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22 votes
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What Prop. 22’s defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and California drivers
9 votes -
Federalist 51 - The structure of the US Government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments
6 votes -
Facebook and Twitter take unusual steps to limit spread of New York Post story
16 votes -
The dollars and sense of free college - Georgetown University analysis of Biden's free college plan finds that it pays for itself within a decade
11 votes -
Last exit from autocracy
6 votes -
What are we so afraid of? – Tony Green, on dismissing, denying, contracting and spreading the coronavirus
19 votes -
Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail
12 votes -
Why the Philly cheesesteak can swing a presidential election
8 votes -
Trump will undergo televised medical evaluation on Friday night, Fox News announces
18 votes -
Additional steps Twitter is taking ahead of the 2020 US Election
15 votes -
Presidential debate: Trump refuses to take part in virtual TV event
19 votes -
US Presdient Donald Trump’s antibody treatment was tested using fetal cells obtained through abortion
18 votes -
US President Donald Trump abruptly scraps stimulus talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day
26 votes -
US House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy ‘monopoly power’ and recommend big changes
18 votes -
Joe Biden can end the drama on election night. All he has to do is win Texas.
13 votes -
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania have tested positive for coronavirus
85 votes -
Should we use a megathread for US election news as we get closer to Nov 3?
I was thinking about how much the quantity of election news is likely to increase as we get closer to Nov 3. And more specifically the likelihood that this election will not be clear cut, will be...
I was thinking about how much the quantity of election news is likely to increase as we get closer to Nov 3. And more specifically the likelihood that this election will not be clear cut, will be contested, lawsuits filed, etc in the days and weeks after Nov 3.
With that in mind, do we want to proactively put up a weekly (maybe daily for the actual week of) megathread to consolidate some of it?
18 votes -
Michigan Attorney General will no longer enforce governor’s executive orders after court ruling
11 votes -
Time to pardon Edward Snowden?
14 votes -
Tracker for coronavirus test results from officials in the US government and presidential campaigns
21 votes -
History of US political parties (part 1)
5 votes -
The non-voter
12 votes -
Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
9 votes -
What academics can do now to prevent a coup later
5 votes -
Trump campaign is reportedly plotting an election coup to “bypass” a Biden win
28 votes -
Sensory overload and annals of lying
3 votes -
President Trump is continuing his war on Section 230 and the right for the open internet to exist
8 votes -
Trump won’t commit to ‘peaceful’ post-election transfer of power
9 votes -
Thomas Frank on the podcast "Useful Idiots"
3 votes -
Court blocks Trump’s WeChat ban from taking effect today
17 votes -
The FinCen Files: Thousands of secret suspicious activity reports offer a picture of corruption and complicity - and how the government lets it flourish
11 votes -
Monterey bans gas leaf blowers in residential areas
14 votes -
The FBI, the second Red scare, and the folk singer who cooperated
6 votes -
With violent crime on the rise, Minneapolis City Council asks: Where are the police?
5 votes -
The country’s most important climate election is happening in Texas
8 votes -
How to think about the deficit by James Tobin
6 votes -
Woodward book: Trump says he knew coronavirus was ‘deadly’ and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading Americans
30 votes -
LVMH backs out of $16.2 billion acquisition of Tiffany, citing US threats of tariffs on French goods. Tiffany has filed a lawsuit to enforce the agreement
6 votes -
People who live near the most toxic sites in America say they saw a level of attention they hadn't seen in decades under Donald Trump
18 votes -
When fascism was American; Using religion, anticommunism and xenophobia, "Father" Charles Coughlin popularized fascism in 1930s America, not too unlike Donald Trump today
8 votes -
Uber is hurting drivers like me in its legal fight in California
3 votes -
Joe Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs
8 votes -
United States House subcommittee releases coronavirus task force reports kept secret by the White House
18 votes -
California Governor Gavin Newsom: By this point last year, 4,292 fires had burned 56,000 acres. This year, 7,002 fires have chewed through more than 1.4 million acres.
7 votes -
Republicans win two US House special elections
9 votes -
The 2020 Democratic National Convention has concluded. What are your thoughts on it?
Share your thoughts and feelings on how the convention went, and what you think it means for the remainder of the race. Did it change how you plan on voting or participating in the election? Who...
Share your thoughts and feelings on how the convention went, and what you think it means for the remainder of the race. Did it change how you plan on voting or participating in the election? Who were the stand out speakers that you would like to share with others? Will you be watching the Republican National Convention? What were the biggest stories to come out as a result of the convention?
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33 votes -
How a plan to save the power system disappeared: A federal lab found a way to modernize the grid, reduce reliance on coal, and save consumers billions. Then Trump appointees blocked it
24 votes -
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago. Why did they start voting differently from men in 1980?
7 votes -
The Bush-Gore recount is an omen for 2020: An oral history of the craziest presidential election in modern US history
16 votes