The Biden adviser focused on the pandemic’s stark racial disparities
By tapping the Yale researcher, Biden makes clear his interest in addressing longstanding disparities that have exacerbated the pandemic.
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Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
The potential impact of Amazon’s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Crush Is in 11th Grade; I’m in Eighth. Can We Date?
Parenting advice on dating age gaps, hygiene troubles, and mitten mutiny.
Help! My Ex-Wife Wants Me to Take Custody of Her Girlfriend’s Daughter.
If I don’t, I can’t have full custody of my own daughter.
Biden’s big challenge: A growing racial wealth gap
Black voters had Joe Biden’s back. Now he must prove he’s got theirs.
The hangover awaiting Biden: Deep wounds from Covid-19
Biden will inherit an economy similar to one he and Obama did 12 years ago. But unlike last time, he’ll have few tools to deal with it.
China shapes a new U.S. economic era: The return of industrial policy
The latest episode of POLITICO’s Global Translations podcast explores the new industrial policy emerging in America to counter China’s ascent.
Fox survey finds 63 percent say country heading in wrong direction
The economy weighs heavily on voters’ minds.
Wall Street notches second-best Election Day of trading
The gains are a sign of positive trader sentiment, although it’s unclear if that has to do with hopes of a clear winner emerging.
“A Huge Blow to Civil Society”: Egypt Arrests Leading Human Rights Monitors in Latest Crackdown
In Egypt, the executive director of the country’s leading human rights group has been arrested as part of an unprecedented crackdown on activists and journalists. Gasser Abdel-Razek was arrested at his home just days after two other staffers for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights were also arrested.
Astra Taylor: As Trump Tries to Steal Election, We Need to Reform Our “Deeply Undemocratic” System
President Trump has called Republican leaders of Michigan’s state legislature to the White House today in his latest attempt to overturn the election. The Trump campaign is pushing Republican state lawmakers to ignore the will of the voters and appoint pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College.
Astra Taylor: Biden Can Cancel Student Debt on Day One. Movements Must Make Him Do It.
The incoming Biden administration is facing increasing pressure to cancel federal student loan debt, something Joe Biden is reportedly considering through executive action, which would not require Congress to pass legislation. Astra Taylor, a member of the Debt Collective, says canceling student debt would be a boon to debtors and the wider economy, and could be part of a larger wave of progressive action from the Biden administration.
Biden Be Bold: AOC & Cori Bush Join Climate Protest Outside DNC Urging Activists to “Bring the Heat”
Indigenous, racial justice and climate activists staged an occupation outside the Democratic National Convention in Washington Thursday, calling on President-elect Joe Biden to take immediate climate action and to approve the Green New Deal. Advocates are also calling for a Cabinet free of lobbyists and others with close industry ties. A number of lawmakers spoke at the protest, including Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush from Missouri and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey Tells Trump It’s Over, Congratulates Joe Biden
It’s time for the president to concede and “facilitate” the transition process, Toomey says after the Trump campaign’s latest Pennsylvania court defeat.
Cartoon: 250k and rising
Outgoing President Trump is outta here, hopefully on schedule. But the Covid-19 pandemic death rate is not going away, as it is currently at 250,000 and rising.
Watch parent try to convince teacher that no one won the presidential election
File this one under nonsense these poor teachers have to deal with: A parent can be heard in viral video shared on Twitter Tuesday venting irrationally about the election and trying to argue that no one won it, despite clear evidence to the contrary.
FDA grants emergency use of Covid treatment given to Trump
The treatment is not authorized for patients who are hospitalized due to the coronavirus or who require oxygen therapy.
Trump’s final act is a horror-comedy, and no one in the world knows how to cover it
Right now, every journalist in America is not just walking a tightrope, but definitely swaying from side to side.
Think about who doesn’t get a Thanksgiving, and who’s to blame, this week in the war on workers
We’re heading into Thanksgiving week, and we’re hearing a lot of discussion of how people are—or aren’t—staying safe, from solitary living to plans for large gatherings and everything in between. We also need to be talking about how this holiday season kicks off after 35 straight weeks of a million or more people applying for unemployment insurance, and with Republicans still blocking the aid working people need in the COVID-19 economy.
Judge Brutally Dismisses Rudy Giuliani’s Suit To ‘Disenfranchise’ Pa. Voters
Yet another loss for the Trump campaign, which is attempting to overturn the results of the election in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Community Spotlight: There’s something fishy about this week’s rescued stories
It’s not because we have shorter attention spans than goldfish that this week’s rescued stories shifted focus from the 2020 election. The goldfish myth has been debunked—by fish themselves demonstrating to researchers that their memory is just fine. Fish recognize and learn from each other, have complex spatial maps of their habitats, and when taught to avoid a trap, they will remember that lesson for at least a year.
National, State GOP Leaders Seek Delay In Certification Of Michigan’s Election Results
Without citing any proof, the RNC and Michigan Republican Party have called for a “full audit and investigation” into alleged voting “anomalies and irregularities.
Trump Skips Pandemic Session At G-20 Summit, Heads To Golf Club
Donald Trump attended the summit’s opening session but headed for the links rather than listen to world leaders discuss COVID-19.
The Commons
The Constitution Counted My Great-Great-Grandfather as Three-Fifths of a Free PersonIn the October issue, Danielle Allen wrote about why she loves the flawed document anyway.Danielle Allen says of James Wilson, “We have nonetheless all but forgotten him.”It is true that Wilson was one of the most influential members of the Philadelphia Convention, where the Constitution was forged, and is now rarely mentioned in our history.
GOP Enabling Trump As His Legal Challenges Are Becoming Limited
Republican lawmakers will soon be forced into a moment of truth as one Trump court case after another topples.
20 Movie Families to Spend Your Holidays With
The coming holiday season will be a particularly strange one, with family gatherings limited and travel options diminished because of the coronavirus pandemic. One of my favorite traditions as fall edges into winter is watching movies, whether that means corralling the family to catch new releases at the theater, or arguing over the best film to enjoy at home on the couch.
The Major Difference Between Black Male and Female Voters
Since the years following the New Deal, when the majority of Black voters left the Republican Party, Black men and women have turned out in spectacular numbers for Democrats in presidential elections. No other racial group has been as consistent for the Dems. This year’s contest was no different; roughly 90 percent of this bloc cast ballots for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris.
Why You Don’t Mess Around With Presidential Transitions
In his new memoir, Barack Obama reveals that there was a terrorist threat on his Inauguration Day. As he addressed the nation, he was prepared to interrupt himself to read evacuation instructions for the millions gathered on the National Mall. Obama had been in the job just seconds, and he was experiencing his first stomach drop—the possibility of a mass-casualty event.The presidency comes at you fast; it helps if you prepare. This would seem to be axiomatic.