Spicy McNuggets and the long-term survival of McDonaldland
To compete in the heavy world of fast-food, each restaurant – if I may be so bold as to call them that – has a “thing.” Wendy’s is all about freshness. Carl’s Jr. targets a specific kind of masculinity. Popeye’s is passionately southern. Subway makes the sandwich in front of you, Chipotle is a Subway for burritos, and Moe’s is a Chipotle for people who … Continue reading Spicy McNuggets and the long-term survival of McDonaldland
Native Americans Feel Double Pain of COVID and Fires ‘Gobbling Up the Ground’
by Miranda Green When the first fire of the season broke out on the Hoopa Valley Reservation in Northern California in July, Greg Moon faced a dilemma. As Hoopa’s fire chief and its pandemic team leader, Moon feared the impact of the blaze on the dense coniferous forests of the reservation, near Redwood National and State Parks, where 3,000 tribal members depend on steelhead trout … Continue reading Native Americans Feel Double Pain of COVID and Fires ‘Gobbling Up the Ground’
What to do when your predecessors dislike you
As part of the process of Brexit – the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union – the country has had to grapple with a complicated topic. Under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have a right to move freely across the national boundary between them. This was fine when both countries were in the European Union, … Continue reading What to do when your predecessors dislike you
Fact check: Romney’s “historical precedent” isn’t that historical
“The historical precedent of election year nominations is that the Senate generally does not confirm an opposing party’s nominee but does confirm a nominee of its own.” Mitt Romney In announcing his decision not to obstruct a Supreme Court nomination by President Trump, Mitt Romney – who voted earlier this year to convict Trump of obstruction of justice – cited a “historical precedent” that caught … Continue reading Fact check: Romney’s “historical precedent” isn’t that historical
Trump-Biden Race Could Hinge on How Florida’s Pinellas County Swings
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News and Margo Snipe, Tampa Bay Times CLEARWATER, Fla. — Betty Jones voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, but the lifelong Republican has her doubts she will do it again this year. The federal response to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed about 200,000 Americans and forced older adults to restrict their activities has her contemplating a leadership change. It … Continue reading Trump-Biden Race Could Hinge on How Florida’s Pinellas County Swings
The hypocrisy is the point
Sure enough, a vacancy on the highest court in the United States has appeared. Far from being merely in an election year – as happened in 2016 – this vacancy has occurred during the election itself, a time when the political work of government comes to a slow drip while elected officials wait to see who has won the hearts and minds of the country. … Continue reading The hypocrisy is the point
The White House scrapped a plan to provide free masks because it couldn’t contradict the president’s message
In April, the United States Postal Service drafted a press release to announce that it would deliver, for free, face masks to every household in the country. It was a healthcare effort on a massive scale – though, admittedly, one the USPS has to deliver on every day – “beginning in areas which [the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] has identified as experiencing … Continue reading The White House scrapped a plan to provide free masks because it couldn’t contradict the president’s message
FBI Chief: Fear of rigged election in U.S. is “a perception, not a reality”
Testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee Thursday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the U.S. has seen an effort by Russian-backed actors to interfere in the election but that those efforts do not appear to have been fruitful. But Wray also said he’s not as worried about foreign interference as he is about collapsing confidence in the integrity of American elections. “The steady drumbeat … Continue reading FBI Chief: Fear of rigged election in U.S. is “a perception, not a reality”
“Everybody’s uterus cannot be that bad”: Is the U.S. sterilizing Latina women… again?
For nearly four decades, local authorities in the United States pursued a policy of sterilization in poor Latina areas. Puerto Rico’s Law 113, a voluntary program that many women there felt they had to follow because of discriminatory practices towards mothers, led to the sterilization of one in three Puerto Rican women by 1965. In the 1960s and 70s, Mexican-American women in the Los Angeles … Continue reading “Everybody’s uterus cannot be that bad”: Is the U.S. sterilizing Latina women… again?
‘It Seems Systematic’: Doctors Cite 115 Cases of Head Injuries From Crowd Control Devices
Jordan Culver, USA Today September 14, 2020 At least 115 people were injured this summer when police shot them in the head or neck with so-called “less-lethal” projectiles at protests over racial injustice and police brutality, according to a report published Monday. It’s the most comprehensive tally of such injuries to date, with about twice as many victims as KHN and USA Today cited in … Continue reading ‘It Seems Systematic’: Doctors Cite 115 Cases of Head Injuries From Crowd Control Devices