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.
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Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy: Samuel Moyn on Reforming an Undemocratic Institution
As Republicans race to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett prior to Election Day and cement a conservative majority on the top court for a generation or more, calls are growing for Joe Biden to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court if elected president.
Dahlia Lithwick: Amy Coney Barrett May Claim Neutrality, But Her Record Is “Extremely Conservative”
In the second day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, the federal judge’s refusal to answer basic questions on voter intimidation and whether a president can delay elections did her “no favors” and was part of an aim to “present herself as neutral; she’s an open book; whatever she was before, whatever she ruled on the bench before, is immaterial,” says Dahlia Lithwick, senior legal correspondent and Supreme Court reporter f
Photos of the Week: Puma Cub, Nord Boss, Mosque Moon
Spider-Man in Mexico City, the NBA Finals in Florida, a dragon boat race in China, BMX racing in the Netherlands, a graduation in Guinea, a bridal photoshoot in Ireland, pro-democracy protests in Thailand, a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and much more.
Thursday Night Owls. J.C. Pan: Poverty numbers leave out far too many economic strugglers
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
J.C. Pan at The New Republic writes—The Devastatingly Low Bar of “Official” Poverty.
We now have new numbers to confirm what everyone who received a $1,200 stimulus check or extra unemployment benefits over the summer likely already knows: Additional government money is a good thing during an economic collapse.
Trump has tried to woo Indian-American voters, but a new poll has bad news for him
Republicans have been hoping that the combination of Hindu nationalism and relatively high income levels would lure large numbers of Indian-American voters to their side despite an established record of Indian-Americans voting for Democrats. A new poll suggests Republicans are going to be disappointed.
YouGov finds 72% Indian-American support for Joe Biden and just 22% support for Donald Trump. The presence of Sen.
20-year-old Florida man threw Molotov cocktails at a Planned Parenthood
As millions across the country worry about their reproductive rights, some alt-right individuals have taken to attacking healthcare facilities. A Florida man is facing multiple charges in connection with an attack on a Planned Parenthood in Fort Myers on Oct. 10. Arrested Tuesday, Everett Little faces charges including first-degree arson, using an incendiary device, damage to property, and criminal mischief, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s office.
Trump Fails the QAnon Test
President Donald Trump likes to dabble in conspiracy theories, and he does not like to contradict his base. So it should come as no surprise that the president tonight refused to denounce the warped conspiracy-theory movement known as QAnon, which posits that a global cabal is torturing children, and which exalts Trump as its savior.Yet if Trump no longer has the power to surprise, he still has the power to shock.
Rudy Giuliani mocks Asians in a racist video that was ‘accidentally’ posted by his staffers
Being racist and deleting social media posts once they go viral seem to be requirements if you’d like to work for or with Donald Trump. In a number of incidents, Trump and his associates have deleted posts on social media that were either offensive or just filled with nonsense false information.
Savannah Guthrie Tells Trump What People Think Of His Conspiracy Theory Tweets
“You’re the president; you’re not like someone’s crazy uncle who can retweet whatever,” the host said at Trump’s NBC News town hall.
Trump Refuses To Denounce QAnon At Town Hall Event
The president also praised supporters of the outlandish conspiracy theory for being “very strongly against pedophilia.
This Week in Statehouse Action: How Tarot Can You Go edition
There’s something about hitting the teens that’s scary.
As in days left until the election, I mean.
Not adolescence.
Or literally assaulting teenagers. Please don’t do that.
But we’re a whole 19 days out now, so there’s no time to waste.
The High Priestess: The fact that the election is less than three weeks away means it’s high time I unveil my state legislative chamber flip ratings.
Anatomy Of A Smear: Questions Surrounding The New York Post’s Hunter Biden Story
The series of events laid out by the conservative tabloid and pushed by Trumpworld strain credibility and suggest a crude political hit.
The Third Coronavirus Surge Has Arrived
After a month of warning signs, this week’s data make it clear: The third surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is underway. Outbreaks have been worsening in many states for more than a month, and new COVID-19 cases jumped 18 percent this week, bringing the seven-day average to more than 51,000 cases a day. Though testing rose by 8 percent nationally, that’s not enough of an increase to explain the steep rise in cases.
That New York Post Story Raises One Legitimate Question: Is Hunter Biden Hot?
The paper’s supposed “smoking gun” was smoking in a different way.
Make Mitch McConnell Kill the Stimulus Bill
Democrats want it. The president wants it. Americans need it. If GOP senators want to kill it, they can own it, too.
How the Senate Stopped Pretending
The kind of people who run for the United States Senate overlap strongly with the kind of people who like to make grandstanding speeches about the sweep of history and the decline of democracy. Senators were in full form today during the close of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearings. “There are very few written rules around here. The most important rules are the unwritten ones.
My Mother-in-Law Likes to Do My Toddler’s Hair and Apply Fake Makeup
She’s making it hard to raise our daughter without traditional gender norms.
Introducing Planet, The Atlantic’s new section devoted to climate change
Today, The Atlantic launches Planet, a new section devoted to covering climate change, founded on the view that the shifting climate will be the backdrop of our lives and one of the major moral questions of the century. “Living through a pandemic has primed people to think differently about climate change,” said Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic’s executive editor. “This isn’t just a science story, and it’s not just a politics story.
Dianne Feinstein Heaps Praise On Lindsey Graham After Amy Coney Barrett Hearing
The two senators even shared a hug afterward. Now a progressive group is calling for her removal from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Trump Boasts About U.S. Marshals Killing ‘Antifa’ Suspect
The president described the killing of Michael Forest Reinoehl, who was charged in the death of a right-wing protester in Portland, before a cheering crowd.
The Tyranny of Princessy Clothing for 3-Year-Old Girls
Should you force your kid to learn to drive? What’s the best way to change a squirmy baby? Who should have priority over the family’s wifi?
Are the Yard Sign Wars Really Worse This Election?
Stories of vandalism and booby traps are everywhere. But passions over free (lawn) speech are about more than Biden vs. Trump.
Not just Obamacare: How Supreme Court’s conservative majority could remake American health care
The court will soon weigh cases that could shrink Medicaid or undermine Obamacare’s marketplaces if the health care law survives.
Amy Coney Barrett Won’t Say Climate Change Is Real; Forgets 1st Amendment Protects Right to Protest
We air highlights from the second day of questioning of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, who faced eight hours of questions on Wednesday about her views on issues ranging from climate change to voting rights to gay marriage and abortion, as Republicans race to confirm her ahead of the election and secure a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court for conservatives.
Herd Immunity: Is It a More Compassionate Approach or Will It Lead to Death or Illness for Millions?
As coronavirus cases increase across much of the United States, the Trump administration has reportedly adopted a policy of deliberately letting the virus infect much of the U.S. population in order to attain “herd immunity” — despite warnings from the World Health Organization against such an approach.
Ask a Teacher: All of My Students Turn Their Cameras Off. It’s Making Class Miserable.
Not seeing my students makes it really hard to have a discussion.
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.
Rumaan Alam’s New Novel Started With a Daydream
On a cold winter day, his thoughts turned to a summer on Long Island.
