story was originally published at Prism.
The start of the school year and relaunch of in-person classes signals a desire to return to a pre-pandemic normal that could be catastrophic for Black parents.
Conservatives Have A New Not-So-Secret Code For Insulting Joe Biden
The innocuous sounding “Let’s go, Brandon!” has become a cryptic new way to insult the Democratic president.
Trump can be prosecuted for inaction during Jan. 6 insurrection, says legal scholar
For most of us, it’s an article of faith that Donald Trump is responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection, regardless of Republican sentators’ refusal to vote for a conviction in his second impeachment. But a prominent legal scholar believes there’s another way to hold Trump to account for that day’s horror. He believes that Trump can be prosecuted not for what he did that day, but for what he didn’t do.
Qualified immunity remains intact, but legal activists keep trying to chip away at it
by Aria Velasquez
This story was originally published at Prism.
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled again in favor of law enforcement officers invoking qualified immunity in cases of excessive use of force. Based on a pair of 2016 cases from Oklahoma and California, the decisions were handed down without the court hearing oral arguments or any sign of dissent from the justices.
Texas Cops ‘Laughed’ As Biden Aides Pleaded For Help From Trucker ‘Trump Train’ Last Year: Lawsuit
Biden bus should “drive defensively,” quipped a San Marcos Police corporal who refused to help as pro-Trump truckers swarmed campaign vehicles last year.
Union reaches tentative deal with John Deere, this week in the war on workers
After an action-packed—and sober, thanks to one of their own being hit by a car and killed near a picket line—week, John Deere strikers may have a deal. The UAW and management announced a tentative agreement, pending a vote by the workers, on Saturday.
University Of Florida Prohibits Professors From Testifying In Voting Rights Case
The testimony would go against the school’s interest by conflicting with the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to university leaders.
Alec Baldwin Speaks On ‘Rust’ Shooting, Says Halyna Hutchins ‘Was My Friend’
Baldwin added that he is in favor of limiting the use of firearms on set after the fatal accidental shooting.
If Silence Is the Cost of Great Ramen, So Be It
NAGOYA, Japan—Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. I am sitting in a cardboard cubicle at a counter inside a ramen shop, rehearsing my order in my head over and over again. My sister is in the next cubicle over—all I can see is the top of her head—and later I will learn that she is doing the exact same thing.
Nobody Can See Into Facebook
The overarching takeaway from the Facebook Papers is that Facebook knows. The company monitors just about everything, as the whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed by providing 17 news organizations with documents about the social-media company’s internal research and discussions. Facebook and its tech-industry peers employ armies of exceptional research scientists who evaluate how the platform shapes social behavior.
Dems’ drug pricing dreams crash into reality in social spending tumult
President Joe Biden’s Thursday pitch to Capitol Hill eliminates any effort to crack down on drug prices, a coup for the industry that has spent months pouring millions into lobbying and advertising campaigns.
California’s In-N-Out sparks latest pandemic culture war
In no time, the Fisherman’s Wharf In-N-Out was a top conversation topic at Fox News.
FDA advisers endorse Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11
Panel members voted 17-0 to recommend the shot, with one abstention.
U.S. economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of Covid
Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product declined sharply from the 6%-plus annual growth rates of each of the previous two quarters.
Yellen expects inflation to linger, then ease later in 2022
The most recent Consumer Price Index showed prices have gone up 5.4 percent in the past 12 months.
Opinion | How Corporations Keep Their Own Workers in Debt
Too many employers are imposing crippling debt on workers. Biden can do something about it.
Trump’s Social Media Venture Given 30-Day Deadline To Stop Violating Software License
Under licensing requirements, anyone using the code must make it accessible to the public, which Trump is ignoring.
News Roundup: Build Back Better-ish bill will need hard sell; Jan. 6 committee continues its work
It is a spooky Friday! That’s a Halloween joke! Have you heard of the story of the 74-year-old white guy that stole tens of millions of Americans’ chances at paid family leave? Have you heard of the terrifyingly cynical and corrupt monster called Manchinema? Unlike most Halloween monsters, this one is real and very dangerous and ultimately depressing.
History professor says college fired her over tweet about Mike Pence’s ‘little demon mouth’
While many of us are (understandably) happy to try and forget Mike Pence, one former history professor, Lora Burnett, doesn’t have that particular luxury. How come? As reported by The Texas Tribune, Burnett was fired from her job as a professor at Collins College, a publicly funded community college in North Texas, near Dallas.
Remember: Democrats have more than the $1.8 trillion infrastructure bill to run on in 2022
Donald Trump and the Republican Party had four years to pass an infrastructure bill revamping and upgrading the nation’s transportation systems, broadband access, roadways, and everything else included in the current so-called “bipartisan” infrastructure package that has already passed the Senate. They didn’t come anywhere close to accomplishing that.