Republicans Have Made It Clear They Will Let Trump Become a Dictator. Will We? | The Nation

We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to the work, not the people?

By this point in the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably heard a lot about “essential workers.” They’re the people working in hospitals and grocery stores, on farms and in meatpacking plants. They’re keeping public transit, shipping and utilities running. But is “essential” describing the workers themselves? Or only the work they do? Right now, many don’t […]

Why there aren’t more polls about the Nevada caucuses – Vox

Nevada is hard to poll, and new caucus rules are only making it harder. With less than one week to go until the Nevada caucuses, it’s not clear whether any of the eight remaining Democratic presidential candidates has a distinct advantage in the state, because Nevada — referred to as “the stepchild among the first […]

Pelosi Plans Bill to Limit Pardons in Wake of Stone Commutation

(Bloomberg) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that in the wake of President Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s criminal sentence, she plans to support a bill limiting the ability of presidents to take such actions. “President Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of top campaign adviser Roger Stone, who could directly implicate him in […]