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A Scholar of Democracy Gets a 2020 Lab for His Ideas
He’s a senior adviser to Elizabeth Warren. He was one of Pete Buttigieg’s groomsmen. For him, the debate between those two rivals on progressivism vs. centrism is personal.
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Jason Stanley
Interesting reading about the candidates’ policy advisors
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Elle Purrier smashes 37-year-old American indoor mile record at 2020 Millrose Games | NBC Sports
Elie Purrier ran the the second fastest indoor mile in history, breaking Mary Decker's American record, set in February 1982. #NBCSports #EllePurrier #Millro...
Dying behind bars: Inmate’s stage 4 cancer going untreated in Alabama prison
"If he doesn’t get treatment, which is already delayed, he can really die in the next month or two," Justin Faircloth's oncologist, Dr. Aasim Sehbai, said. "With proper treatment he could live two or three years, even up to five years. One way or...
The Bloomberg Temptation
Will the Democrats try to replace Donald Trump with a power-hungry plutocrat?
Jason Stanley
.@DouthatNYT tells it like it is: More than any other contender, Bloomberg;s nomination would...root liberalism once more in professional-class interests and a Washington-Wall Street mindmeld. @ross
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Bloomberg reportedly considering Hillary Clinton as his running mate
Bloomberg’s internal polling has found the combo “would be a formidable force,” campaign sources told the Drudge Report Saturday.
nplusonemag Down: An Oral History
n+1: Where were you when nplusonemag went down? An oral history of November 4, 2010.
Bloomberg Hires Thousands Of Canvassers To Stop Black Men On Street And Force Them To Hear Campaign Pitch
NEW YORK—Citing polling data that suggested the former mayor was tracking poorly among 18- to 25-year-old African Americans, Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign hired thousands of canvassers Friday to stop black men on the street and force...
India Teach-In: on India's Citizenship Amendment Act
Join us for a teach-in on India's Citizenship Amendment Act and protests surrounding it in recent weeks. The teach-in will host experts on a range of topics pertinent to the issue at hand, including,
- Mona Bhan, a professor of anthropology at...
Jason Stanley
India Teach-In: on India's Citizenship Amendment Act - Yale Calendar of Events with @alixabeth
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Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities
Agents from a special tactical team that normally confronts smugglers on the border are being sent to sanctuary cities across the country.
Jason Stanley
The border patrol’s “Swat teams” are moving into cities dominated by democratic voters
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The Ezra Klein Show: If God is dead, then … socialism? on Apple Podcasts
Show The Ezra Klein Show, Ep If God is dead, then … socialism? - Feb 13, 2020
After Trump's behavior this week, experts worry 2020 could be our last free election
'Inevitably, the people who last in the cabinet of an authoritarian leader are people who end up doing his personal-slash-official business, because you can no longer separate the two'
Jason Stanley
With the Republicans going along with Trump's dynastic ambitions, I told the Independent, that this could be our last free election.
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2020 campaign an opportunity to celebrate democratic freedom
Timothy Snyder, Yale University history professor and author of "On Tyranny," talks with Rachel Maddow about how the 2020 Democratic campaign can be a means of pushing back on the attack on democratic institutions and the rule of law.
Key Florida Elections Office Endured Cyberattack Ahead of 2016 Election
Palm Beach County, which has experienced myriad elections issues in recent years, says that its elections office was breached by a ransomware attack before the 2016 election.
Bloomberg and Steyer Reveal That Billionaires Are Underinvesting In Politics
Billionaires can afford to spend far more on politics than they have been. Bloomberg and Steyer are showing them that democracy is a bargain.
To Dream of a Jewish President
What would it mean for Bernie Sanders, America’s most famous Jewish politician, to become its commander in chief?
Jason Stanley
"...to be an American Ashkenazi Jew and listen to the speech of Bernie Sanders, and watch the motion of his hands, is to know he is one of us—a carbon copy of an uncle or a member of one’s synagogue." - loved this piece by @chick_in_kiev
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Fake: Searching For Truth In The Age Of Misinformation | Full Documentary | Connecticut Public
Given the sheer volume of news available, how can the average person separate fact from fiction? This series draws from common sense, critical thinking skill...
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Jason Stanley
I participated in this terrific public project on disinformation, thanks to Connecticut Public television
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Sarah Lawrence Parent Used Sex Tapes in Extortion, Prosecutors Say
Lawrence Ray was accused of recruiting his daughter’s friends at the elite New York college into a cultlike group.
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Jason Stanley
Ray, the subject of prosecution here, was NY City Police Chief Bernard Kerik's best man at his wedding.
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