Today's Liberal News
The Highly Contingent, Deeply Uncertain Case for Economic Optimism
The new jobs numbers were a mixed bag.
The Plastic Clog That Won’t Go Away
The polarizing nature of Crocs has brought the brand to the edge of oblivion and back to soaring popularity.
Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Is Only a Stopgap Measure
The government still isn’t doing nearly enough to stop an eviction crisis.
Colleges’ dilemma: Fight outbreaks or send sick kids home
About 20 percent of colleges plan to open exclusively or primarily in person, according to a tracker from Davidson College in North Carolina.
Trump contradicts health officials, says ‘probably’ a Covid-19 vaccine in October
While three vaccine developers have entered the final stages of trials, phase III, the studies take months and enroll tens of thousands of people.
Contact tracing foiled by conspiracy theories, lack of federal messaging
A total of 14 states and New York City supplied POLITICO contact tracing results showing widespread public reluctance to participate in disease tracking.
HHS secretary insists no politics at play in coronavirus vaccine race
Alex Azar’s remarks come as three vaccine candidates have entered late-stage Phase 3 clinical trials.
Trump pivots to narrow coronavirus testing strategy as election looms
The White House pivot amounts to a tacit admission that the administration’s months-long containment effort has failed.
Help! My Siblings Squandered Their Trust Funds. Now They Want Mine.
They say it’s what our parents would have wanted.
Trump’s rebound story meets mounting bankruptcies
It won’t exactly be an October surprise, but it could still be a shock: a wave of business failures hitting during the campaign season.
Trudeau’s plan to revive Canada — and his political future
Canada’s prime minister is building a Covid-19 recovery plan he hopes will “change the future” — and turn the page for his Liberal Party.
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop
Despite unemployment above 10 percent and millions of jobs vaporized, Trump is running on his economic record before the pandemic.
Economy hurting after Congress fails to act on stimulus
“When you have $60 billion less going to families,” former U.S. Treasury economist Ernie Tedeschi told POLITICO, “that means that there’s going to be something close to that less in spending.
Unemployment Isn’t Too High — Regular Wages Are Too Low
In the debate over Covid-19 relief, Congress is worried about the wrong problem.
“We Are the 99%”: Occupy Wall Street Activist & Author David Graeber, Dead at 59, in His Own Words
Upon the death of acclaimed anthropologist and anarchist David Graeber, we feature his 2011 interview on Democracy Now!, two days after the Occupy encampment began. Graeber helped organize the initial Occupy Wall Street protest and was credited with helping to develop the slogan, “We are the 99%.” “The idea is the system is not going to save us; we’re going to have to save ourselves,” says Graeber.
“Death Is on the Ballot”: Lessons for the US, 50 Years After Allende’s Socialist Revolution in Chile
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the election of socialist President Salvador Allende in Chile, a significant moment in the history of political revolutions. We speak with Chilean American author, human rights defender and poet Ariel Dorfman, who was cultural and press adviser to Allende’s chief of staff in the last months of his presidency, about how the revolution used peaceful means to bring about radical change in Chile and beyond.
How Fascism Works: Trump’s “Law & Order” Is Lawlessness, Fueling Racist Violence & Chaos
As President Trump openly embraces the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon and promotes “law and order” while refusing to condemn armed followers of his who target antiracist protesters, we speak with Jason Stanley, Yale philosopher and scholar of propaganda, author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.
Healing Needs to Happen: Kenosha Native Rep. Mark Pocan on Trump’s Visit & the U.S. “Policing Problem”
As Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to meet with the family of Jacob Blake, we speak with Congressmember Mark Pocan, who was born and raised in Kenosha. “Clearly, what happened — someone shot in the back seven times, close range, in front of their children, by the police — was another example of the policing problem we have in this country,” Pocan says.
While Trump Was Golfing, His Campaign Attacked Joe Biden For Visiting Cemetery
Trump campaign official ripped on Twitter for mocking Biden’s visit to the graves of family members after church on Sunday.
Trump Threatens To Yank Funding From Schools That Teach 1619 Project
The president has launched yet another attack against education intended to address racism in America.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign—avoiding the jitters
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. For years I’ve built this guide around questions that get submitted, hoping to help small candidates field questions.
Top German Official Rips Trump’s Call To Vote Twice: ‘Unscrupulous’ And ‘Disturbing’
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called it an “effort to sow doubt on the validity of the election with the later aim, probably, of not accepting defeat,”
‘Let’s be honest’: Harris gets real about racism, pandemic job losses, and a coronavirus vaccine
Sen. Kamala Harris sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash for an interview that was released in full on Sunday. The Democratic vice presidential nominee and Bash talked about the novel coronavirus pandemic, police brutality, systemic racism, Russian interference, and of course, Donald Trump. Let’s look at the dialogue, including lots of video clips, below.
First, some background.
Coronavirus outbreak in jail, nursing home, and church all tied to Maine wedding, 3 dead
COVID-19 cases linked to a Maine wedding that violated state gathering attendance limitations continue to increase. Last month, Daily Kos reported more than 50 cases including one death linked back to the Aug. 7 reception, which 65 people attended. Reports now indicate nearly 150 infections traced back to the Millinocket wedding reception, three of which resulted in death, health officials announced Friday.
The first death in connection to the wedding outbreak was reported on Aug.
Fox News Grills Mnuchin About Hypocrisy Of Trump’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Call To Ax Reporter
The treasury secretary has no idea about any of it, he tells Brett Baier. He says he’s been too busy with the economy.
Q&A: Nap Ministry’s Tricia Hersey talks rest and racial justice
By Patrisse Cullors and Autumn Breon Williams
What makes Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry so profound is that she challenges the idea of laziness. She challenges the relationship between Black people and the kind of work that we have produced and been forced to do for so long. She brings us closer to how we understand rest: how rest is revolutionary. When we think about how long Black people were enslaved and how long their freedom was contested.
Trump administration used COVID-19 to detain at least 650 children in hotels this year
Donald Trump and his administration continue to dehumanize immigrants with their abusive tactics. Concerns have been raised throughout Trump’s four years in office in regard to how migrant children are treated including being separated from their families in addition to being kept in cages. Following a report by The New York Times, a federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration stop detaining migrant children in hotels prior to deporting them.
