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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

  • U.S. Gas Prices Jump for 11th Straight Day, and Oil Pushes Higher
  • Raise Taxes on the Rich? These Rich New Yorkers Are All for It.
  • In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation
  • Trump Casts a Shadow Over One of Mexico’s Deadliest States
  • Russia Says Ukraine’s Strike on Factory City Was Deadly

NPR

  • 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear
  • Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol
  • Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens

The Progressive

  • Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?
  • In ‘The Secret Agent,’ Brazil Dares to Look Back
  • The Year of Progressive Power; Data Centers’ Journey to Space
  • How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability
  • The True Cost of Killing Mexican Drug Lord El Mencho

FactCheck.org

  • Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question

Snopes.com

  • Was Florida man kidnapped by dolphins? We dived into rumor
  • Did Markwayne Mullin challenge Teamsters leader Sean O'Brien to fight during Senate hearing?
  • Did Pope Leo XIV condemn Iran war, rebuke Christian leaders who prayed over Trump?
  • Trump said US military officials told him sinking Iranian ships is 'more fun' than capturing them
  • Did Musk say Teslas could not be used to dodge military draft? Here's the truth

Tradeoffs

  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped

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