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Read Kamala Harris’ Moving Victory Speech as Vice-President Elect

On Saturday, Kamala Harris delivered a moving victory speech as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian Vice President-Elect ever. Wearing a white pantsuit (likely a nod to Hillary Clinton and suffragettes before her), Harris recognized the historic, glass-breaking moment and thanked the women, including her immigrant mother, who paved the path for… Read More »

Biden’s Nov 9th speech: “Don’t you force me to pass Medicare 4 All”

By MATTHEW HOLT The new Supreme Court, in all likelihood including just nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett, will be hearing the California v Texas suit against the ACA on November 10th, seven days after the election. The lower courts have already ruled the ACA unconstitutional. Some hopeful moderates among my Democratic friends seem to believe… Read More »

‘Concerned’ scientists funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative urge Facebook to tamp down on incendiary speech

Scientists who receive funding from Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), have urged the Facebook CEO to do more to stem the spread of misinformation and incendiary speech on the social network.  The letter, which is addressed to Zuckerberg from scientists who are currently or were previously backed by CZI, was published… Read More »