This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The Nation
Apr 27, 2020
The Nation publishes two critical responses to the recent "Open Letter to the New New Left," which criticized a perceived unwillingness by young leftists to unite around Joe Biden's candidacy to defeat Donald Trump.
Source: LA Times
Apr 26, 2020
The man behind the original “Penny Dreadful,” which ran for three seasons and drew on famed figures from Gothic literature, has now taken an oft-forgotten piece of history, added the supernatural and the culturally specific iconography of Santa Muerte, and produced Showtime’s spinoff “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels."
Source: New York Times
Apr 26, 2020
A Republican state senator in Michigan apologized for wearing a homemade mask that resembled the Confederate battle flag on the Senate floor on Friday.
Source: World Economic Forum
Apr 26, 2020
Germany has done more than other nations to enlist the advice of philosophers, historians of science, theologians and jurists as it navigates the delicate ethical balancing act of reopening society while safeguarding the health of the public.
Source: New York Magazine
Apr 26, 2020
Eric Levitz argues that the left can't expect to build class solidarity just because candidates like Bernie Sanders talk about it; the institutions that have historically allowed it to develop are gone.
Source: Washington Post
Apr 26, 2020
by Anna Fifield
The Washington Post Beijing Bureau Chief and Kim Jong Un biographer Anna Fifield dissects the swirling rumors around the North Korean leader's health and whereabouts.
Source: New York Times
Apr 26, 2020
Nostalgia for a time when Democratic leaders could embrace Republican leaders in a moment of crisis — and when a bipartisan group would gather for an annual roasting in Washington.
Source: The Jurist
Apr 25, 2020
The decision in a suit brought by Detroit students against the state of Michigan referenced a number of historic cases and revives the question of whether inequality among school systems violates equal protection under the Constitution.
Source: Associated Press
Apr 25, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has served up a rare opportunity to galvanize Americans for change.
Source: Stars and Stripes
Apr 23, 2020
“This symbol has shown it has the power to inflame feelings of division,” Gen. David Berger wrote in a letter to Marines dated Monday and included in a tweet.
Source: Washington Post
Apr 23, 2020
The young man was taken from jail, beaten and shot before being hanged in front of a cheering crowd.
Source: Education Week
Apr 23, 2020
A federal appeals court has upheld a New Jersey school district's firing of a teacher who allegedly taught his high school history students denial of the Holocaust and conspiracy theories linking the United States to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Source: Washington Post
Apr 23, 2020
by Bill Gates
Before the United States and other countries can return to business and life as usual, we will need some innovative new tools that help us detect, treat and prevent covid-19.
Source: New Yorker
Apr 21, 2020
On March 13th the World Health Organization declared Europe to be “the epicenter of the pandemic,” and the shortfalls of isolated action became clear.
Source: Mother Jones
Apr 21, 2020
The intelligence committee refutes the president’s unfounded claims by giving an Obama-era report its seal of approval.
Source: The New York Times
Apr 21, 2020
How one Holocaust survivor is honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day under quarantine.
Source: The Hill
Apr 21, 2020
During an online event held by the Israeli Embassy in Germany, "Zoom bombers" interrupted a Holocaust survivor's speech.
Source: The New York Times
Apr 21, 2020
Groups in a loose coalition have tapped their networks to drive up turnout at recent rallies in state capitals and financed lawsuits, polling and research to combat the stay-at-home orders.
Source: The Mercury News
Apr 21, 2020
The neurobiologist was appointed in 1980, served 12 years at helm.
Source: Washington Post
Apr 21, 2020
The first celebration called for people to change their relationship with the planet. After a half-century, we’re still figuring out what that means.
