Biden on the campaign trail vs. Lincoln on the Capitol steps

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day So that is a thrush! #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. Here are the United States regions: No sign of relief, sadly. (I don’t know what other strongly […]

A partial catalogue of how Trump has left worers high and dry.

The not-pretty picture of Covid impact on state and local governments.

How democracy triumphed in Bolivia...despite the best efforts of the US.

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The example of Mussolini suggests that fear of socialist policies played a big role in the rise of fascism.

Winter is coming, and unless something major changes, with it, evictions.

Another case of patient-gouging that got cleaned up only when the press called.

Unregistered lobbyists, including former members of Congress, are a key resource for lobbying firms

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As material output increased, so to has the interest in treating poverty as a potentially solvable problem.

Confirming a Covid concern.

A recap of the recent China "Bund Summit," which included discussion of China's continuing need for foreign capital.

So what might Trump do if he loses?

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A few of the commonplace dystopian possibilities for November.