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Why That Falwell Jr. Yacht Photo Was the Final Straw
“Liberty’s board has shown us that their only public convictions relate to alcohol and sex.
The Roving Evangelical Preacher Who Travels From One Site of Racial Unrest to Another
“We live a lifestyle of readiness.
Trump’s economic comeback is becoming a slowdown and likely a stall-out
The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.
A growing side effect of the pandemic: Permanent job loss
More jobs are disappearing for good, dashing hopes of a rapid economic rebound.
Landmark Fed business rescue struggles amid economy’s woes
The problem? The Main Street lending program isn’t set up to bail out the companies that need it the most.
Coronavirus’ lost generation
For young people who grew up amid financial crisis, the pandemic is dashing hopes of job security and a comfortable future.
Eurozone economy shrinks by record 12.1 percent in second quarter
Spain was worst hit, followed by Portugal and France.
“The World’s Most Dangerous Man”: Mary Trump on Her Uncle, President Trump, & Why He Must Be Ousted
“In my family, being kind was considered being weak,” says Mary Trump, President Trump’s niece, a clinical psychologist and author of “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.
Revealed: How U.S. Gov’t & Hollywood Secretly Worked Together to Justify Atomic Bombings of Japan
On the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, when the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons in warfare, we look at how the U.S. government sought to manipulate the narrative about what it had done — especially by controlling how it was portrayed by Hollywood.
“The Beginning of Our End”: On 75th Anniversary, Hiroshima Survivor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons
On the 75th anniversary of when the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing some 140,000 people, we speak with Hideko Tamura Snider, who was 10 years old when she survived the attack. “The shaking was so huge,” she recalls. “I remember the sensation, the color and the smell like yesterday.
The Incompetent Fascist: Trump’s ‘executive orders’ do the wrong things, illegally
On Saturday Donald Trump announced, in a bizarre golf clubhouse speech to an audience of millionaires, a series of “executive orders” that he will (attempt to) undertake as substitute for negotiating new pandemic aid packages with Congress.
We can beat Republican senators in Maine, Georgia, and—yes—Texas. Here’s how
If Democrats don’t flip the Senate in November, we might as well just crown Sen. Mitch McConnell king of America, because he alone will control our country’s future. The progressive priorities we’ve waited to advance for years and the massive effort we’ll need to rectify the vast wrongs of the Trump years: All of this will die by McConnell’s scythe.
White House Reportedly Asked How To Get A New President’s Face On Mount Rushmore
Trump wasn’t joking when he told South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem he wanted his face on Mount Rushmore, she said.
Will pharmacist resistance hamper law to expand access to HIV prevention meds?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis can save lives, but patients seeking the medications face numerous obstacles.
By Larry Buhl, for Capital and Main
In 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada to prevent HIV in a regimen called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a potential life-saving game changer for people at risk of contracting the virus.
Trump adviser says God created executive orders to save Americans from ‘divided government’
For those of you who were literally just born, let us explain a bit of history from the before-times of the Barack Obama presidency. During those years, Republicans, conservatives, and racists—but I repeat myself—were all absolutely certain that President Barack Obama’s executive orders on take-your-pick were “tyranny.
‘The Lord’ Created Executive Orders, Proclaims White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro
The creator stepped in “because of partisan bickering and divided government,” Navarro said on “Meet the Press.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside the Convention—Susan Rice isn’t Condoleezza, and more myths busted!
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. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
Puerto Rico Halts Primary Voting For Centers That Never Received Ballots
Hundreds of frustrated voters were turned away from centers across Puerto Rico that never received ballots.
Democratic House Candidate Apologizes After Being Accused Of Inappropriate Behavior
Alex Morse, the mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts, used his position of power for “sexual gain,” the College Democrats of Massachusetts allege.
Arkansas: Images of the Natural State
In 1836, Arkansas became the 25th state in the United States. Today, more than 3 million residents live in the state’s diverse terrain, from the rugged Ozark mountains to the plains along the Mississippi River. Here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Arkansas and some of the wildlife and people calling it home.This photo story is part of Fifty, a collection of images from each of the United States.
How Jerry Falwell Jr. Lost His Liberty Flock
As president and chancellor of the country’s largest Christian university and the son of one of the founding fathers of the religious right, Jerry Falwell Jr. has come to serve as a stand-in for American evangelicals. But to those inside the Liberty University community, Falwell’s leading role has lately seemed more like a liability than an asset. On Friday, the executive committee of the school’s board announced that Falwell will take an indefinite leave of absence.
Nancy Pelosi Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Executive Actions: ‘Absurdly Unconstitutional’
The House speaker, however, stopped short of saying whether Democrats would mount legal challenges against the measures.
The Commons
Underlying ConditionsIn America, George Packer wrote, the coronavirus has revealed a sick and unequal society incapable of self-government (June).I shall chew on this article for several days. The taste is bitter. However, it should be swallowed and digested; hopefully its nutrients will be absorbed.Ian McHughMattapoisett, Mass.As I read this excellent article, I was struck by the clarity of the writer’s vision.
The New David Copperfield Movie Might Be Better Than the Book
Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin; Fox Searchlight Pictures; GettyThe child and the writer are born at the same moment, to the same mother, each to his separate destiny. The child’s is to see everything, feel everything, be everything, and live in the scraps and sparks of language by which he understands everything; the writer’s is to wait, and hide, and grow, until the day when he steps in—pen in hand—to take possession.
Venus of Willendorf
Photo illustration by Miki LoweYusef Komunyakaa’s love for poetry began with his grandparents. They were dedicated churchgoers, and he’s said that “the Old Testament informed the cadences of their speech.” Komunyakaa spent his childhood at home in Louisiana, reading and rereading the Bible—and listening to jazz and blues on the wooden radio in his mother’s living room.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Want to Keep My Newborn Healthy. How Do I Determine Who Can Visit?
Parenting advice on newborn visitation, the return to school, and college majors.
Shortages threaten Trump’s plan for rapid coronavirus tests
Manufacturers of antigen tests say they are nowhere near able to meet demand.
