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The Crypto Triad Won the Election

Freddy Brewster The Lever
After gargantuan industry donations, the government is ready to go all-in on cryptocurrency — at the risk of consumers and the greater financial system.

Make America Diseased Again?

Sarah Zhang The Atlantic
RFK, Jr.'s nomination normalizes and emboldens the anti-vaccine movement. The danger now is that diseases confined to the past become diseases of the future.

The Christians Who See Trump As Their Savior

Aleem Maqbool BBC
White evangelical Protestant voters were the strongest backers of Trump over Harris; Black Protestants were exactly the opposite. As some are revelling in the promise of governance influenced by Christianity, others are undoubtedly nervous.

This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives

Mark Joseph Stern Slate
Progressives didn’t win a clean sweep in state high court battles, but they emerged with an impressive scorecard, carrying seats in battlegrounds like Michigan and safely red states like Kentucky and Montana.

Friday Nite Videos | November 22, 2024

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Patrick & Claud Cockburn: A Legacy of Guerilla Journalism. Leonard Cohen | Everybody Knows. Bread & Roses | Movie. Nancy Mace Is Reborn as a Transphobic Warrior | The Daily Show. That Matt Gaetz Report – Should Still Come Out.

Tidbits – Nov. 21 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0 and Community Organizing; Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss; Scoundrel Time – Lessons From the McCarthy Period for Today; Your Help Needed – Cubans Needs Our Help More Than Ever; Cartoons

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Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0 and Community Organizing; Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss; Scoundrel Time - Lessons from the McCarthy Period for Today; Your Help Needed - Cubans Needs Our Help More Than Ever; Cartoons, more....