U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 200K as officials fear fall surge
As the milestone approached, President Donald Trump played down the virus while his health experts urged Americans to keep up their guard.
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“Belly of the Beast”: Survivors of Forced Sterilizations in California’s Prisons Fight for Justice
Revelations about forced hysterectomies at an ICE facility in Georgia have forced a reckoning with the long history of sterilizations in the U.S. — particularly of Black, Brown, poor and disabled people — and the way this procedure has continued in jails and prisons to the present day.
Whistleblower Nurse in ICE Jail Alleges Forced Sterilization & Neglect Amid 8th COVID Death
As ICE confirms the 20th person to die in its detention in fiscal year 2020, making it one of the deadliest periods in the agency’s history, we talk to the whistleblower at the center of an explosive complaint that accuses an ICE jail in Georgia of failing to adhere to coronavirus safety protocols and performing a large number of unwanted hysterectomies on detainees. The doctor who carried out the procedures became known to women inside the facility as “the uterus collector.
Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Starting to Wonder if My Daughter Has OCD
Parenting advice on OCD, parenting with an ex, and how to be a mother.
Chuck Schumer Is Good Now
Mr. Centrism is now behind legalized weed, mass student debt forgiveness, and the Green New Deal.
What Happened When I Tried to Short the Dow
And why a financial services industry built around optimism can’t stand a pessimist like me.
Queasy Rider: The Uncertain Future of Harley-Davidson
A gasoline-soaked symbol of America finds itself at a crossroads.
Pandemic supercharges campaign battles over Obamacare
Obamacare jumps to forefront of 2020 races as voters worry about coverage.
Vaccine distribution isn’t as easy as Trump wants people to think
State officials say they’re still unclear about key details, and the CDC chief warned states need billions of dollars more to ensure people get shots.
Mask skeptic lawmaker takes on side gig overseeing drug company trial
Several bioethicists question Rep. Andy Harris’ lack of experience.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Know My Husband Will Be a Terrible Parent. Should I Still Try for a Baby?
Parenting advice on useless partners, bullies, and misogyny.
Internal memo reassured Trudeau that virus’s economic hit would be ‘manageable’
Critics have argued the Trudeau government lacked preparedness or a sense of urgency before the country was hit by the pandemic’s crises.
Fed expects to keep rates near zero through 2023
The central bank shed more light on its pledge not to raise interest rates until prices begin to rise more rapidly.
Businesses reject Trump payroll tax plan while postponing their own tax bills
Tens of thousands have taken advantage of provisions allowing employers to punt their payroll tax bills into next year and beyond.
25 years wiped out in 25 weeks: Pandemic sets the world back decades
Progress on global health and the worldwide economy has regressed, Gates Foundation report finds.
Trump and Pence try a messaging reboot on economic recovery
After months of setbacks amid Covid-19, the White House used Labor Day to focus on worker resilience and tout pre-pandemic conditions.
Trump Calls Howard Zinn’s Work “Propaganda.” Hear the Legendary Historian in His Own Words.
This week President Trump described the work of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, who died in 2010, as “propaganda” meant to “make students ashamed of their own history.” But Zinn believed the opposite, that teaching the unvarnished truth about history was the best way to combat propaganda and unexamined received wisdom. We air excerpts from a 2009 interview with Zinn in which he explained his approach to education.
Monday Night Owls: Young Americans wouldn’t be the only winners from canceling student debt
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Alexis Goldstein at The New Republic writes—Canceling student debt will prevent irreversible wealth loss in younger Americans. But they’re not the only ones who would benefit:
There’s a looming student debt cliff awaiting us in 2021.
‘We’ve Got The Votes’: Lindsey Graham Says Senate Will Fill Ginsburg’s Seat Before Election
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said the Republicans will confirm a Supreme Court justice before Election Day.
Nebraska bar owner died by suicide following grand jury indictment for shooting a Black protester
Three months after the violent death of James Scurlock, an unarmed Black man who was shot during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, a grand jury charged a white bar owner with manslaughter (amongst other charges) on Tuesday. Following investigations after the incident, prosecutors did not initially pursue charges against the bar owner, identified as Jake Gardner, and argued that evidence pointed to the shooting as self-defense.
‘A bald-faced lie’: John Cornyn slammed for Spanish-language ad claiming support for DREAM Act
The thing about Sen. John Cornyn is that he’s just as god-awful as junior senator Ted Cruz—he’s just better at trying to hide it. Like Cruz, he’s opposed bipartisan legislation that would put undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship.
Proposed Trump administration rules could create a major barrier for women and LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers
By Fatma Khaled
Fleeing Mexico in 2012 after receiving death threats due to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in the country, Mexican transgender activist Ishalaa Ortega was granted asylum in the U.S. on the basis of persecution on account of political opinion, gender identity, and sexual orientation. However, others like Ortega with similar asylum claims could now find their claims denied if the new asylum rules proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration go into effect.
Twitter users respond to AG Barr’s attack on federal funds for ‘anarchist’ cities with reality check
As the nation continues to face the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and we near the November 2020 election, the Department of Justice released a list of three cities (New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon) it designated as “anarchist” jurisdictions. Are these Democrat-led cities in a state of anarchy? No. While at first this is so absurd it’s laughable, the underlying intent here is important.
Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back After GOP QAnon Supporter’s Crude Swipe At Her Intellect
House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene’s misspelled insult about dumb blondes did not land with the congresswoman.
Trump Blew A Big Cash Advantage But Still Puts Campaign Dollars In His Own Pocket
Even as the firms of his current and former campaign managers took pay cuts, Trump funneled another $251,409 into his own cash registers last month.
New Yorkers’ Tweets About Living In An ‘Anarchist Jurisdiction’ Are A Riot
“I don’t know what ‘anarchist jurisdiction’ means. Then again, I went to law school. Not despot school,” one user said about Attorney General William Barr’s list.
The Atlantic Daily: The Coming Confirmation Fight
GETTY / ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTICThe country spent the weekend mourning the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice and pop-culture icon.Her passing, just a month and a half before a presidential election, opens up a vacancy on the high court—one, my colleague Russell Berman warned, with the potential to aggravate political tensions in the final weeks of the race.