In her three years as a federal appeals court judge, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently sided with police or prison guards accused of using excessive force, a Reuters review of cases she was involved in shows.
A grassroots coalition is fighting like hell to build power for the left. Securing a Democratic win this presidential election is a necessary detour on that path.
Pizzagate-style rumors in 2016 were largely confined to far-right message boards. This year, they are reaching the mainstream with help from a website boosted by Trump.
A new attack website put up by the Madison Cawthorn campaign includes an explicitly racist broadside against his opponent, Moe Davis (D-NC), for associating himself with people who want to “ruin white males.” For real. The website, MoeTaxes.com...
City leaders saw the threat but did not act: why arguments and rivalries among politicians and power groups allowed disaster to unfold
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Sarah Jonesreading this and thinking about the fact that a rep from the health department back home in southwest VA told me that the virus was probably introduced to the area by locals who'd traveled to New York
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The United States Senate should reject the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
We believed it was wrong for the Senate to consider this nomination in the first place given the...
After the 2008 financial crisis, research and policy focused on the risk that heavily interconnected networks could fuel the spread of economic crises—a problem known as systemic risk. A new analysis considers systemic risk in other sectors like...
Cold open: TMK x SoftBank
Main show: Sure you might know all about Amazon’s extensive network of hellish warehouses, its horrendously exploitative labor conditions, its cynical partnerships with the
Sarah Joneshappy book-day to @ChrisDStedman, one of the best people I know! IRL is a beautiful, honest book, a true balm for my Twitter-addled brain
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The only Black woman in the Kentucky legislature is ready for change, especially after Breonna Taylor. Is her party?
Sarah JonesI talked to @atticascott4ky about her recent arrest, the state of her party, and what it's like being the only Black woman in the Kentucky legislature
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If Zoom Dick has reinforced anything about journalism, it’s the reminder of a stark stratification in the industry.
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Sarah Jones"You’re a figurative Toobin, or you’re writing 7 posts a day, wondering if you’ll be allowed back in the office to collect the stuff on your desk if you get let go in the looming next round of layoffs."
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