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Biden’s other health crisis: A resurgent drug epidemic
Joe Biden will emphasize treatment and prevention, not law enforcement, in addressing a drug epidemic that’s only grown more dire during the pandemic.
American Museums Are Going Through an Identity Crisis
The Philip Guston retrospective was supposed to be one of 2020’s blockbuster art shows. The exhibition would have been the first in 15 years to examine the celebrated artist’s catalog, bringing hundreds of provocative paintings to four prestigious stops: the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Tate Modern in London; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. It felt topical and exciting.
Biden Could Expand Abortion Access, Even Without the Senate
Joe Biden is now poised to become the next president of the United States. His victory, however, is bittersweet for many Democrats, especially those for whom abortion rights are a top issue. Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives, and their odds for a Senate majority seem to be dwindling. Just eight days before the election, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court.
How Wells Fargo Became Synonymous With Scandal
In just a few years, the bank squandered 160 years of consumer goodwill.
Janet Yellen Makes History
Slate Money talks Janet Yellen, Simon & Schuster, and United Way Worldwide.
How Klancy Miller Designs Recipes for Single People
“If you have a kitchen and cook and live by yourself … this cookbook is for you.
Can This Chicago Shop Survive—and What’s Lost if It Can’t?
“What I want to do with this space is to bring joy to people.
So You’re Flying This Thanksgiving? Here’s Which Parts Are the Riskiest.
What to expect, and what risks you’ll take, from the moment you enter the airport.
The Steve Mnuchin and Jay Powell Breakup
Slate Money talks Steve Mnuchin, Affirm, DoorDash and Airbnb.
Trump officials hold first ‘Operation Warp Speed’ briefing for Biden
The focus of the initial meeting was on Covid-19 vaccines, therapeutics and distribution, said one person familiar with the agenda.
Azar says states will decide who gets first Covid-19 shots
He and other top government officials have said that about 40 million doses of the vaccine will likely be available next month.
AstraZeneca to seek FDA authorization for vaccine based on foreign trial data
It’s the third Covid-19 vaccine maker to report results from a late-stage trial.
Biden to spotlight CDC officials shunned by Trump
Nancy Messonnier, who enraged the president with her public warning of “severe” Covid-19 consequences, is slated to reemerge as a key adviser.
U.S. consumer confidence tumbles as virus spreads
The November reading released Tuesday by the the Conference Board said represents a drop from a revised 101.4 in October.
Trump strips Biden’s options to boost the economy
The most direct way the Fed could increase its aid to the economy is through two temporary lending programs.
What the Yellen choice means for Biden and the economy
Biden’s pick for Treasury will give him a close partner, steeped in knowledge of the Fed, who can navigate the wishes of progressive Democrats and the sensitivities of financial markets.
Biden’s big challenge: A growing racial wealth gap
Black voters had Joe Biden’s back. Now he must prove he’s got theirs.
The hangover awaiting Biden: Deep wounds from Covid-19
Biden will inherit an economy similar to one he and Obama did 12 years ago. But unlike last time, he’ll have few tools to deal with it.
Bree Newsome & Prof. Eddie Glaude: The Black Lives Matter Movement Helped the Democrats Defeat Trump
As President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris prepare to take power, we continue to look at the growing debate over the direction of the Democratic Party. House Majority Whip James Clyburn recently criticized calls to “defund the police” and argued the phrase hurt Democratic congressional candidates.
Juan González: Mainstream Media Has Missed the Real Story About Latinx Voter Turnout
About 160 million voters cast ballots in this election, setting a new record, and President-elect Joe Biden’s lead in the popular vote has jumped to over 6 million. Much of the increased turnout was powered by people of color, while the total number of votes cast by white Americans barely increased from the last presidential election.
As COVID Devastates Native Communities, Indigenous Voters Played Key Role in Defeating Trump
As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection and death rates throughout the pandemic. We speak to Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Obama for Native American affairs. We also speak with Protect the Sacred founder Allie Young of the Navajo Nation.
Indigenous Groups Vow to Keep Resisting as Construction Is Approved for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
A massive fight is brewing in Minnesota against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for the project this week. After years of resistance, pipeline construction is now set to begin by the end of the month despite the concerns of Indigenous communities, who say it would violate tribal sovereignty and contaminate the land and water.
Ex-Head Of U.S. Election Security Calls Trump Fraud ‘Farcical’
Chris Krebs tells 60 Minutes allegations of U.S. voting machines being manipulated by foreign countries were baseless.
Security Experts Fear State Secrets Won’t Be Safe With Indebted Donald Trump
He may view them as a “profit center” when his debts are due, reports NBC.
Trump’s sadistic narcissism: The gift that could keep on giving to Republicans indefinitely
As we watch the slow-rolling train wreck Donald Trump is currently engineering for Republicans in Georgia, it’s enjoyable to imagine what kind of havoc Trump may very well visit upon the GOP for the next several years.
Precisely because Senate Republicans allowed Trump to turn the state’s two Senate runoffs into a divisive family feud, Trump could conceivably continue to wield outsized power in GOP primaries for the foreseeable future.
Trump Now Insists Biden Must ‘Prove’ He Won 80 Million Votes To Enter The White House
He claimed President-elect Joe Biden has a “big unsolvable problem” to demonstrate that votes certified by states are legitimate.