Ronald Klain
Gen Counsel, Revolution LLC. Former Ebola Czar. Ex-Obama/Biden + Clinton/Gore WH. Married to @monicamedinadc; Dad of 3 adults. Tweets are my personal views.
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Can Democrats Win Back the Internet In the Age of Trump?
A decade after Barack Obama’s campaign was heralded for its digital savvy, Republicans have cracked the emotional code of social media and hijacked it for political gain. Can Democrats learn to do the same?
Announcing our 2019 cohort
Higher Ground Labs started as an experiment. Progressive politics was not innovating quickly enough to keep pace with broader technological change and shifts in American attention. Presidential campaigns historically served as the only hubs for...
Jim Clyburn's 'World Famous Fish Fry' draws presidential candidates, thousands of voters
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn's annual "World Famous Fish Fry" drew 21 presidential candidates to Columbia on Friday night, the largest gathering of the massive 2020 Democratic field so far, as
The 23 best health and science books to read this summer
Summer is officially here, and so is STAT's annual book list, chock full of great health, medicine, and science reads.
Ronald Klain
It’s an honor to have my pick on this list from @statnews on best science and health books for summer reading.
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Knick v. Township of Scott, No. 17-647 | Casetext
Ronald Klain
Lots of focus today on #SCOTUS overturned a capital conviction -- BUT not enough attention on SCOTUS -- for the second time in a month -- overturning a precedent on a 5-4 vote. This is the big picture, significant trend.
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What is a concentration camp? Experts agree with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's description of border facilities
Many experts argue that, by definition, the ICE detention facilities are concentration camps.
WHO flags critical funding gap, calls for political parties to join fight against Ebola
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaks to Member States about his recent visit to DRC and highlights severe funding gap.
Will Food Delivery Ruin the Perfect French Fry?
Researchers have spent years looking for ways to prevent flawlessly crispy potatoes from going soggy in transit.
How A Feminist Activist Found Herself Working With Biden In The White House
Lynn Rosenthal, first-ever adviser on violence against women, reflects on her long career fighting for women’s rights.
6.22: 2162 Votes (Live with Mary McCormack and Lawrence O'Donnell)
[ download ] We wrap up Season 6 with a live taping from Washington, DC, joined by special guests Mary McCormack ( @marycmccormack ) and Lawrence O’Donnell ( @lawrence ). Cue the balloons! Go balloons! Uhhh, where are the balloons?!
The second-largest Ebola outbreak is spreading. The WHO says it’s not yet a global emergency.
It’s the third time the health agency has decided against sounding the global alarm over the outbreak.
Trump’s Broken Promises are Hurting Families
The facts and faces behind Trump’s broken promises.
Biden Says He'll Campaign and Beat Trump in Texas, Carolinas
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden said Monday that he plans to campaign and win in states that have almost always supported Republicans in the past four decades, including South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
Ugandan medics now tackling Ebola say they lack supplies
BWERA, Uganda (AP) — The isolation ward for Ebola patients is a tent erected in the garden of the local hospital. Gloves are given out sparingly to health workers. And when the second person in...
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Whether it's a declared public health emergency or not, we're looking at the 2nd largest #Ebola outbreak ever, spreading in two countries, and not enough help from nations that can do more. @WHO @theIRC @MSF need us. The stories are heartbreaking 👇
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DRC Ebola: Friday night thoughts on the absence of a PHEIC
Today WHO published its Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 June 2019. Here's the key passage, with my bolding: It was...
Sarah Sanders is leaving the White House
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her post at the end of the month, President Trump announced on Twitter Thursday.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents
In an ABC News exclusive, President Donald Trump said he may not alert the FBI to overtures from foreign governments during the 2020 race.
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If you are surprised by Trump saying he would accept such help if offered ...
THEN YOU PAID NO F-ING ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HE ACCEPTED SUCH HELP, WHEN PROVIDED, IN 2016!
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Are migrants with Ebola being dumped in San Antonio? No
Are Ebola-infected Congolese migrants streaming across the Texas border, endangering residents of San Antonio with a disease that is nearly always fatal?