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Apr 03 2021
News
Hunter Biden Recounts Cocaine Addiction, Failed Marriage In His Memoir 'Beautiful Things'
resident Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has chronicled his harrowing journey through drug addiction, alcoholism and romantic relationship with his deceased brother's wife in his memoir "Beautiful Things: A Memoir" that will hit the shelves on April 6.
In the prologue, Hunter takes the readers through his drug addiction, which led him to cook his own crack cocaine, The New York Times
International Business TimesAug 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
How the Use of Polarized Labels Masks Americans' Shared Values
Reading the daily headlines, the average American could not be blamed for believing the nation’s population consists of only two groups, at odds over every possible topic, issue, and interpretation of the country’s ideals.
Coverage of contemporary issues are riddled with opposing labels categorizing Americans into rival camps -- Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice, Gun Control versus Gun Rights
Isaiah AnthonyAug 13 2020
Opinion
How History Turns Riots Into Tea Parties
In July 1776, George Washington ordered the brand-new Declaration of Independence read aloud to a jubilant New York City crowd. A small group opted to continue their celebration into the evening. Led by an artillery officer, the revelers toppled the colossal, gilded statue of King George III at Bowling Green.
Like so many Confederate monuments today, the statue had been something of a
New York Times (Opinion)Mar 25 2020
News
As States Delay Primaries, June 2 Is Suddenly a Big Tuesday on the Calendar
Think of it as Super Postponed Day.
June 2 had been an afterthought on the Democratic primary calendar. Ever since Joseph R. Biden Jr. seized the mantle of front-runner, voters in New Jersey and a few other states scheduled to vote that day assumed the Democratic horse race would be over before their primaries rolled around.
But with numerous states pushing back voting to June 2
New York Times (News)Mar 23 2020
News
Biden says he’s spoken to Obama about VP picks, will start vetting in weeks
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden says he will begin his search for a running mate “in a matter of weeks” — and later admitted that he had spoken to former President Barack Obama about his potential picks.
Speaking to supporters on a Sunday night call, the former vice president said he would be choosing from a group “in excess of six or seven people” and that the vetting process
New York Post (News)Mar 22 2021
News
Democrats Now Dominate Dark Money Spending. They Still Want To End It.
Democrats are pushing a sweeping package of voting rights, campaign finance and ethics reforms as their top legislative priority in 2021. One of the pieces of the bill is a section requiring independent political groups that currently don’t have to disclose their donors ― whose donations are known as “dark money” ― to finally do so.
This provision, previously known as the DISCLOSE Act
HuffPostJun 09 2012
News
Alan Simpson strikes back, again
First, some background: After the former senator and his colleague Erskine Bowles (authors of the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan) were protested against earlier this year in California by members of the California Alliance for Retired Americans, Simpson whipped off a harshly-worded letter to the organization (sample quote: “What a wretched group of seniors you must be to use the faces
PoliticoMar 09 2020
Analysis
What the media missed about Joe Biden’s electability
Political devotees don’t like Joe Biden, but voters do. And there’s a reason for that.
It’s time for a fresh look at Uncle Joe.
On Super Tuesday, Joe Biden broke the narrative that had defined the Democratic primary race. The surprise wasn’t that he won, though that was unexpected. It’s that he won new voters in a high-turnout election — almost every state saw a turnout surge,
Ezra KleinMar 06 2020
Analysis
Why women are feeling so defeated after Elizabeth Warren’s loss
It’s important to reckon with the role sexism played in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Many women are left feeling defeated after Elizabeth Warren’s exit from the presidential race.
With a crushing loss on Super Tuesday, and voter after voter quoted in the media saying they’d vote for a woman, just not Warren, it made some wonder if a woman would be president in their lifetimes.
VoxMar 05 2020
Analysis
The Establishment Strikes Back
In the span of 72 hours, a candidate who had never won a single state in three fumbling bids for the presidency has muscled his way to the top of the Democratic field. Former Vice President Joe Biden had the greatest night of his lifelong quest for the White House tonight, winning major Super Tuesday prizes after an improbable late surge in the polls.
On Saturday, Biden trounced Senator
The Atlantic