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Election Reform: Now and Twenty Years Ago, A Personal Story
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Republican-controlled legislatures across the nation are planning to enact legislation that would have the effect of suppressing the vote. Georgia passed a law to restrict access to voting, known by its critics as the Jim Crow law. More states in Republican hands will do the same. Republicans in the Senate are likely to block…
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Why did America’s Founders include this Oath in the U.S. Constitution?
U.S. Constitution: Article II, Section 1, Clause 8: “Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:–I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United…
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Republican Leader: The Election Is Over
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Trevor Potter is a Republican who was former chairman of the Federal Election Commission and president of the Campaign Legal Center. He writes here about efforts by Trump and his surrogates to promote their belief that the election can be overturned to Congress on January 6, when the Electoral College results are presented to…
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Don’t Give Employers a COVID Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card!
Originally posted on GFBrandenburg's Blog: This is by David Sirota and Julia Rock, published in The Guardian. “Support from Democratic lawmakers for the liability shield legislation comes after the same healthcare lobby group that drafted New York’s law has poured more than $11m into House and Senate Democratic Super PACs. “The party, though, doesn’t seem to want its own voters to know…
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Will Trump’s December Surprise be an attempt to pull off an Electoral College Coup?
Will Donald Trump attempt to pull of a coup through the Electoral College?
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The Guardian Endorses Joe Biden
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: This editorial was published yesterday. Donald Trump’s presidency has been a horror show that is ending with a pandemic that is out of control, an economic?recession?and deepening political polarisation. Mr Trump is the author of this disastrous denouement. He is also the political leader least equipped to deal with it. Democracy in the United…
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The Most Important Radical Rightwing Group You Never Heard of
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: In this post, Bill Moyers conducts an important interview with investigative journalist Anne Nelson, who talks about her new book, SHADOW NETWORK: MEDIA, MONEY, AND THE SECRET HUB OF THE RADICAL RIGHT. Read this and you will understand the dark forces that are undermining our democracy and our democratic institutions, including our public schools.…
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What is Russia doing to get Traitor Trump reelected in 2020?
When I Googled this topic, why were the first two sources VOX and the BBC? Why not the New York Times and other major traditional American news sources? To be fair, the NYT and the Atlantic was mentioned on the first page of the search but they were near the bottom of the page. VOX is a general interest news…
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The New York Times: Trump Is “the Worst American President in Modern History”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The New York Times published this editorial for its Sunday edition, accompanied by articles detailing the multiple failures of Donald Trump. This is my favorite line: “the lesson of the last four years is that he cannot solve the nation’s pressing problems because he is the nation’s most pressing problem.” The title of the…
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ProPublica: How the Trump Administration Tried to Destroy the CDC
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A government agency that has long been trusted as nonpartisan relies on public trust for the information it releases. When that agency is the Centers for Disease Control, public trust is essential to persuading the public that its advisories represent the work of scientists, unaffected by political considerations. This article by ProPublica describes how…
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