America’s love affair between the automobile and AM radio — a century-long romance that provided the soundtrack for lovers’ lanes, kept the lonely company with ballgames and chat shows, sparked family singalongs and defined road trips — is on the verge of collapse, a victim of galloping technological change and swiftly shifting consumer tastes. The…
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Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”
Thomas Chatterton Williams, one of the contributors to the Harper’s letter, discusses what the document aimed to accomplish and whether cancel culture has always existed.Source: Harper’s Magazine On July 7th, Harper’s Magazine published what it called “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which quickly became part of the conversation around the subject of “cancel culture.” The letter, which…
WHO says worst of pandemic ‘yet to come’: Coronavirus latest
The WHO warns the pandemic ‘is not even close to being over’, as the number of deaths worldwide exceeds 500,000. by Kate Mayberry, Hamza Mohamed & Virginia PietromarchiGlobal coronavirus cases now exceed 10 million and more than half a million people have died from the respiratory disease, COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United…
ACQUITTED
Trump barrels into 2020 campaign, emboldened after acquittal With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and emboldened by reassuring poll numbers and chaos in the Democratic race to replace him. Republican senators voted largely in lockstep to…
Behind The Smiles
Amazon’s internal injury records expose the true toll of its relentless drive for speed By Will Evans | November 25, 2019 When Candice Dixon showed up for her first day of work at an Amazon warehouse in Eastvale, California, she stepped into a wonder of automation, efficiency and speed. Inside the sprawling four-story building in Southern California’s Inland…
AMBASSADOR DROPS BOMBS…
The US ambassador to the European Union told an impeachment hearing Wednesday that he was following the orders of President Donald Trump in seeking a “quid pro quo” from Ukraine. Gordon Sondland — whose appearance before Congress is being watched especially closely as he was a Trump ally — said he believed the president was…
Roger Stone guilty on all 7 counts in federal trial…
Roger Stone, confidant of Trump and WikiLeaks connection, found guilty on all seven counts The GOP operative was charged with making false statements, obstruction and witness tampering tied to his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails in 2016. Republican operative Roger Stone was found guilty Friday of all seven counts against him, including witness tampering and making…
THE GREY REPORT
WARREN PLAYS TO EMPTY HALL PETE DRAWS BIGGEST CROWD BLOOMBERG TO SKIP IA, NH… WSJ: Could be strong nominee… Scaramucci: Trump sees threat… Wealth gives him options rivals don’t enjoy… JUDGE JUDY: He can unite ‘fractured American family’… BIDEN PLAYS IT COOL… INSTAGRAM TO START HIDING LIKES IN USA… Bannon testifies Stone was campaign link…
This Is the Moment Rachel Maddow Has Been Waiting For
Rachel Maddow was trying to get to work. She only had to get from the glass door of her doctor’s office to the tinted-windowed S.U.V. that was idling at the curb, waiting to spirit her to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, but there was a hitch. Maddow had torn three ligaments in her left ankle — fishing…
Joe Biden’s record player and his hot-air balloon of memory
Ah, the fifth-third debate! (Do not let anyone tell you you only see three debates. I have been there with you, and there have been five.) Andrew Yang announced he would give away thousands of dollars to a few lucky viewers. The moderators asked whether Cory Booker wanted everyone to be vegan, and he rejected…
