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  1. Fighting for Democracy Itself Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech on July 21, the last night of the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
    1 Jan 2021 … In the storm of news it’s hard to figure out what’s going on, but here’s the bottom line: we are right now fighting over whether or not America will be a democracy. Continue reading
  2. Unsanitized: What Does the Election Mean for Stimulus? Store closing signs hang in the window of a Pier 1 imports store on February 18, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The struggling retailer announced today that it had filed for bankruptcy and was closing 450 stores. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    11 Nov 2020 … First Response I am returning to the coronavirus beat today, and look what’s here to greet me: 100,000 new cases in a day, the first time that happened. I’d have thought it’d be more poetic for that to occur on Election Day, Continue reading
  3. The American Rescue Plan May Be the Most Crucial Legislation in Decades
    3 Mar 2021 … It is hard to overestimate the importance of this measure both for the present moment and as a sign of the direction in which the Democrats in charge of the United States hope to take the nation. Continue reading
  4. Trump’s Strange Twitter Narrative What do we make of Trump's tweetstorm over the weekend? A distraction from a distraction? Or worse? (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
    7 Jul 2020 … It is becoming clearer that there are currently two different versions of America. The White House and Trump supporters are trying to pretend that the world Trump continually tweets about is real, while the rest of the country is proving Continue reading