Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Webster
@Webster -
1 day ago
Joe Biden Is Very Offline—and That’s OK
“Every period has its great men, and if these are lacking, it invents them.” Those are the words of philosopher Claude Adrien Helvétius. Or, well, they probably are. The phrase comes from Leon Trotsky, who quoted Helvétius in his memoirs as a way to dis Stalin. Rude! But ...continued
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Cameron
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4 days ago
A Musician Revered by Iranians, But Banned by the State
“When you’re moving with the people, your position is clear,” he said. “The people know what they want.”That he so often drew from the mystical tradition of Persian poetry for his lyrics was not an accident; it allowed him to offer subversive political commentary while ma...continued
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Jerrold
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4 days ago
A Texas House Race Could Bring Unions to the Table to Build a Green New Deal
A scene from a new ad cut by the Sunrise Movement, featuring Congressional candidate Mike Siegel in front of the AFL-CIO building in Austin. The ad is narrated by union member Ryan Pollock. Screenshot : Brian Kahn/G/O MediaTexas, unions, and a Green New Deal are three ide...continued
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Bobby
@Bobby -
5 days ago
Opinion: How paranoia in presidential politics went mainstream
(CNN) The 1950s are often portrayed as a placid decade of peace, prosperity and "Happy Days." You might even think that presidential elections were courtly affairs back then -- very different from the current bitter, anxious contest between President Donald Trump and form...continued
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Dayton
@Dayton -
6 days ago
Politics, Poems and Charm in Two London Monologues
LONDON — Inua Ellams’s plays have been such an enlivening presence on the London stage in recent years that it comes as a particular treat to make contact with the man himself.“An Evening With an Immigrant,” a solo play written and performed by Ellams, a London-based Nige...continued
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
5 days ago
SE Cupp: Making fun of seniors seems like bad politics
Dangerous TikTok trends go viral because we like to be likedSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
7 days ago
From School Boards to the Senate, All Politics Is Virus Politics in 2020
Candidates’ own cases of the virus have created all sorts of uncertainty for political races, yanking campaigns off the trail and into quarantine during crucial weeks and confounding political strategists, who have little precedent to lean on as they try to figure out how...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
9 days ago
Kidnapping Plot Against Whitmer Becomes Part of Michigan Politics
“Paul Smith’s conspiracy theories and hateful remarks do not represent our values. That is why the House Republican Campaign Committee is not supporting him and will not spend one dime to get him elected,” they said in a statement.But Mr. Smith isn’t the only Republican w...continued
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Adelia
@Adelia -
9 days ago
Without Live Music to Play, Pearl Jam Reimagines Rock Activism in 2020
Back in March, as the coronavirus first gripped the country, Pearl Jam made the difficult decision to postpone all its concert dates for the foreseeable future. In doing so, the band was canceling not just a fall tour, but also a trip through presidential battleground sta...continued
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George
@George -
10 days ago
In a Small Alabama Town, Suddenly All Politics Is National
Twelve years ago, Ms. Jones, whose family had struggled during the housing crisis, wrote a bad check for groceries. In Mr. Nathews’s hand was a printout detailing just that. He would not say who had given it to him, but that they had done so with a message: “This is who y...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
11 days ago
Sixty Coinbase employees take buyout offer over “no politics” rule
Sixty Coinbase employees have accepted a buyout offer after CEO Brian Armstrong announced a controversial new policy curbing political activism inside the company. Armstrong disclosed the figure in a Thursday email to employees.Armstrong announced the new policy last week...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
11 days ago
Which 'Succession' Character is James Murdoch?
Though the kids each walked away with billions in cash and stock, the deal bared all the competing interests in the family. Lachlan was, by all accounts, aghast to be left merely with the rump — the part James had dismissed to friends as an “American political project.” R...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
13 days ago
Under Pence, Politics Regularly Seeped Into the Coronavirus Task Force
“The vice president admittedly was in a difficult situation; he was asked to lead a project where his boss wasn’t on board,” said Senator Angus King, independent of Maine, who clashed with Mr. Pence during an April conference call about coronavirus testing. During that ca...continued
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Elaina
@Elaina -
13 days ago
In Scuttling Stimulus Talks, Trump Invites Political Risk for Himself and Republicans
“This is going to make it very hard for him to make the case that he’s doing all he can to pull the nation out of economic malaise,” Mr. Fratto said.Mr. Trump vowed that a recovery plan would pass “immediately after I win,” but there was little indication that the powerfu...continued
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Juliet
@Juliet -
14 days ago
Trump Isn’t Actually That Good at Politics
Trump seems to believe that it shows strength to flout precautions and weakness to heed them. He seems to think the public wants this “strength” and will flock to him in support of his performance. Yet again, his vaunted political instincts failed him. When, in the wake o...continued
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Oren
@Oren -
16 days ago
FACTBOX-Transgender figures in politics around the world - Reuters
LONDON, Oct 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Petra De Sutter, a gynecologist serving as a Green party member of the European Parliament, was named as deputy prime minister in Belgium this week - becoming the most senior transgender government official in Europe.With LGBT+...continued
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Immanuel
@Immanuel -
17 days ago
'SNL' returns to mock the presidential debate
ER doctor on Trump's antibody treatment: We don't know exactly what the efficacy is for this drugSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Ariel
@Ariel -
18 days ago
Trump’s Covid News Meets a Landscape Primed for Mistrust
Was it a hoax? Was it a lie? Was the president sicker than he claimed — or not sick at all? (What does “mild” mean, and how is it different from “moderate”?) Was there any way this alarming news was an ultra-cynical con?Waking up on Friday to the stunning development that...continued
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Sandrine
@Sandrine -
18 days ago
The best politics podcasts: 9 shows that'll keep you informed and entertained
There’s an election coming up, did you hear? Just kidding. OF COURSE you heard, it’s everywhere.But if these last four years have shown us anything, it’s that politics and elections, uhhhh, they really matter — we’re in the middle of a woefully mismanaged , deadly pandemi...continued
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Ismael
@Ismael -
18 days ago
The Electoral Politics of Trump's Diagnosis
Donald Trump and Melania Trump have been diagnosed with Covid-19. At a minimum, the president will spend early October in quarantine rather than on the campaign trail. Apart from what this means for his health, you’re probably wondering what it means for November 3. The s...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
19 days ago
Do Politics Affect Business Financing?
September 30, 2020 4 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.It’s…everywhere. These days, you can’t escape it. The specter of hangs over all our heads. It doesn’t matter what your ideology is, or if you’re undecided. Still, how much does poli...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
20 days ago
Silicon Valley Is Fighting a Losing War Against Politics
Photo : Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair ( Getty Images )You’d be excused for not following the recent brouhaha associated with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s announcement that the company would no longer play politics. T he statement, posted to Medium on Sun...continued
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Rose
@Rose -
20 days ago
Pentagon Is Clinging to Aging Technologies, House Panel Warns
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House panel said on Tuesday that artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space and biotechnology were “making traditional battlefields and boundaries increasingly irrelevant” — but that the Pentagon was clinging to aging weapons systems meant...continued
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Immanuel
@Immanuel -
20 days ago
Trump vs. Biden: The First Presidential Debate
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher Listen and subscribe to ‘The Daily’This episode contains strong language.Both presidential candidates had clear goals for their first debate on Tuesday.For Joseph R. Biden Jr., the contest was an opportunity to consolidate his lead in p...continued
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Cyril
@Cyril -
21 days ago
Why Coinbase will struggle to ban politics from the workplace
The Interface is a daily column and newsletter about the intersection of social media and democracy. Subscribe here .Programming note: There’s a presidential debate tonight! Here’s how to watch it online. And here’s Politico’s handy “pre-bunk” of 10 lies you’re likely to ...continued
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