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Pre-School kids in art class (Getty Images)

Biden's childcare plan: A needed reform

Nicole Karlis

Beyond the social element, there's a strong economic argument to be made for such a policy

Injustice Square garden (Ashlie Stevens)

Winter worsens our racist produce system

Ashlie D. Stevens

While gardens serve as a stopgap in summer, communities of color struggle to access fresh produce in colder months

A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Crown Publishing)

Obama: Trump tapped racism against me

Roger Sollenberger

Tump "promised an elixir" for the racist anxiety Obama's election stirred in white Americans, the ex-president says

An I voted sticker is placed on Eddie Slade's shirt at Burton Barr Central Library on November 3, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

Arizona AG: Voters backed GOP—not Trump

Igor Derysh

"People voted for Republicans down-ballot but they didn’t vote" for Trump, he said. That "doesn’t mean it’s fraud"

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

Trump's coup won't work — this time

Amanda Marcotte

Trump's clown-car coup is deeply dangerous, but not because it has any chance of overturning this election

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Monday, July 06, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

McEnany refers questions to White House

Roger Sollenberger

McEnany attempted to defend her latest Fox News appearance by falsely claiming it was protected by the Constitution

Sandra Amado Gomez and her daughter Aylen Agostina Gomez registers a woman to vote during halftime at the championship game of soccer on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Raleigh, NC. North Carolina is gearing up to be a swing state in the 2020 election and Latino voters will play a big part in the outcome. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Polls got the Latino vote wrong, again

Lisa Garcia Bedolla - The Conversation

Why the polls and the candidates got Latino voters wrong — again

Joe Biden (Getty Images)

Will Biden fight — or just surrender?

Chauncey DeVega

Pulitzer-winning author: Biden and the Democrats will "just dig themselves deeper," fueling a fascist comeback

Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Can Biden actually heal America?

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

Trump and his allies are not committed to the democratic system

Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's dangerous Georgia gambit

Sophia Tesfaye

Republicans are boosting Trump's BS in hopes of saving two Georgia Senate seats. That might doom them instead

(Getty/RapidEye)

Think for yourself in the age of polling

Stephen Engelberg - ProPublica

When covering and investigating government and politics in election years, journalists shouldn't assume any outcome

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Abbott doesn't acknowledge Biden's win

Stacy Fernández - The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott said election winners "are certified by designated governmental bodies, not by media outlets"

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on October 28, 2020 in Bullhead City, Arizona. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Trump plans to hold more rallies

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

"The Trump campaign's strategy is basically to completely undermine faith in democracy"

Children play in a large mirrored object at the Science Museum on it's official re-opening day on August 19, 2020 in London, England. The Science Museum reopens its doors to the public today, nearly five months after the Coronavirus pandemic shut down all public spaces. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

CPSC in knots over dangerous magnets

Eli Wolfe - FairWarning

Over the past decade, thousands of children have been injured after swallowing high-powered magnets

Sen. Kamala Harris of California, recently named as former Vice President Joe Biden's running mate. (Getty/Alex Edelman)

Harris and the evolution of the birds

Terri Langston - The Globalist

How evolution over millions of years has created sovereign female birds and equally sovereign human females

Holly Tran, who was born in Vietnam but now lives in Everett, Washington afixes her scarf bearing the flag colors from the United States and Vietnam prior to a rally supporting President Donald Trump on October 10, 2020 in Bellevue, Washington. The rally featured many state political and conservative speakers and advocated that wearing a mask should be optional. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images)

Putting grandma's Trump vote on her obit

Caroline Cao

Since my grandparents insisted on backing Trump, I want that voting record on their obituaries

Former Senator and Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern in 2006.

Reclaiming American idealism

William J. Astore - TomDispatch.com

We could use a leader like George McGovern again

Slow Cooker Mushroom Lasagna (Photographs copyright © 2019 by Chris Terry)

Try Nadiya Hussain's slow cooker lasagne

Nadiya Hussain

This satisfying vegetarian meal is easy to double. Extra servings can be frozen for an even simpler meal later on

(Getty/Joe Raedle)

ACA heads to Supreme Court again

Julie Rovner - KFF Health News

There is a long list of ways this could play out

Trump supporters rally in front of Trump Tower and march down 5th Avenue on October 25, 2020 in New York City. As the Presidential election approaches, Trump supporters are becoming more visible, with frequent rallies and caravans. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Trumpism is more alive than ever

Keith A. Spencer

Trump's sadistic bullying riled voters and enabled the GOP to redistribute wealth upwards without them noticing

Frontline: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (PBS)

Trump's cry for attention won't work

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

Don’t fall into Trump’s cry for attention — it's a final attempt of a desperate, bitter man to cling to power

Joe Biden and Karen Bass (Getty Images/Salon)

Voters of color decisive for Biden

Angelika Albaladejo - Capital & Main

Grassroots groups expanded the electorate, despite ineffective outreach from the Democratic Party

A bus with an image of U.S. President Donald Trump sits next to the crowd during a campaign rally at Richard B. Russell Airport on November 01, 2020 in Rome, Georgia. With two days to go until election day, Donald Trump is campaigning in Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump's sore winners are now sore losers

Sophia A. McClennen

Trump and his fans have had a chip on their shoulder since they won in 2016. His loss will turn it into a boulder

Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden (L) and Senator from California and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris greet supporters outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on August 20, 2020. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Hey, political reporters: Take a hike!

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch

Enough with the "both-sides" phony equivalence drama, please. Now we need beat reporters who actually know stuff

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