Jonathan Rauch: How American politics went insane But the composition of Trump’s followers, with a large minority of Latino voters and a nontrivial number of Black voters, makes their motivations more various and complicated than the single, somehow reassuring cause that progressives settled on after 2016: racism. There turn out …
Read More »Chris Christie slams Trump for baseless election ‘fraud’ claims
Possibly outgoing President Trump has drawn criticism throughout his presidency over his words and actions, but now it’s coming from those who have shown support for him in the past. On Tuesday night, Trump declared he won the election despite millions of votes that have yet to be counted. While …
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Read More »Deutsche Bank, which loaned millions to Trump, ‘tired of negative publicity’
Deutsche Bank, the German-based, multi-national financial institution, is seeking to sever all its ties with President Donald Trump after years of negative publicity. The 150-year-old bank has approximately $340 million in outstanding loans to the president’s private company, The Trump Organization, three loans that will come due in two years. …
Read More »Marijuana Legalization Measures Pass In Five States After Election
As numerous states continue to count the remaining ballots for the presidential race in this historic election, others have made news with state legalization that was on the ballot and has been approved, including cannabis legalization. This week, five more states approved the recreational use and commercial sale for marijuana, …
Read More »ESPN announces 300 layoffs, citing ‘disruption’ amid virus
ESPN announced Thursday it is laying off about 300 employees and cutting about 500 jobs from its global workforce. The cuts amount to about 10% of the employees at the sports network and are due largely to the impact of the pandemic on its business and the “tremendous disruption in …
Read More »Black Lives Matter DC Says DC Police ‘Emboldened White Supremacists’ by Accusing Them of Stabbing Proud Boys
Photo: Maranie R. Staab (Getty Images) In the late hours of election night, three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Washington, D.C., after being stabbed by three assailants who haven’t been identified, are still at large and are Black, according to police. D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department initially responded to the attack …
Read More »751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic. A surge in viral cases and Congress’ failure so far to provide more aid for …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: 3 Things the Election Revealed
Arizona: Expect two batches of results: one around 9 p.m. ET tonight and another just after midnight. Biden currently leads by about 90,000 votes, but networks are torn on whether to call the state, given uncertainty about the partisan lean of the outstanding ballots. Georgia: We could get a complete …
Read More »Baltimore Becomes A Shining Example Of Black Voter Turnout
Written by Donna M. Owens Shortly after the polls opened on Election Day in Baltimore, Maryland, the music began: as people stood in line to vote, jams by Frankie Beverly and Maze, classics from Motown and hits by Michael Jackson wafted through the chilly morning air. Indeed, the atmosphere was festive. …
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