HHS whistleblower Rick Bright resigns from government
Bright alleges that he was demoted because he opposed political pressure linked to an unproven Covid-19 treatment.
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House Democrats seek to block funds for ‘defeat despair’ Covid ads
House Democrats will introduce a bill intended to limit the administration’s ability to spend federal funds on certain coronavirus-related advertisements before the election.
Hard-hit small businesses face long winter without lifeline
Some 60 percent of all U.S. businesses that have closed during the pandemic have not reopened.
‘We need to step forward’: Fed leaders call for new focus on race in the economy
The comments from the leading Fed officials were the latest evidence of the central bank’s growing attention to persistent inequality in the economy.
‘Trump just kicked over the chess board’: GOP faces an election with more pain
The president’s approval rating on the economy remained his bright spot. But he darkened that outlook by shutting the door on a comprehensive economic aid package just as millions of Americans start voting.
Why Trump lost his battle against the trade deficit
The monthly deficit in U.S. goods trade with all other countries set a record high in August at more than $83 billion.
O’odham Land Defenders Lead Indigenous Resistance to Trump’s Border Wall Amid Militarized Crackdown
As 14 states and more than 130 cities across the U.S. celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day, we go to Arizona, where Indigenous communities are leading resistance against the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall near a sacred spring inside the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Desperate Trump Resorts To Literal Begging With Latest Racist Dog-Whistle Plea
The president pleaded with suburban women during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday Night Owls. UN: Disasters over past 20 years killed 1.23 million people, cost $2.97 trillion
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
The United Nations released its “Human Cost of Disasters: An Overview of the Last 20 years 2000-2019” on Monday, the day before the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
We’ve gotta write like we’re running out of time—because we are
We only have until Saturday to write “please vote” letters to Democratic-leaning folks in battleground states who need that extra nudge to turn out.
What is your plan this week to finish writing the Vote Forward letters you set out to write?
Click here to sign back in to your Vote Forward account, and finish writing the letters so you can drop them in the mailbox on SATURDAY.
Misogynistic Tomi Lahren tweet about masks explains why Biden is crushing Trump among women
Female voters really don’t like the impeached president. According to CNN, the five most recently conducted live interview polls found Joe Biden leading Trump among women by an average of a whopping 25 points—with the gap sitting at an even whoppinger 34 points in CNN’s own poll.
Dozens of Barrett’s Notre Dame colleagues ask her to call a halt to her nomination
Amy Coney Barrett has failed to disclose an awful lot of documents to the Senate in her nomination to the Supreme Court. This is probably one of them: a letter from 88 of her Notre Dame colleagues, dated Oct. 10, asking her to withdraw at least temporarily from consideration for the position.
They congratulate her on the nomination and pretty much inevitable confirmation. That part of it—the inevitability—is why they write this open letter.
Dr. Fauci says Trump campaign is effectively ‘harassing’ him with unauthorized campaign ad
As Daily Kos covered, the new 30-second ad from Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that appears to feature Dr. Anthony Fauci, top infectious disease expert and member of the coronavirus task force, assumably lauding Trump with praise for his COVID-19 pandemic response not only includes reportedly edited clips taken out of context, but was actually used without Fauci’s permission. On Monday, Dr.
Trump Planning ‘Victory’ Party In D.C., Letting Him Cash In For Maybe The Last Time
Most candidates hold election night events in their home states. But by having his in Washington, Trump can help his hotel there benefit from the event.
Dozens Of Amy Coney Barrett’s Notre Dame Colleagues Call For Halt To Nomination
Eighty-eight faculty members at the university penned a letter saying Barrett should delay her Supreme Court nomination until after the Nov. 3 election.
The Atlantic Daily: The Abortion Question Comes for Amy Coney Barrett
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.KEVIN DIETSCH / GETTYAmy Coney Barrett didn’t answer the question. Today, the Supreme Court nominee demurred when asked to weigh in on Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision establishing women’s constitutional right to abortion.
Supreme Court Allows Trump To Halt Census Count Early
An undercount in the U.S. census could lead to fewer resources for communities.
No One Likes Amy Coney Barrett’s Abortion Answer
Amy Coney Barrett could no longer avoid the question that has defined her nomination to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court: “Do you agree,” asked Senator Dianne Feinstein of California during confirmation hearings today, “that Roe was wrongly decided?”“I completely understand why you are asking the question,” Barrett responded, looking grave.
Help! My Family Thinks My Girlfriend Is Controlling—but She’s All I Have.
I have no one else to talk to. I can’t talk to my family, and I don’t have friends anymore.
Rudy Giuliani Tells Trump Supporters ‘People Don’t Die’ Of Coronavirus Anymore
Trump’s personal attorney made the egregious comment while standing in a small office space in Philadelphia.
Dear Care and Feeding: Our Beloved Day Care Teacher Quit. Is It Weird to Keep Her Involved in My Son’s Life?
Parenting advice on day care, alcoholism, and consent.
Is There a Safe Way to Be Home for the Holidays?
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. One of American culture’s most cherished traditions is for a mix of young and old people from different households to sit close together and share food in a poorly ventilated space without masks on for an extended period of time. It’s called Thanksgiving.This year, the holiday season is laced with danger.
My Boyfriend’s Absurd Anatomical “Gift” Is Causing a Little Problem in the Bedroom
Tab A and Slot B aren’t getting along.
Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2020
Nikon has announced the winners of the 2020 Small World Photomicrography Competition and has once again shared some of the winning and honored images with us. The contest invites photographers and scientists to submit images of all things visible under a microscope. More than 2,000 entries were received from 90 countries in 2020, the 46th year of the competition.
Holiday Shopping Is Going to Be Weird This Year. Prime Day Can Help You Get an Early Start.
Amazon’s annual supersale features gifts to make the coming pandemic winter a little more bearable.
The Surprising Value of a Wandering Mind
(Yael Malka)In college, I took a three-semester class sequence on European intellectual history taught by a long-tenured professor, Mary Gluck, who lectured straight through each session, usually reserving the last five minutes for questions. To some, this model was a nightmare; I loved it.
A Rigged Judiciary Leads to Rigged Elections: Ari Berman on Barrett Hearings & GOP Voter Suppression
Amy Coney Barrett’s involvement in the court fight over the 2000 presidential election, when she was a member of George W. Bush’s legal team, shows she is willing to bend the law to benefit Republican candidates, says Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman. “That’s what’s so disturbing about Amy Coney Barrett, because that’s exactly what President Trump wants to do right now,” says Berman.
Packing the Courts: How Republicans Spent Decades Installing Judges to Cement Minority Rule
Amid Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, we look at how conservatives have used dark money to push to seat her on the Supreme Court before the November 3 election, following a decades-long project by conservatives to install right-wing judges across the federal judiciary. “There’s no doubt that what we’re facing is, increasingly, rule by a minority,” says former Senate Judiciary Committee staffer Lisa Graves, executive director of True North Research.