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Tag: Kamala Harris

  • Prof Patty
  • February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

Southern Baptist leaders call Vice President Harris “Jezebel”

Anne Branigin Feb. 9, 2021 Two days after Vice President Harris was sworn in as the nation’s first female vice president, Tom Buck let it out. “I can’t imagine any truly God-fearing Israelite

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 15, 2020

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year

Biden had the vision, set the tone and topped the ticket. But he also recognized what he could not offer on his own, what a 78-year-old white man could never provide: generational change, a fresh p

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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
  • October 16, 2020

Kamala Harris Reading Guide: The Best Reporting on the Vice Presidential Candidate

Also read: Kamala Harris and the ‘Double Bind’ of Racism and Sexism Kamala Harris’s ‘Canadian Dream’ Her Voice? Her Name? G.O.P.’s Raw Personal Attacks on Kamala Harris How sexist, raci

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 12, 2020

Harris-Pence Debate Points That Stuck With Me

If you have a pre-existing condition, heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, they’re coming for you. If you love someone who has a pre-existing condition, they’re coming for you. If you are un

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NY Times

  • The Killing Of Haiti’s President Heads to a U.S. Court. What to Know.
  • USA Today Names Jamie Stockwell as Next Top Editor
  • Mississippi and Georgia Elections: What to Watch in Today’s Primaries
  • Democrats Sued to Find Out Whether Trump Will Send Armed Officers to Election Sites
  • I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

NPR

  • 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
  • A new study finds dangerous chemicals in some commonly used hair extensions

The Progressive

  • 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
  • Telling the Truth With Only a Camera
  • For Children in Beirut Refugee Camp, School Is a Lifeline—But So Is Cricket

FactCheck.org

  • 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
  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address

Snopes.com

  • Does this photo show Erika Kirk with alleged Charlie Kirk shooter? Here's the truth
  • Did Orwell write, 'People sleep peaceably' because 'rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf'?
  • Is the FDIC being dismantled? Unpacking claim
  • Has Trump fasted every Friday since 2020? Don't bite on rumor
  • Did Barron Trump buy $30M in oil days before Iran war began? Claim lacks evidence

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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