Help! My Girlfriend Is a Med Student Training to Perform Abortions. I’m Squeamish.
I’m a pro-choice liberal, and I feel so horrible for having this hang-up.
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The Government’s Response to the Coronavirus May Have Actually Cut the Poverty Rate
By some measures, livelihoods actually improved when the economy locked down. It’s up to Congress to keep them that way.
How McKinsey and Co. Became the Kings of Consulting
Working at a firm like McKinsey was once considered prestigious. Now, it’s complicated.
House Democrats tack to center with election year health care bill
The House Democratic plan is less ambitious than the platform put forward by Joe Biden.
Fauci says White House told NIH to cancel funding for bat virus study
“Why was it canceled? It was canceled because the NIH was told to cancel it,” Fauci said.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
Woman Who Praised KKK Apologizes, Vows To Never Wave Confederate Flag Again
Kathy Jenkins had yelled “KKK belief” at a Black Lives Matter protest in Missouri and vowed to teach hate to her grandchildren in a video that went viral.
We can’t afford a post-COVID recovery that helps the rich get richer and leaves behind the rest
COVID-19 punched America—and most of the world—in the gut. It has taken so many lives, and upended so many others by taking away their primary sources of income. It has altered fundamentally the way we operate and how we interact with one another, perhaps forever. The pandemic has made economic inequality—which was severe enough beforehand—even worse.
The coronavirus has heightened many different forms of inequality.
Anti-Mask Floridians Hurl Conspiracy Theories At Officials In Wild Public Meeting
Palm Beach County commissioners were told they would be “punished by God” ahead of their vote to require that face masks be worn in public.
‘Go home’ and ‘white power’ spray-painted among other hateful phrases in Santa Fe Indian restaurant
Since Sept. 11, South Asian and Middle Eastern Americans have often been targeted in bias or hate crimes, including those involving everyday discrimination, harassment, profiling, and physical violence. These crimes against immigrant communities, which are often underreported, continue to rise amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Returning to his restaurant, India Palace, in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Monday, Bajit Singh was met with a shock.
Daily Coronavirus Cases Peak Once Again As Lockdown Measures Lift
Some governors have ordered residents to wear masks as others warn of further shutdowns should cases continue to surge.
Large majority of county voters say Trump’s nominating convention will be a virus-spreading event
A new University of North Florida poll of Duval County voters suggests that the locals are none too happy about the Republican Party’s decision to saddle them with the Pandemic Funtime Hitler Show, aka the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, at the end of August. The poll shows 58% of county residents “strongly or somewhat” oppose hosting the convention, compared to 42% in support.
Defunding the police: What does it mean in 2020?
Have you heard the phrase “defund the police” a lot recently? Do you support reallocating budgets from the police to community strategies?
In this new episode of “How Did We Get Here?” (my weekly show on our Daily Kos YouTube channel) I break down what it actually means to defund the police.
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The transcript can be found below.
Trump promised to pay for Covid care. But patients with long-term symptoms see huge bills.
Doctors are discovering life-threatening and costly long-term health effects ranging from kidney failure to heart and lung damage.
It All Happened In Full View
Fifty years ago, the Watergate scandal offered the country a mystery that followed the pattern of a traditional detective story. A crime had been committed. Who did it, and why? First the media, and then Congress and prosecutors, followed the clues for two years—until, at last, evidence was discovered proving that the culprit was indeed President Richard Nixon.The Trump-Russia scandal, by contrast, offers an update on the old formula, much as the innovative Columbo series did in the 1970s.
Bolton casts light on Trump’s deference to China on coronavirus
The former national security adviser’s memoir adds to perceptions that Trump downplayed Covid-19 to preserve his relationship with Chinese president.
How Do You Write Jokes When Your Life Is Afflicted by Tragedy?
Stand-up comic Laurie Kilmartin lost her mom to COVID-19. She’s still performing.
The Protests Are Already Changing Elections
Jamaal Bowman wasn’t supposed to win.The 44-year-old black progressive candidate, a former middle-school principal, challenged a New York representative who’s been in Congress since before the fall of the Berlin Wall and who had the backing of some of the most powerful players in the Democratic Party. But if the initial results in his primary yesterday hold, he could soon be a presumptive congressman.
The Atlantic Daily: Pitying America
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 AtlanticAmerica is faltering. The coronavirus outbreak and the death of George Floyd proved to be revelatory events, exposing its rotted and racist systems.
Democrats Don’t Know How to Handle Bill Barr
House Democrats have already impeached President Donald Trump. Now they’re going after the man they call his new “fixer,” Attorney General Bill Barr.Barr, however, is proving to be a more slippery target than the president, both physically and politically.This afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department featuring alarming whistleblower testimony.
Dear Care and Feeding: Should a Non-Black Parent Ever Adopt a Black Child?
Parenting advice on transracial adoption, weaning woes, and parental praise during adulthood.
Top White House economist set to depart amid coronavirus recession
The acting chair of the CEA will leave Trump without another senior economist as discussions start about a new economic aid package.
Young Gay Liberal Leads Homophobic Preacher In Heated New York U.S. House Race
Ritchie Torres appears to have held off Rubén Díaz Sr., the anti-gay conservative favored to win, in a Democratic race that splintered the progressive left.
Coronavirus: Thousands of Burials Across Latin America
Responses to the coronavirus pandemic have differed widely from country to country. Experts from the World Health Organization recently warned that the number of cases is now soaring in larger countries, with “worrying increases” developing in Latin America, with “a jump in cases in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Bolivia and Guatemala.” Brazil has now passed more than 1 million recorded cases, with more than 52,700 deaths attributed to the virus so far.