Ocasio-Cortez Fires A ‘Windmill Cancer’ Dig Back After Trump Blasts Her Education
The president said the progressive lawmaker “knows nothing about the environment” and “probably never studied.
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Watching Joe Biden accept the Democratic nomination? Talk about it here
Well, folks, this is it. The last night of a 2020 political convention not dedicated to hate and divisiveness, and the moment former Vice President Joe Biden formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president.
The main hour of programming begins at 10 PM ET. You can watch the DNC online here.
Trump Cooks Up Wacky New Birther Slam: Joe Biden Wasn’t Born In Pennsylvania
Because the Democratic nominee moved out as a child, he really wasn’t born in Scranton, the president told a perplexed Pennsylvania crowd.
Trump’s war on the Postal Service is also an attack on Black lives
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has over 600,000 workers across the United States, and has been, as you know, under attack by Donald Trump, who, in his reckless attempt to screw up mail-in ballots, is also wreaking havoc on the lives of USPS employees. As a side benefit for the Bigot in Chief, he gets yet another opportunity to harm Black folks.
‘I am disgusted’: North Carolina cop fired after defending George Floyd in viral TikTok video
A Black North Carolina police officer who defended George Floyd in a viral TikTok video has been fired from the Greensboro Police Department after an accusation he violated the department’s social media policy by wearing his uniform in the video. Former officer Ja’Quay Williams said in a TikTok video posted to YouTube Thursday that he’s been on administrative leave for two months while the department investigated his TikTok account.
FBI Now Probing $300 Million Media Company Deal Linked To Steve Bannon: Report
The FBI and SEC launched an investigation after investors said they never received verification of their investments, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
DeJoy’s family company was sued over shocking racism, sexual assault, wage theft, and more
Part of Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s credentials for handling a government agency as large and spread-out as the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is his creation of New Breed Logistics, a family shipping company that would eventually become a 9,000 employee operation and be sold off for $615 million, enough money that DeJoy could become a major Republican donor.
Inside Steve Bannon’s Alleged Scheme To Fleece Trump Voters Who Wanted A Border Wall
The president’s family denies knowing anything about the scheme, but a HuffPost investigation reveals close ties.
The Hiring of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Looks Even Sketchier Now
The Trump donor’s qualifications and vetting were both highly unusual, according to new congressional testimony.
The United States Versus Steve Bannon
Shortly after 4 p.m. this afternoon, the sunburned visage of Steve Bannon popped up on a projector screen inside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist was sitting in what appeared to be a holding cell in lieu of a courtroom, wearing an open-collared shirt, a white mask, and handcuffs.
Biden’s pandemic challenge: A unified plan for a divided country
“The way that you build public trust is that you tell the truth,” says one health adviser.
Inside the Slow-Moving Disaster of Students Returning to College Campuses
How does one properly quarantine in a dorm?
Democrats’ Unprecedented Embrace of Gun Control
On a cold February evening, weeks before the full force of the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, a few dozen Mike Bloomberg supporters milled around the airy living room of a home in the genteel Washington, D.C., suburb of McLean, Virginia. The voters, most of them white, described themselves as moderates or former Republicans.
The Atlantic Daily: Obama Makes Fear a Rallying Cry
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.GETTYUnable to gather in person, the Democrats took their party’s convention digital—and nailed it, argues David Frum, who served as a speechwriter for President George W. Bush. In the process, the party created the first true social-media convention.
“She’s Very Happy to Be a Pisces”: The Millennial Parents Bringing Astrology to Babies
It might not be long before your child is identifying as a little Leo or a tiny Taurus.
Here’s The Yacht The Indicted ‘Build The Wall’ Founder Bought With Stolen Money
Brian Kolfage flaunted the vessel in the Trump “Boat Parade.
The Cost of Universities Moving to Virtual Instruction At the Last Minute
Are college students equipped to make this decision amid changing policies from their school?
My Lifelong Love Affair With School Supplies
When August rolled around, I always wanted the most tricked-out binder available.
Before Kamala Harris, There Was Charlotta Bass: Remembering 1st Black Woman to Run for VP in 1952
Senator Kamala Harris is the first Indian American and first Black woman to be nominated for vice president on a major party ticket, but, as many historians have noted, Harris is not the first Black woman to run for vice president.
Abolitionist Derecka Purnell on Historic Kamala Harris VP Pick & Why Black Progressives Feel Torn
As Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman of color to run on a major party presidential ticket, many Black progressive women remain ambivalent, says Derecka Purnell, a human rights lawyer, abolitionist and columnist for The Guardian newspaper.
“I Know a Predator When I See One”: Kamala Harris Takes Aim at Trump, Accepts Historic VP Nomination
Senator Kamala Harris has formally accepted the Democratic vice-presidential nomination, becoming the first woman of color to run on a major party presidential ticket. We feature part of her historic speech.
“Don’t Let Them Take Away Your Power”: Obama Slams Trump at DNC & Warns U.S. Democracy Is at Risk
On the third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party leaders argued that U.S. democracy is at risk if President Trump is reelected in November, with a lineup of speeches from former Congressmember Gabby Giffords, senator and former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and former President Barack Obama, who grew emotional describing the stakes of the election and urged people not to “let them take away your democracy.
Help! I Don’t Want to Go to My Mom’s Funeral.
My relatives are abusive, and I’d rather grieve with my partner and friends.
Don’t Breathe Easy About the Postal Service Yet
The postmaster general said he’ll stop screwing with the mail—but he left some wiggle room.
How America’s Canned Tuna Industry Went Belly Up
The story is a lot bigger—and weirder—than a simple change in consumer tastes.
Paul Mpagi Sepuya on the Inherent Intimacy of Photography
The photographer has a privileged “position of looking.
What a Mail Carrier Is Seeing on the Ground Right Now
“A lot of people are being told to bring back the mail and then deliver it tomorrow, which creates a snowball effect.
Judge halts Trump’s rollback of transgender health protections
Monday’s decision didn’t address other provisions of Trump’s revised nondiscrimination rules.
Masks, surgical gowns, testing supplies on FDA shortage list
The shortage list was released hours after President Donald Trump touted the progress his administration has made in securing critical protective gear.