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Jun 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
No Such Thing As a Social Distancing Trophy
We’re bored. We’re restless. We’ve watched everything good on Netflix. And it’s really nice outside. So therefore we must be healthy.
Such is the sublogical thinking that has driven the nature of our country’s re-opening, despite the complete and total lack of evidence that the Covid-19 virus is subsiding. The United States has reached a plateau in which just over 21,000 people test
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Dec 20 2020
News
Congress to pass deal with $600 stimulus checks
A pared-down second round of stimulus checks is included in a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief deal announced by congressional leadership on Sunday night.
The agreement, announced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on the floor, includes a $600 check for individuals who make up to $75,000 per year.
Though it's the same income cap included in the March CARES
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Aug 22 2020
Analysis
Voting by mail in a pandemic: A state-by-state scorecard
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many have wondered if the U.S. can conduct a safe election in November. What we know is this: The safest and most secure way to vote in a pandemic is vote-by-mail.
During the 2020 primaries, coronavirus severely disrupted elections. State voting systems were overwhelmed by long lines, an influx of absentee ballot requests, and technology issues.
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Jul 01 2021
News
House Democrats call on McCarthy to 'take immediate action' to address Greene's behavior
Nearly 40 House Democrats are demanding House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy take what they call "immediate action" to address the behavior of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, whose actions, they say in a Thursday letter obtained by CNN, "could lead to violence against members of Congress."
The group chose to take this step after Greene spoke as a warmup act for former
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Jan 22 2020
News
NYT Endorsements
On Sunday, the New York Times editorial board endorsed both Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar for the Democratic presidential nomination. New York Times
Both sides are critical of the decision not to pick a single candidate:
“Maybe someone should explain to the editors that endorsing multiple candidates for the same race isn’t actually an endorsement at all… Most ironically, the
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Apr 10 2020
Analysis
You Still Can’t Beat City Hall
Bernie Sanders acknowledged reality on Wednesday and announced that he will no longer be actively campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. While many Sanders supporters were taken aback by the news, the writing has been on the wall for their candidate since Joe Biden’s sudden establishment-aided surge coincided with a pandemic that precluded the possibility of fairly contesting
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May 07 2020
Opinion
Living in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic is not What you Think
A pandemic that once may have seemed far away has now crept up to your front door. Isolated and empty streets, roads devoid of cars, and lockdown at 10 p.m.—this is the new regular in the most populous country in the world. Usually bustling, busy and around the clock activities make it a far cry from how life used to be just a month ago in China. If one does dare to trek outside, they must
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Jun 12 2024
Headline Roundup
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Admin Guidance on Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students
A federal judge in Texas threw out guidance from the Biden administration, which stated that Title IX's prohibition of sex discrimination also covers gender identity and sexual orientation.
The Details: Federal law Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational institutions that receive federal funds. This Texas ruling states that the law does not provide grounds for the
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Oct 03 2020
Fact Check
Did Federal Food Aid Boxes Include White House Letter Crediting Trump?
Letters written on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump and printed on White House letterhead were included in millions of federally funded food aid boxes distributed across the nation to families in need, sparking controversy over whether the move violated federal law prohibiting certain political activities by U.S. federal employees.
In response to growing concerns over the
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Jul 21 2021
News
DC leaders struggle with rising crime after cutting police
Crime in Washington, D.C., is on the rise as city leaders grapple with fixes to public safety problems that are, in part, of their own creation.
A pair of headline-grabbing shootings dragged the district into the spotlight over the weekend, renewing focus over the city's decision to cut millions of dollars from its police budget in response to pressure from activists.
On Friday,
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