Politics
22 million jobless, Senate Republicans go home for Thanksgiving without passing aid
November 20, 2020The Democratic-run House tried twice to reinstate the $600 weekly checks with the Heroes Act, but Senate GOP leader McConnell killed it both times.
Read moreTrump tries to run out election certification clock, making even Wall Street nervous
November 19, 2020Giuliani says the new goal is to pressure Republican lawmakers in key states to stall certification of results and create the image of a “failed election.”
Read moreCombat capitalist ‘truth decay’ with publicly-funded news media
November 18, 2020In the face of “we-have-our-own-facts” GOP propaganda, social practice—that is, news reporting and analysis allied with real people’s experiences—must become the basis of social truth.
Read moreGiuliani heads up Trump’s new legal wiz team
November 17, 2020President continues endless and mostly failing legal challenges in the ongoing attempt to overturn election results.
Read moreRobert Reich: Capitalism makes it hard to keep democracy going
November 17, 2020Former U.S. Labor Secretary says income inequality makes it very difficult to fix the economy.
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