As the Nation Braces for a Wave of Evictions, Some Bronx Tenants Fight Back
Amid fears of eviction and not being able to pay for food, a group of Bronx tenants saw only one option: to go on rent strike.
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Rumaan Alam’s New Novel Started With a Daydream
On a cold winter day, his thoughts turned to a summer on Long Island.
Pfizer trying to defuse critics amid push for vaccine before Election Day
The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.
Health officials scrambling to produce Trump’s ‘last-minute’ drug cards by Election Day
As officials debate how to get Trump’s name on the cards, health officials warn of a taxpayer-funded boondoggle to bolster president’s flagging poll numbers.
Fauci: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Covid deaths unless precautions taken
He added that a vaccine likely won’t be widely available until next summer or fall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday Night Owls: As with other questions, Barrett stonewalls on her views about climate crisis
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Dana Drugmand at DeSmog writes—Amy Coney Barrett’s Remarks on Climate Change Raise Alarm That a Climate Denier Is About to Join the Supreme Court:
During her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, October 13, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett trotted out a tired and dismissive refrain from climate deniers, saying, “I’m certainly not a scientist” when Senator John Ke
Trump’s COVID-19 herd immunity petition is full of names like ‘Dr. Johnny Bananas’ and ‘I.P. Freely’
In August, Trump brought in a new quack doctor to advise him on COVID-19 and how to make it seem like Donald Trump was doing anything about it. Neuroradiologist Scott Atlas was brought in to push the well-debunked theory of letting everyone just get sick until we, as a national community, have achieved “herd immunity.” As Daily Kos’s Mark Sumner explains, this idea has “always been an immoral and impossible idea.
It’s not too late. We can still get rid of Republican gerrymandering in 2020
Republican gerrymandering is one of the main causes of how wildly corrupt people like Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have been able to not only get control but more frighteningly still—expand it.
We all get sucked into the latest headline-grabbing crime that Trump and his gang of the-worst-people-you’ve-ever-heard-of have been up to. So consider this your daily reminder to keep our eyes on the prize.
Engaging with working class communities of color in Pennsylvania is essential for voting outreach
While the two major parties fight over the suburban white mom vote, groups like Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania are investing in turning out Black and brown voters across the country. Building on the political power and engagement of working class communities of color, including immigrants, organizers with Make the Road Pennsylvania use community outreach and political education to move their members to action.
Those concerned anti-Biden voters in Linda McMahon’s new ad? They can be yours for $65
Yet again, a pro-Trump group has been caught using images of Russia in their ads about the purported greatness and/or scary not-greatness of America.
The Census Says It’s Counted 99.9 Percent of Households. Don’t Be Fooled.
The Trump administration’s logic for ending the count early obscures that it may be rife with inaccuracies.
California GOP Won’t Comply With Order To Remove Unofficial Ballot Boxes
“The fact that it is a box does not make it illegal,” legal counsel for the party said.
Mary Trump Predicts How Donald Trump Would React To An Election Loss
The president’s niece told CNN’s Don Lemon that Trump would be in for a “rough ride.
Amy Coney Barrett Refuses To Say If Climate Change Is Real
Trump’s Supreme Court pick says it’s “a contentious matter of public debate” that she can’t discuss. Except it’s science.
The Year’s Most Coveted Halloween Decoration Is Actually Worth the Hype
How a Home Depot “merchant” knew we all needed a $300 set of supersize bones.
Video Shows Conservatives Being Told Not To Fear ‘Voter Suppressor’ Label: Report
“Be not afraid of the accusations that you’re a voter suppressor, you’re a racist and so forth,” one activist reportedly said at a closed-door meeting.
The Atlantic Daily: We Can Stop the COVID-19 Fall Surge
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.GETTY / THE ATLANTICThere’s no point in avoiding the obvious: Cases are rising fast. The winter looks bad.But weary Americans may take comfort: This time, we know more. The coming season doesn’t have to be a catastrophe.
Barron Trump Had COVID-19, First Lady Melania Trump Says
Donald Trump’s son tested positive for coronavirus in recent weeks. He has since tested negative.
Congress Has Another Chance to Pass a Stimulus. Democrats Need to Take It.
There’s no better time than now.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Be a ‘Sleazy Offshore Principality’
Instead of asking questions of Amy Coney Barrett at the first meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave a brief lecture—with charts—on dark money, political-influence campaigns, and the unknown millionaires who have long sought to shape America’s courts. Anyone surprised by this performance shouldn’t have been.