AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think AboutRace & Ethnicity Black Men Have the Shortest Lifespans of Any Americans. This Theory Helps Explain Why. propublica.org - by Joseph Singer, Nadia Sussman, Nina Martin and Akilah Johnson The unrelenting stress of fighting systemic racism can alter a body’s normal functioning until it starts to wear down. The theory, known as John …
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Biden aides weighing boosting vaccine production with wartime production law NBC News - By Heidi Przybyla and Sarah FitzpatrickPresident Donald Trump has already used the wartime production law to speed testing and production of medical equipment. WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus advisory team consulted scientists...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Dog Stuff Opinion: I have the pandemic to thank for this precious time with my old hound, Teddyverified_publisher The Washington Post - Diana NyadDiana Nyad is the first person to swim unaided from Cuba to Florida and author of the memoir “Find a Way.” One of the joys (yes, joys!) of the pandemic 2020 has been this unexpected, sublime time with...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: The GOP whitewashing of the Trump stain has quietly begunverified_publisher The Washington Post - Greg SargentListen closely, and you can already discern how leading Republicans will attempt to expunge the massive black stain of Trumpism from their party. Prepare for a set of rhetorical tricks. Republicans will...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: Why Republicans demanded that tax break for business lunchesverified_publisher The Washington Post - Paul WaldmanAs negotiations over the pandemic relief bill reached their end, Republicans had a demand from which they would not move. No matter what else the package contained, the White House and its Senate allies...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: Why Democrats fear the stimulus deal will help McConnell sabotage Bidenverified_publisher The Washington Post - Greg SargentOne of the biggest sticking points in the emerging $900 billion economic rescue package was over supplemental unemployment benefits. Republicans insisted on keeping the federal payments at a mere $300...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: What the stimulus bill tells us about each partyverified_publisher The Washington Post - Jennifer RubinConsidering that, for nine months, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wanted no stimulus bill (a “pause,” he said) and as many as 20 members of the GOP caucus allegedly opposed any new spending, the...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: Trump is an authoritarian wannabe. He must never hold power again.verified_publisher The Washington Post - Michael GersonLooking on the bright side of a humiliating national disaster, the manner of President Trump’s departure from power has clarified why he must never hold power again. In leaks to a variety of news organizations,...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: The covid-19 bill shows Washington can still work, occasionallyverified_publisher The Washington Post - Editorial BoardAS THE nation closes out a gloomy 2020, there have been a few signs that its political system still can work. First was an orderly presidential election, perhaps the cleanest and most secure ever, that...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: Even by Florida standards, Gov. Ron DeSantis is a covid-19 catastropheverified_publisher The Washington Post - Lizette AlvarezEarlier this month, just as Florida neared its 20,000th covid-19 death, a bit of good cheer popped into the inboxes of 160 state lawmakers: an invitation (plus one!) to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s holiday bash...
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: Republicans claim to be the party of the working class. They have a funny way of showing it.verified_publisher The Washington Post - Catherine RampellAt long last, Congress has a deal on fiscal relief. Both parties recognized the political urgency of preventing the sudden, simultaneous expiration of dozens of safety-net programs in the days after Christmas....
AvatarBenson Bakerflipped into Stuff To Think About Opinion: Trump’s final hope rests with Tommy Tuberville. Sad!verified_publisher The Washington Post - Dana MilbankPresident-unelect Trump has studied every play in the Coups-for-Dummies playbook: court challenges, pressure on Republican officials to overturn the election, even a half-baked plan for martial law from...
