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‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents.
Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies
Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
Danny Glover on Amazon Union Drive, the Power of Organized Labor & Centuries of Resistance in Haiti
As workers in Bessemer, Alabama, continue to vote on whether to establish the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States, we speak with actor and activist Danny Glover, who recently joined organizers on the ground to push for a yes vote. “This election is a statement,” says Glover, one of the most high-profile supporters of the closely watched union drive. Nearly 6,000 workers, most of them Black, have until March 29 to return their ballots.
Jim Crow Redux: Georgia GOP Governor Signs “Egregious” Voter Suppression Law Targeting Black Voters
Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era. The bill grants broad power to state officials to take control of election management from local and county election boards.
Yemen Enters 7th Year of U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led War That Caused the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year in Yemen, we look at the toll of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led air war. A new report by the Yemen Data Project summarizing the impact of air raids over the past six years finds the bombing campaign has killed almost 1,500 civilians every year on average, a quarter of them children. Journalist Iona Craig, who heads up the Yemen Data Project, says there have been almost 23,000 air raids since the war began in 2015.
Georgia Voting Law Punished Secretary Of State For Defying Trump: Election Official
The law strips Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of his role as chief elections officer.
Community Spotlight: A tribute to Top Comments
Back in 2006, when Daily Kos was still sorting out its Community moderation model to keep trolls at bay, Trusted Users got two troll-rates (called “donuts”) per day, and it was not enough. Community member Carnacki had an idea: A nightly post would highlight trollish comments, bringing them to the Community at large so their authors could be dealt with. “This is not to open up a troll war,” he wrote at the time.
Community Spotlight: A tribute to Top Comments
Back in 2006, when Daily Kos was still sorting out its Community moderation model to keep trolls at bay, Trusted Users got two troll-rates (called “donuts”) per day, and it was not enough. Community member Carnacki had an idea: A nightly post would highlight trollish comments, bringing them to the Community at large so their authors could be dealt with. “This is not to open up a troll war,” he wrote at the time.
An incomplete journey through the biggest blunders, gaffes, and miscalculations in politics
Everyone makes mistakes. However, some mistakes have lasting implications that can redefine a public image, particularly when it comes to politics. The extent to which politics is a dynamic between faith in institutions, ideologies, and people is largely a function of how those things are perceived.
An incomplete journey through the biggest blunders, gaffes, and miscalculations in politics
Everyone makes mistakes. However, some mistakes have lasting implications that can redefine a public image, particularly when it comes to politics. The extent to which politics is a dynamic between faith in institutions, ideologies, and people is largely a function of how those things are perceived.
Were the last 12 months a ‘lost year’ for you because of the pandemic?
The DKonversation: Something to talk about
Today’s question:
Were the last 12 months a “Lost Year” because of the pandemic?
It’s been a year since pandemic closings turned the world upside down and everything about our lives changed.
Students from kindergarten to graduate school were suddenly taking classes at home. Lots of office jobs became telecommutes.
Were the last 12 months a ‘lost year’ for you because of the pandemic?
The DKonversation: Something to talk about
Today’s question:
Were the last 12 months a “Lost Year” because of the pandemic?
It’s been a year since pandemic closings turned the world upside down and everything about our lives changed.
Students from kindergarten to graduate school were suddenly taking classes at home. Lots of office jobs became telecommutes.
MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross Comes For ‘Princess’ Meghan McCain Over Identity Politics
Yes, McCain should lose her job to make “The View” better and more diverse, because her only talent is benefiting from nepotism, Cross snapped.
Marty Walsh confirmed as labor secretary, this week in the war on workers
Marty Walsh, formerly the mayor of Boston, was confirmed as labor secretary on Monday in a 68 to 29 vote. Walsh was the head of the Boston Building Trades Council before being elected mayor. He was elected after starting his working life in construction, a member of Laborer’s Local 223—a local he went on to lead.
Marty Walsh confirmed as labor secretary, this week in the war on workers
Marty Walsh, formerly the mayor of Boston, was confirmed as labor secretary on Monday in a 68 to 29 vote. Walsh was the head of the Boston Building Trades Council before being elected mayor. He was elected after starting his working life in construction, a member of Laborer’s Local 223—a local he went on to lead.
Citizen science is still there, and you can make a big contribution while waiting out the pandemic
Earlier this month, Future Human hosted a fascinating look at how largely forgotten, native language Hawaiian newspapers have become an invaluable source of climate change data. The over 100 papers that once existed have weather information on the islands that goes back to the first half of the 19th century, including detailed stories on a massive hurricane in 1871.
Citizen science is still there, and you can make a big contribution while waiting out the pandemic
Earlier this month, Future Human hosted a fascinating look at how largely forgotten, native language Hawaiian newspapers have become an invaluable source of climate change data. The over 100 papers that once existed have weather information on the islands that goes back to the first half of the 19th century, including detailed stories on a massive hurricane in 1871.
Beto O’Rourke Says Ted Cruz Is ‘Looking For A Crisis To Cosplay Senator For’
Cruz’s recent images from his tour of the U.S.-Mexico border are a deflection as he ignores more pressing issues in his own state, O’Rourke said.
Failed Nevada Candidate Tries Running In Texas With New Accent And Hobby
If at first you don’t succeed…
Democrats Assail Georgia Law, Make Case For Voting Overhaul
“This is Jim Crow in the 21st Century,” Joe Biden said about the law that Georgia’s governor signed on Thursday.
The Final Word on Tina Turner
Before “What’s Love Got to Do With It” was a Grammy Hall of Fame record, the title of an Angela Bassett–fronted biopic, or a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, it was a breathy little ditty sung by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. After the ABBA-reminiscent band recorded its rendition, the songwriter Terry Britten took his track to a very different artist who initially disliked it, before she brought it to life with a new vigor.
Help! My Friend Won’t Stop Critiquing My Interior Decorating Choices.
I don’t want him in my new home.
Why Ships Keep Crashing
When a big jet airplane crashes, it almost always makes headlines around the world, and for good reason: Fatal passenger accidents are extremely rare. Right now, though, the eyes of the world are on the Ever Given, the massive container ship still stubbornly lodged between the banks of the Suez Canal.