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In Changing U.S. Electorate, Race and Education Remain Stark Dividing Lines
4 min read · From 2020 · Republicans hold wide advantages in party identification among several groups of voters, including white men without a college degree, people living in
Reader View · Shared by 26, including LoriBeth, Matt Goodwin
VICE
Journalism's Top Ethics Expert Isn't Concerned With Right and Wrong
~20 min read · From 2020 · As journalists wage a civil war, America's leading media ethicist doesn't seem to quite understand what anyone is fighting about.
Reader View · Shared by 124, including LoriBeth, Jay Rosen, Jeff Jarvis, Margaret Sullivan, BenYT, Mathew Ingram, Noely ⚡️🏐
The New Republic
Donald Trump’s New Lost Cause
7 min read · From 2019
Reader View · Shared by 11, including LoriBeth, Larry Ferlazzo, Kelsey D. Atherton
The New York Times
John Bolton’s Tone in ‘The Room Where It Happened’ Swings Between Tedious and Slightly Unhinged
6 min read · From 2020 · In his memoir, the former national security adviser writes about Donald Trump’s White House, including the president’s attempts to ingratiate himself with Turkish and Chinese leaders.
Reader View · Shared by 78, including Joshua Benton, Liam Bright, Dan Gillmor, Drew Conway, Mathew Ingram, Kara Swisher, Mark Little, Carl Zimmer, LoriBeth, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Liv 😷, Felix Salmon
The New York Times
Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In
20+ min read · From 2020 · In the five years since Jon Stewart left ‘The Daily Show,’ American politics has been in a state of constant turmoil and he has remained mostly out of the spotlight.
Reader View · Shared by 178, including Chris Fralic, Anita Zielina, Sarah Frier, Brian Stelter, Diane Gordon, Anne Thompson, Chris DeVore, Kara Swisher, Rob Wijnberg, Mike Davidson, Cathy McPhillips, Walter Hickey, Mathew Ingram, Matthew Herper, danielle 🥽, Rand Fishkin, Rene Ritchie, Dion Almaer, Marcin Wichary, Daniel Pink
Mother Jones
Say It Under Oath, Asshole
4 min read · From 2020 · John Bolton wants to join the resistance. He's too late.
Reader View · Shared by 58, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, David M Willis!, William Gibson, Mathew Ingram, LoriBeth, Prof Michael E. Mann, Kevin M. Kruse, Steve Markowitz, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈
The Washington Post
Trump asked China’s Xi to help him win reelection, according to Bolton book
~12 min read · From 2020 · The memoir, obtained by The Washington Post, portrays an “erratic” and “stunningly uninformed” commander in chief, and lays out a long series of jarring encounters between the president, his top…
Reader View · Shared by 176, including Julia Ioffe, Mathew Ingram, W. Blake Gray, Christopher Lauer, Jeff Jarvis, Joshua Benton, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Pippa Norris, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Karl Groves (he/him), George Conway🌻, Oliver Reichenstein, Jennifer Brandel, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Gideonro, Mark Little, Barbra Streisand, Mathieu von Rohr, BenYT
The New York Times
Bolton Says House Should Have Investigated Trump for Potentially Impeachable Actions Beyond Ukraine
8 min read · From 2020 · In his new book, John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, describes episodes where the president sought to halt criminal inquiries. He also says President Trump’s loyalists mocked him…
Reader View · Shared by 103, including George Conway🌻, Katie Benner, Steve Silberman, Mark Little, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Carly, Ernie Smith, Mathieu von Rohr, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, LoriBeth, hakan, Mac McCann
Vox
Will he go?
10 min read · From 2020 · A law professor fears a meltdown this November.
Reader View · Shared by 120, including Christian Fahrenbach, Jay Rosen, Steve Silberman, Ezra Klein, Jacqui Lough, Joe Peach, LoriBeth, Stephanie A Kowalski, Merkstatt, Josh Bernoff, William Gibson
NPR
Burr Recording Sparks Questions About Private Comments On COVID-19
5 min read · From 2020 · A secret recording taken of Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr shows him warning a private audience three weeks ago about how the Coronavirus would have dire effects on the U.S.
Reader View · Shared by 111, including Jonathan Eisen, Scott McLeod, LoriBeth, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Esther Schindler, W. Blake Gray, Mathew Ingram, Joe Germuska, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Bryan William Jones
The Atlantic
The Pandemic Has Revealed the Weakness of Strongmen
5 min read · From 2020 · Women leaders are a symptom of a political system’s success, not necessarily a cause of it.
Reader View · Shared by 65, including LoriBeth, Martina Pugliese, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Helen Lewis, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈
The New Yorker
The Folly of Trump’s Blame-Beijing Coronavirus Strategy
4 min read · From 2020 · The relationship between the U.S. and China was already fragile; now the two countries are turning against each other in perilous ways.
Reader View · Shared by 9, including LoriBeth
VANITY FAIR
Trump’s Team Is Ready to Ruin Drive-in Movie Theaters
3 min read · From 2020 · Drive-in theaters, a socially distant respite for moviegoers, could serve another purpose if Trump aides get their way.
Reader View · Shared by 5, including LoriBeth
VANITY FAIR
As the DOJ Drops Flynn’s Case, Trumpworld’s Next Target Is Obama Alums
2 min read · From 2020 · The president’s political and media allies applauded the DOJ’s decision on Flynn, who admitted lying to the FBI—and some even hope the 2016 campaign adviser returns to fold in 2020.
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VANITY FAIR
Coronavirus Cluster Blossoms At White House As Trump Continues To Minimize Threat
3 min read · From 2020 · The president's own valet has tested positive, as has a Pence aide, an Ivanka aide and multiple Secret Service agents—but the president didn't wear a face mask when meeting with a group of 90-year-old…
Reader View · Shared by 9, including LoriBeth, Matt Frieman
VANITY FAIR
Dr. Fauci Quarantines Following Eruption of White House Coronavirus Cases
2 min read · From 2020 · The infectious disease expert, along with two other members of the coronavirus task force, will quarantine due to possible exposure in the White House.
Reader View · Shared by 5, including LoriBeth
