Oregon Governor Kate Brown Pushes Expanding Vote-by-Mail to Counter GOP Voter Suppression Efforts
As Republican lawmakers across the U.S. move to make it harder for voters to cast ballots by mail, we look at Oregon’s long history of vote-by-mail.
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Will Georgia’s Voting Law Be Repealed as Big Business Joins Critics Opposing “Jim Crow” Suppression?
Activists are demanding accountability from Georgia-based companies in opposing a law that heavily restricts voting rights in the state, which many are calling the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era. While some companies, including Coca-Cola and Delta, have weighed in on the Republican-backed crackdown on voting rights, Cliff Albright, co-founder and executive director of Black Voters Matter, says voicing opposition is not enough.
GOP Has Lost Credibility On Federal Debt Gripes, Chris Wallace Tells Sen. Roy Blunt
Under Trump, $3 trillion was added to the national debt before the pandemic while tax revenue was slashed by $1.5 trillion, Wallace reminded the Republican.
News Roundup: Martin Luther King Jr. remembered; heartbeat bills; Republicans behaving badly
It’s been a quiet Easter Sunday, but news still happens. Here’s some of what you may have missed.
• ‘I’ve decided to ‘identify’ as Chinese’: Mike Huckabee tweets disgusting ignorance
• Boehner let the vitriol fly during ‘wine-soaked’ recording of audiobook. One target was Ted Cruz
• We’re still fighting 53 years after Martin Luther King Jr.
Who would allow a host who made death threats to keep his show? Real America’s Voice, apparently
Yesterday, Right Wing Watch flagged a video in which Mike Lindell told Steve Bannon that he was about to introduce a lawsuit that would all but assure Donald Trump would be back in office by the end of the summer. Dollars to donuts it’s based on some of the same lies that not only got the MyPillow Guy booted from Twitter, but have him staring down the barrel of a billion-dollar lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems.
Voting rights, an alleged conspiracy, and the death of a legend
On this day 53 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot in 1968 outside the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. His children, other activists, and the scores of people the civil rights leader impacted took to social media on Sunday to honor his legacy and bring attention to the continued fight for equality today. Bernice King, the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr and the chief executive of the Martin Luther King Jr.
My Greatest Sexual Fantasy Is Finally Within My Grasp—but, Uh, There’s a Problem
Please tell me what to put where.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic Campaign: Recognize organizers in tough districts
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to another discussion of the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
Heartbeat bills aren’t just a war on women, but an attack on the right to privacy
I’ve spent most of my life no more than 20 minutes from the border of South Carolina. But there are times when the distance between my home in Charlotte and the South Carolina line feels more like two different worlds. One of those times came in February, when Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill that had the effect of banning almost all abortions in South Carolina.
The bill, which can be read in full here, is the latest attempt at a “heartbeat bill.
The Surprising Comedic Genius of Daniel Kaluuya
Who’s afraid of Daniel Kaluuya? According to the actor, that would be the British monarchy. “I’m Black and I’m British,” he explained in his opening monologue during last night’s Saturday Night Live. “Basically I’m what the Royal Family was worried the baby would look like.
In Mississippi and New York City, leaders fight to overcome vaccine obstacles
“We need to educate folks,” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said.
U.S. must confront Covid spike, noted epidemiologist warns
“We are going to have to respond somehow,” Michael Osterholm said.
Help! My Husband Is Trying to Blackmail Me Into an Open Marriage.
Advice about marriage, polyamory, and more.
Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter
This year’s celebrations took on a different tone than usual.
Why Joe Biden’s Economic Plan Includes Home Health Care, Not Just Roads And Bridges
He recognizes that investing in the “care economy” can lift incomes and unleash productivity, just like traditional infrastructure projects do.
John Lewis’s Final Fight For Voting Rights
Democrats’ big reform bill contains 300 pages expanding voting rights that were written by the late civil rights leader.
Vaccine Cheat Days Are Adding Up
A few weeks ago, my partially vaccinated partner and my wholly unvaccinated self got an invitation to a group dinner, held unmasked and indoors. There’d be Thai food for 10, we were promised, and two über-immunized hosts, more than two weeks out from their last Moderna doses. And what about everyone else? I asked. Would they be fully vaccinated, too?Well, came the response. Not really. Some would be, some wouldn’t.
As From a Quiver of Arrows
Carl Phillips, the former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, has often described poetry as a way to wrestle with ambiguity—to attempt to contain it. “Poetry is a form of control,” he once said. So Phillips chooses subjects—love, power, freedom, grief—that are particularly hard to grasp.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Fiancé Treats His Kids Like Second-Class Citizens
Parenting advice on future stepchildren, introverts, and quality reading.
Research Proves It: There’s No Such Thing as Noblesse Oblige
Paul Piff just landed on Park Place. I own it. “Shit,” he says.I also own three railroads, a couple of high-rent monopolies, and a smattering of random properties. Piff is low on cash. He’s toast.We’re playing Monopoly on a sunny pre-pandemic afternoon in Piff’s modest office at UC Irvine. The 39-year-old psychology professor is an expert on how differences in wealth and status affect people’s values and behavior.
Joe Biden Picked a Good Time to Become President
The opportunity for a competent administration to do something historic was helped by timing, weather, and, yes, Trump.
What Two Dealers and One Smoker Think of New York’s New Weed Laws
“We’ve already been f—ing smoking weed the whole time.
L.A. Cleared One of Its Largest Homeless Encampments. Is It the Start of a Crackdown?
Activists fear the police-enforced closure will inspire similar actions across the city.
What Was VW Thinking With Its “Voltswagen” Prank?
After its diesel fraud, the carmaker tries lying to reporters about its electrical vehicle marketing.
The Past Year Has Been a Small Nightmare of Recurring Charges
It’s time to see if you can cancel your gym membership
FDA allows Moderna to put more coronavirus vaccine doses in each vial
This change that will likely allow the company to speed up the pace of its shipments.
Emergent admits to manufacturing issues with J&J vaccine
The acknowledgment came one day after reports revealed a production mistake that affected 15 million doses.
White House knew more than a week ago of J&J contractor vaccine-supply problems
Workers at Emergent BioSolutions ruined 15 million doses by mixing ingredients from two Covid-19 vaccines together.
The Atlantic Daily: What the New CDC Travel Guidance Means—And Doesn’t
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.Today, the CDC updated its domestic travel guidance to say that fully vaccinated people can travel safely—but that doesn’t mean the agency is recommending it. Why is that? We called up Katherine, a staff writer who is covering the vaccine rollout, to find out.