Posts Tagged ‘ democracy ’
Is this the moment when the G.O.P.’s leadership, including Kevin McCarthy, abandons its belief in democracy and the principle that the losing party must accept an election’s results?Photograph by Caroline Brehman / CQ Roll Call / AP
Republicans have gone far beyond merely humoring their losing leader.
Source: It’s Not Just Trump’s War on Democracy Anymore | The New Yorker
Thousands gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to celebrate Joe Biden’s projected win in the presidential election on November 7.Samuel Corum/Getty Images
If Republicans couldn’t win so much power while losing votes, the US wouldn’t be in the current crisis.
Source: Trump’s refusal to accept election results is not the only democratic crisis – Vox
Protesters in New York City’s Washington Square Park during Women’s March demonstrations against President Trump and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on October 17, 2020.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
From protests to strikes, progressive groups say ordinary people have a lot of power.
Source: If Trump won’t concede the 2020 election, these activists have a plan – Vox
Senator Bernie Sanders spoke for eight minutes at the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee last night.
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfs.” – Bernie Sanders
A bipartisan commission issues 31 recommendations to strengthen America’s institutions and civic culture to help a nation in crisis emerge with a stronger democracy.
Among the 31 recommendations in the bipartisan report:
Nassim Nicholas Taleb says that his profession is “probability.” But his vocation is showing how the unpredictable is increasingly probable.Photograph Michael Appleton / NYT / Redux
Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term “black swan.” He is frustrated whenever it is used to describe the coronavirus crisis.
Source: The Pandemic Isn’t a Black Swan but a Portent of a More Fragile Global System | The New Yorker
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday unveiled her plan to stop “the flow of dark money” as president.
Source: Warren unveils plan to end ‘the flow of dark money’ as president | TheHill
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