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Pence and Harris Vie for Wisconsin as Trump Vents From the White House
Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The unofficial Labor Day kickoff to the fall campaign centered on
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two pivotal states for both the president and
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Donald Trump has met a tar-baby in the war dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby
There seems to be no handy briar patch.
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How Trump’s Billion-Dollar Campaign Lost Its Cash Advantage
Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Five months ago, President Trump’s re-election campaign had a huge
financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s. The Times conducted an extensive
review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage
evaporated.
He spent on time at events that have been canceled and on a staff that has no audience.
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Wage Slavery on Labor Day
Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 9 hours ago
One of the simplest ways to evaluate a society is by the common
denominators of the lives most people have to live. For a lot of history
that was farming. Sure, there were people who weren’t farmers, but 80% to
95% of the population farmed. Most people in the modern world are wage
laborers. They […]
Factory work pays better than subsistence farming.
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In Year of Voting by Mail, a Scramble to Beef Up In-Person Voting, Too
Nick Corasaniti and Michael Wines at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
Communities are running short on time to hire poll workers and reconfigure
in-person voting to make it safe during a pandemic.
Vote and be counted.
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What to Watch For on Labor Day From Trump and Biden
Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The vice-presidential candidates will be on opposite ends of Wisconsin, a
battleground that is increasingly essential to President Trump in November.
Trump hogged all the attention.
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Trump hogged all the attention.
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More Than Ever, Trump Casts Himself as the Defender of White America
Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics, the president
has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a
centerpiece of his re-election campaign.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming
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Michael Cohen’s Book Says Trump Held ‘Low Opinions of All Black Folks’
Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president’s former fixer describes him as a mob boss figure who made
racist insults, was driven by hatred for President Barack Obama and engaged
in underhanded tactics against opponents.
Donald Trump is a racist.
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Donald Trump is a racist.
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DeJoy Pressured Workers to Donate to G.O.P. Candidates, Former Employees Say
Catie Edmondson, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Luke Broadwater at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Former employees at New Breed Logistics say they were expected to donate to
candidates whom their executive, Louis DeJoy, was supporting, and would be
rewarded through yearly bonuses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_DeJoy
The Post Office Should be apolitical.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_DeJoy
The Post Office Should be apolitical.
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Joe Biden’s China Journey
Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Ana Swanson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade.
As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a
“dictatorship.”
Times change and with them diplomacy.
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Times change and with them diplomacy.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 6, 2020
Tony Wikrent at Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 6, 2020 by Tony Wikrent RIP
David Graeber David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59
[New York Times 9-4-20] Anthropologist David Graeber, the man behind ‘We
are the 99%’ slogan, dead at 59 [RT, via Mike Norman Economics
9-3-20]Graeber’s 2001 book, Debt: The First 5000 Years, […]
The economy has crashed.
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The economy has crashed.
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China Freezes Credentials for Journalists at U.S. Outlets, Hinting at Expulsions
Edward Wong at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and Getty Images are affected.
Chinese officials told journalists, who can still work, that their fate
depends on what the United States does to Chinese media employees.
Foreign journalists have become hostages.
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Foreign journalists have become hostages.
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In Final Stretch, Biden Defends Polls Lead Against Trump’s Onslaught
Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president is attempting to overtake his Democratic challenger with a
strategy of racial polarization in heavily white Midwestern states, even as
Democrats make inroads in the Republican-leaning South and West.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
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https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
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Democrats Belatedly Launch Operation to Share Information on Voters
Reid J. Epstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Democrats have been far behind Republicans on compiling and sharing
information that can be used by campaigns, state parties and super PACs.
Better internal communications always help.
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Better internal communications always help.
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Court Approves Warrantless Surveillance Rules While Scolding F.B.I.
Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
The release of a newly declassified ruling follows a separate decision by
an appeals court that a defunct National Security Agency program was
illegal.
The FISA court should not exist.
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The FISA court should not exist.
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At Least 4 Boats Sink During ‘Trump Boat Parade’ in Texas, Officials Say
Bryan Pietsch and Aimee Ortiz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
No injuries were immediately reported at the event, which was taking place
on Lake Travis.
It was a silly stunt. Politics must yield to weather.
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It was a silly stunt. Politics must yield to weather.
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The Battle Over Robert E. Lee Biscuits and Gravy at Omaha's 11-Worth Cafe
Dionne Searcey at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
In “levelheaded” Omaha, a protester was killed and, in the aftermath,
people demanding an end to racial injustice set their sights on police
budgets — and a diner with Robert E. Lee on the menu.
Do not use that diner.
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Do not use that diner.
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A Big 2020 Campaign Question: Wait, What Day Is It?
Sarah Lyall at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Time is marching on, toward Election Day. Somehow.
November third is locked in.
Vote early if possible.
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November third is locked in.
Vote early if possible.
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Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy
Julian E. Barnes and Michael Venutolo-Mantovani at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
The intelligence wars over vaccine research have intensified as China and
Russia expand their efforts to steal American work at both research
institutes and companies.
Publish. The patent will not hold.
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Publish. The patent will not hold.
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The Trump Docket: The Fights Fueling Trump’s Big Legal Bills
Eric Lipton at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Donor money is helping pay for a dizzying array of litigation filed by the
president or against him.
Delay is Trump's favorite tactic.
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Delay is Trump's favorite tactic.
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Ex-F.B.I. Agent in Russia Inquiry Says Trump Is a National Security Threat
Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Peter Strzok, who was fired for sending anti-Trump texts, played a central
role in both the Hillary Clinton email and Trump-Russia investigations.Peter Strzok is correct.
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