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Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson Wins “Alternative Nobel” for Work Against Mass Incarceration

Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, was one of four human rights defenders to win this year’s Right Livelihood Award on December 3. “I work in a country that has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. I work against a system that treats you better if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor and innocent,” he said in accepting the honor.

Tuesday Night Owls: Tracking COVID’s spread among Latinos in a small Colorado community

Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week

43 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE

Markian Hawryluk at Kaiser Health News writes—Tracking COVID’s Spread Inside a Tight-Knit Latino Community:

Early in the pandemic, Ximena Rebolledo León, a registered nurse at Telluride Regional Medical Center in southwestern Colorado, needed to find everyone who’d been in contact with a sick Latino worker

Tuesday Night Owls: Tracking COVID’s spread among Latinos in a small Colorado community

Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week

43 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE

Markian Hawryluk at Kaiser Health News writes—Tracking COVID’s Spread Inside a Tight-Knit Latino Community:

Early in the pandemic, Ximena Rebolledo León, a registered nurse at Telluride Regional Medical Center in southwestern Colorado, needed to find everyone who’d been in contact with a sick Latino worker

Judge rips New York officials for disastrous election and orders thousands of votes to be reviewed

In a scathing ruling, a state judge excoriated seven local boards of election for botching the administration of last month’s election in New York’s 22nd Congressional District and ordered officials to fix their many errors, which could result in more than a thousand untallied ballots getting counted.

Last week, Judge Scott DelConte ordered all eight county boards to produce official tallies in the race between Democratic Rep.

Judge rips New York officials for disastrous election and orders thousands of votes to be reviewed

In a scathing ruling, a state judge excoriated seven local boards of election for botching the administration of last month’s election in New York’s 22nd Congressional District and ordered officials to fix their many errors, which could result in more than a thousand untallied ballots getting counted.

Last week, Judge Scott DelConte ordered all eight county boards to produce official tallies in the race between Democratic Rep.

Democrat senators add language to defense bill requiring federal officers ID themselves at protests

One of the more chilling and underreported developments of the past four years has been the Trump administration’s employment of unidentified federal officers to threaten, intimidate, attack, and arrest lawful protesters. Often heavily armed, these steroid-bulked goons with no personal identification were dispatched last June, for example, to intimidate protesters in Washington, D.C.

Democrat senators add language to defense bill requiring federal officers ID themselves at protests

One of the more chilling and underreported developments of the past four years has been the Trump administration’s employment of unidentified federal officers to threaten, intimidate, attack, and arrest lawful protesters. Often heavily armed, these steroid-bulked goons with no personal identification were dispatched last June, for example, to intimidate protesters in Washington, D.C.

The Atlantic Daily: Joe Biden Explains His Secretary-of-Defense Pick

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. The ATLANTIC43 days. President-elect Joe Biden takes office in a month and half. In the meantime, his transition team is working to staff the executive branch.

The Weekly Planet: What Extremely Muscular Horses Teach Us About Climate Change

Every Tuesday morning, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet.
Suits, Matteson, and MoyerThis type of chart is called a Sankey diagram, which shows the relative size of flows in and out of a system. This particular Sankey diagram shows the inputs and outputs for the U.S. energy system, measured in watts per capita.

Why I Chose Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense

In late August of 2010, I traveled to Iraq for the fifth time as vice president. While there, I participated in the change-of-command ceremony for United States Forces–Iraq. President Barack Obama had charged me with overseeing the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and we were committed to ensuring the orderly withdrawal of our forces and equipment from Iraq.

2020 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look at some of the most memorable events and images of 2020. Events covered in this essay (the first of a three-part photo summary of the year) include the disastrous Australian wildfires, the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic and the new reality of empty public spaces, innovative ways to cope with social-distancing measures, the Democratic presidential primaries, Brexit Day, and much more.

The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Quarantining

If you flew into Honolulu International Airport anytime after the start of the pandemic, you would have had a different experience from most Americans who have traveled elsewhere this year. In the days following your arrival, you would not be wading into the azure waters of Waikiki Beach. You would not be climbing the soaring crest of Diamond Head to gaze upon the Pacific Ocean. A noble sea turtle might be floating in the bay, ready to swim alongside you, but you would not be able to join him.