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November 6, 2020

The $15 Minimum Wage Wasn’t the Only Progressive Ballot Measure That Passed in Conservative States

Will Peischel Mother Jones

Voters were also in favor of taxing the rich and making it legal to smoke weed.

November 6, 2020

Nasal Spray Prevents Covid Infection in Ferrets, Study Finds

Donald G. McNeil Jr. The New York Times

Scientists at Columbia University have developed a treatment that blocks the virus in the nose and lungs, is inexpensive and needs no refrigeration.

Leonard Cohen | Democracy Is Coming to the USA

November 6, 2020

A Spadecaller video featuring the visual arts of Matthew Schwartz in accompaniment with Leonard Cohen's song, Democracy.

Leela James | A Change Is Gonna Come

November 6, 2020

Leela James covers Sam Cooke's classic A Change Is Gonna Come, from her 2005 album of the same name.

Trump Cries Fraud and Calls Dibs on the Presidency

November 6, 2020

The Trump campaign files lawsuits in battleground states, MAGA supporters want to keep counting votes or stop counting votes depending on how Trump’s doing in their state, Trump claims victory on Twitter, and Mitch McConnell vows to be cockblocker-in-chief if Joe Biden wins. #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #Election2020

How QAnon Has Gone Global

November 6, 2020

QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory that alleges that the world is run by a powerful cabal of Satan worshipping pedophiles, who work to undermine US President Donald Trump and his actions against them, with the cabal operating a gloa global child sex trafficking ring. (Wikipedia)

Trump, McCain, Bush and Carter: Different Reactions to Bad Election Results

November 6, 2020

Speeches from candidates conceding defeat in past US elections have been resurfacing after Donald Trump’s latest address as the 2020 result looms.

November 6, 2020

Washington Supreme Court Decision Grants Farmworkers Overtime Pay

by Gabe Guarente Eater

The decision offers more compensation for those laboring in hazardous conditions during the pandemic.

November 6, 2020

In Praise of Integrity

Majid Naficy

In this season of politics, the Persian exile Majid Naficy speaks on behalf of principles and integrity.

November 5, 2020

Counting Continues in the 2020 Presidential Race

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American

But Trump’s power is wavering, and he can no longer control the narrative. As he spoke, NBC News and MSNBC cut in to note that he was lying. After he finished, other media outlets also pushed back.