August 29, 2020 Archive August 2020

Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement

Trump’s missing megadonor: GOP money man missing as the president struggles in the polls

Leonard Cohen’s reps say they specifically declined GOP requests to use "Hallelujah" at convention

Chadwick Boseman, "Black Panther" star, dies at 43

Trump's Republican National Convention was a ratings flop

Rachel Maddow fact-checks Trump's RNC speech: "A lot of it was wrong — factually wrong"

Yale psychiatrist: Trump’s convention lies and fear-mongering may “provoke a lot of violence”

Trump accepts the nomination from the White House lawn, portraying a nation in crisis

A dictator on downers: Slow-motion mass hysteria at the Republican convention

Social Security fund would run out of money in 3 years if Trump eliminates payroll tax: SSA analysis

5 epic failures of Donald Trump that illustrate the U.S.’s decline

Opposition to Obamacare becomes a political liability for Republican incumbents

Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance

For second time, federal judge finds Texas is violating voter registration law

Don't waste your money trying to beat Mitch McConnell: Play "democracy moneyball" instead

The debate over COVID-19 distancing: how far is far enough?

Trump's FDA "grossly misrepresented" data on blood plasma’s benefits in treating COVID-19 patients

Democrats launch contempt proceedings against Mike Pompeo

Proving "a different world is possible," ExxonMobil dropped From Dow Jones after 92-year run

W. Kamau Bell on Kamala Harris, Black conservatives & why he's happy Herman Cain is ghost-tweeting

T'Challa forever: We lost Chadwick Boseman but not the symbolism of what he represents

Trump’s law and order campaign is "falling flat" in the Midwest: report

The Trump-radical Republicans' convention message: "It’s all wonderful!"

From chartreuse to vermouth: David Lebovitz's cocktails will take you on a sensory journey to France

Social distancing and sex work in the pandemic: "You have to have access to resources"

I'm a public defender. I don't want my elderly client to die in prison from coronavirus