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- November 12, 2020Originalists believe that all that the original text of the Constitution should stand, as written, in the late 18th century. Originalists often refer to jurists who take the stance that the Constitution is a living document as “activist” judges.
- November 12, 2020Earlier in the week, state election officials and their advisers were eying a statistical audit of a minor race to attest to their new voting system’s accuracy.
- November 12, 2020
Eight months into this crisis, more people are filing for benefits every week than the worst week of the Great Recession. As of last week, 21 million workers are claiming meager unemployment benefits, without any federal enhancement. Continue reading
- November 12, 2020
Donald Trump’s defeat in the US presidential election is the biggest development in the climate story in years, if only because it means that the story might not have a hellish ending after all. Continue reading
- November 12, 2020
Today President-Elect Joe Biden named his chief of staff. He has picked Ronald A. Klain, 59, a veteran Democratic operative with degrees from Georgetown and Harvard Law School, who has worked in and around Washington, D.C., since 1987, when he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Byron White. Klain was Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president. Continue reading
- November 11, 2020It’s pulling focus from the most dangerous moment of the crisis.
- November 11, 2020
The coronavirus did not stop for the election. It intensified. COVID-19 deaths in America now exceed 235,000 and are increasing at the rate of a 9/11 attack every three days. But help is on the horizon. Continue reading
- November 11, 2020From gig economy to election rules: other measures the US voted on
- November 11, 2020
Harris’ candidacy and future governing represent a new chapter in leadership for women of color, and Black women in particular. Continue reading
- November 10, 2020But it is not at all clear to what end.