Harvard Is Right to Keep Charging Full Tuition
By making itself look absurd, Harvard is giving the rest of higher ed a little more breathing room.
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How Editor Tracy Sherrod Is Amplifying Black Authors
“Black people are interested in a variety of things—we don’t only want to talk about race.
Biden will heed the CDC on reopening schools, his wife pledges
Jill Biden, a longtime educator, said her husband would defer to scientists on safe plans to reopen schools.
Trump’s health officials find ways to contradict his message downplaying virus risks
Those in the administration who are grappling with the pandemic’s resurgence have had little access to the White House’s megaphone.
‘People can’t ignore it anymore’: Across the country, minorities hit hardest by pandemic
No matter where the virus strikes, communities of color bear the brunt.
Tulsa health official: Trump rally ‘likely’ source of virus surge
“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases,” Dr. Bruce Dart said.
Help! My Friend Is Self-Deprecating in a Way That Makes Everyone Uncomfortable.
She’s always said funny stuff about herself, but these comments have become quite negative.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Neighbors Keep Sending Their Grandkid Over to Use Our Pool Uninvited
Parenting advice on pool invasions, horse drama, and child socialization.
Are Your Indoor Plants in Need of a Healthy Boost? Try These Food Spikes, Now on Sale.
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes deliver nutrients gradually into the soil supporting your potted plants.
If You Want to Save the Economy, Stop the Pandemic
We’re economists, and our analysis suggests Congress is seriously underfunding efforts to combat Covid-19.
Treasury decides to stick with July 15 tax deadline
An extension would give taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their returns, though they would still have to pay what they owe by July 15.
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.
‘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.
“Most Important Indian Law Case in Half a Century”: Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Sovereignty in OK
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma, constituting nearly half the state, is Native American land, recognizing a 19th century U.S. treaty with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee, joined the court’s liberal wing in a narrow 5-4 ruling that found state authorities cannot criminally prosecute Indigenous peoples under state or local laws.
“House of Absolute Horrors”: Mary Trump’s Book Reveals How Trump Family Gave Rise to a “Sociopath”
In a new book, Mary Trump — the president’s niece — describes Donald Trump as a “sociopath” who grew up in a dysfunctional family that fostered his greed and cruelty. Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert, is seeking to block the sale of the book on the grounds that it violates a confidentiality agreement, but publisher Simon & Schuster says 600,000 copies of the book have already been distributed ahead of its July 14 publishing date.
Supreme Court Rules Trump Is Not Above the Law, But Public Unlikely to See Tax Returns by Election
In a pair of 7-2 rulings, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s claim of absolute immunity under the law. The court ruled a Manhattan grand jury could have access to the president’s tax returns, but it remains unlikely any of Trump’s tax records will be seen before the election. “Legally, Trump had a big loss,” says investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, founder and editor of DCReport.org. “Politically, he got a big win out of this court.
Brazilian Epidemiologist Slams Bolsonaro’s COVID Response as Far-Right President Tests Positive
As Brazil faces the world’s second-worst COVID-19 outbreak after the United States, Trump ally and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive, after months of downplaying the severity of the pandemic. Brazil has gone almost two months with no health minister.
Trump Team Swoons After Their Boss Finally Dons Face Mask Months After Everybody Else
Walter Reed requires visitors to wear a mask if maintaining social distancing isn’t possible, which it apparently wasn’t for Trump.
Q&A: Author Sylvia A. Harvey’s new book explores how families are affected by mass incarceration
In Sylvia A. Harvey’s new book, The Shadow System: Mass Incarceration and the American Family, the author explores how mass incarceration creates immense obstacles for not only those inside, but for the families who live and love beyond prison and jail walls.
Mueller reminds us that Roger Stone is still a convicted felon, no matter what Trump tweets
Donald Trump rewards loyalty, sometimes, when he feels like it, and convicted felon Roger Stone is the most recent beneficiary of the Racist in Chief’s inconsistent and conditional generosity. Disgust at Trump’s commutation of Stone’s federal sentence (before the latter served a day of his 40 months) has been widespread since the move was announced late Friday, even if surprise is a bit harder to find.
Those right-wingers who praised Sweden’s response to COVID-19 are looking pretty stupid now
It seems 2020 was the year that the political right fell into a weird love affair with Sweden. This “high-tax, welfare-loving country” with a universal healthcare system took a unique, “hands-off” approach against the novel coronavirus, much to the delight of Libertarians and anti-vaxxers eager to sow distrust of governmental actions on Facebook.
Porn’s ‘seismic shift’: A Q&A with director Shine Louise Houston
by Lux Alptraum
Warning: Some photos featured NSFW.
In the mid-2000s, porn was going through a seismic shift. Technological innovations like cheaper cameras and widespread high-speed internet had begun to upend the industry. Suddenly, being a pornographer was cheaper and easier than ever.
Republicans didn’t think they’d have to defend these three Senate seats. Let’s flip ’em all!
Priority #1 for progressives this fall is beating Donald Trump, but priority #1A is taking back the Senate. That’s why Daily Kos is proud to announce we’re endorsing a trio of candidates who are running to unseat vulnerable Republican senators in November:
Steve Bullock in Montana,
Theresa Greenfield in Iowa, and
Jon Ossoff in Georgia.
If Joe Biden prevails but Sen.
Roger Stone Still A ‘Convicted Felon,’ And ‘Rightly So,’ Says Robert Mueller In Angry Op-Ed
“Russia’s actions were a threat to America’s democracy,” Mueller wrote in response to Trump’s criticism. “It was critical that they be investigated.
Trump Finally Wears A Mask In Public
The president has long resisted being photographed with a face covering.
U.S. records more than 66,000 new coronavirus cases in record spike
California, Florida and Texas all saw record surges in the last week.
Mitt Romney Slams Donald Trump’s Commutation For Roger Stone: ‘Historic Corruption’
The Republican senator said the move was “unprecedented.
The Threat to American Democracy That Has Nothing to Do With Trump
In the summer of 1945, for 17 days, the newspaper deliverers of New York City went on strike. As hundreds of thousands of city residents found themselves temporarily deprived of their daily papers, the behavioral scientist Bernard Berelson saw an opportunity: He wanted to understand what it felt like for people to suddenly lose their primary sources of news. So he set about interviewing them.