Two members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have released a letter encouraging professional athletes to not sign with any Texas teams.On Thursday, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson and NAACP Texas President Gary Bledsoe released the full-length letter on the organization’s website. Johnson and Bledsoe both stated that their…Continue Reading
A criminal investigation was opened by Michigan State Police on Thursday following the disappearance of a voting tabulator after a Republican county clerk was stripped of her authority to conduct the next local election.Stephanie Scott, the Adams Township clerk and a poster of QAnon memes on social media, refused mandatory maintenance on the machine because…Continue Reading
Two of America’s most popular meal preparation services have recalled certain products made with onions due to the recent salmonella outbreak affecting 37 states.On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in a press statement that the onions used in HelloFresh and EveryPlate food products have been recalled due to the “potential presence of…Continue Reading
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walked into Thursday’s meeting between House members and President Joe Biden with precisely the skepticism that the moment required. As the president prepared to outline another “framework” for a scaled-down domestic agenda, the progressive Democratic representative from New York said, “We need certainty.” “I think legislative text is one mechanism of us…Continue Reading
Summit reporting is always rife with tabloid-style clickbait. COP26 demands better. October 28, 2021 This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by CJR and The Nation strengthening coverage of the climate story. The author is CCNow’s deputy director. This June, at the G7 summit held in Cornwall, England, journalists…Continue Reading
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of “Climate Crimes,” a special series by The Guardian and Covering Climate Now focused on investigating how the fossil fuel industry contributed to the climate crisis and lied to the American public. Mark Hertsgaard is Covering Climate Now’s executive director. Today is a day of…Continue Reading
In early January 2021, then-President Donald Trump tried to persuade Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state’s election results. Raffensperger rejected Trump’s requests as well as his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. Now, Raffensperger is facing a primary in 2022 from Rep. Jody Hice, whom Trump has endorsed for Georgia secretary of…Continue Reading
All of the latest polls are tied or within the margin of error. It shouldn’t be that way, which is why Youngkin has the edge.Read Full Article »Continue Reading
As Joe Biden heads to Europe, he is taking with him a significant chance to reclaim American leadership on what is perhaps the world’s biggest priority — climate change.Read Full Article »Continue Reading