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Tag: Election

  • Prof Patty
  • December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Why do some people think this election is not valid?

According to Maggie Haberman and NIcholas Fandos writing in the NY Times, “Despite recently suffering the most consequential in a string of defeats in his quest to subvert the results of Nov

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election

By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Amy Gardner November 28, 2020 at 7:08 p.m. EST The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost. But Trump refuse

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

Of Course White Women Voted for Trump Again

By Angelina Chapin@angelinachapin One of the most notable trends to emerge from the 2016 presidential election was the large number of white women who helped solidify Donald Trump’s victory.

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

What happens if Trump refuses to concede the 2020 election?

By Aaron Feis November 5, 2020 When Inauguration Day rolls around on Jan. 20, if Trump has exhausted his legal challenges and physically refuses to leave the White House premise

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Kamala Harris knows things no vice president has ever known

By Monica Hesse Oct. 30, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EDT In the week before the country potentially elects its first female vice president, I’ve been trying to write a sweeping essay about progress and t

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 3, 2020

Why Are Some Young Black Men Supporting Trump?

According to the BBC, “Mr Trump won just 8% of the African American vote in the 2016 presidential election and critics accuse him of stoking racial tensions.” “Many Black Americans who a

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

This is why the Supreme Court is so important…

Kavanaugh’s Opinion in Wisconsin Voting Case Raises Alarms Among Democrats By Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti October 27, 2020 The Supreme Court decision on Monday barring t

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

New York Magazine: Round Two

On the cover of New York Magazine’s August 17-30, 2020 issue, Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi takes readers inside Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which is current

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NY Times

  • Viktor Orban’s Fate Is a Warning Not to Get Too Close to Trump
  • After Cease-Fire, Iranians Are Left to Pick Up the Pieces
  • Stephen Colbert Skewers Trump’s ‘Double-Sided’ Cease-Fire
  • ‘Ketamine Queen’ Sentenced to 15 Years in Matthew Perry’s Overdose Death
  • Clean Energy Team Wins Salt River Project Election in Arizona

NPR

  • The Artemis II crew saw parts of the moon never seen before. Here's what they said
  • What the Artemis II mission might mean for the future of lunar research
  • A 500 million year old fossil could change what we understand about spiders
  • Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife
  • Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby

The Progressive

  • The Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Sporting Life
  • Industrial Fish Farms Could Break U.S. Fisheries
  • The Life and Career of Democracy Now! Founder Amy Goodman
  • International Adoptees Living in Limbo
  • Confronting the Truth

FactCheck.org

  • The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’
  • Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers
  • FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
  • Happy International Fact-Checking Day
  • We Could Win a Webby with Your Vote

Snopes.com

  • Artemis II moon images: Separating fact from science fiction
  • Image claiming to show US airman rescued in Iran is fake. Here's the proof
  • Did Polymarket user bet Trump would praise Allah on Easter?
  • Bunnies, bombs and Biden: What Trump said during 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll
  • Did State Department redirect $1.25B to Trump's Board of Peace? We reviewed the evidence

Tradeoffs

  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses

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