Why and How Trump Could Win

Geoffrey Jacques Portside
We should focus on racism as the problem the nation needs to tackle, because working on that problem is the key to working on all others. We are justified in taking this approach by the millions that are now building a movement in the streets.

Financial Pain From the Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected

Joe Neel NPR
A worker holds a sign saying,” I lost my job due to Coronavirus.”
According to a recent poll at least half of people in the four largest US cities have experienced job loss, and/or reduced wages and hours due to COVID19. The greatest problems are found in Black and Latino households. And it's going to get worse.

Friday Nite Videos | September 11, 2020

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Trump and Fox News Double Down on COVID Cover-Up Defense. Babylon | Los Pinguos. Woke | Trailer • A Hulu Original. Bruce Springsteen | Letter To You. Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think.

Babylon | Los Pinguos

“Babylon” is the first single from Los Pinguos' new album, Hummingbird. It bridges the gap between roots reggae and a contemporary Latin sound.

Woke | Trailer • A Hulu Original

Woke follows Keef, an African-American cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success, when an unexpected incident changes everything. Keef seeks to navigate new voices and ideas without setting aflame everything he’s built.

Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think

Masks (whether surgical, or N95, or cloth) are counterintuitive and actually work much better epidemiologically than one might expect. Here's why that's so.

Democrats Build Big Edge in Early Voting

Alex Isenstadt Politico
Far more Democrats than Republicans are requesting mail ballots in key battleground states, including voters who didn't participate in 2016.

'Do No Harm': An Open Letter From Stanford Medical Faculty

99 Stanford School of Medicine Faculty The New York Times
In an unusual and blunt rebuttal of a former colleague, 99 Stanford medical experts reject the "falsehoods and misrepresentations of science" concerning Covid 19 by Dr. Scott Atlas, a Trump advisor, warning of "immense avoidable harm."