The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t always had nine justices—it started with six, went briefly down to five, back to six, then seven, then nine, and, during the Civil War, ten. If Trump […]
US: Packing the Supreme Court, explained
Trump Admits He’s Blocking Funding for the Postal Service in Order to Stop Mail-In Voting
I guess we can all stop asking whether Donald Trump is blocking money for the U.S. Postal Service specifically in order to stop Americans from voting by mail, because he just came out and […]
US: A Quarter Of All Household Income In The US Now Comes From The Government
Following today’s release of the latest Personal Income and Spending data, Wall Street was predictably focused on the changes in these two key series, which showed a modest slowdown in personal spending (to […]
“Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen”: Imminent Eviction Wave Is Coming To These States
The eviction moratorium expired last Friday nearly four months after the US economy effectively shutdown due to the covid pandemic, and more than 12 million renters – all behind on rent payments because of the virus-induced […]
US Sees Record Jump In COVID-19 Infections For 2nd Day In A Row As Biden Claims He’d Make Mask-Wearing Mandatory: Live Updates
As we reported last night, the US saw another record (or near record, depending on who you ask) jump in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday thanks to new records in Florida and Texas, and […]
US military now rethinking links to Confederate Army symbols
The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling with questions of race after the death of George Floyd in […]
“The Data Is Likely To Be Horrific”: Previewing The Worst Jobs Report In US History
Tomorrow’s jobs report will be one for the history books: with a record 19% Unemployment, and an additional 7 million job losses added to the 20 million from last month, the labor […]
US Moves to Shut Down Family Remittances to Cuba
The US Department of State announced on Wednesday new sanctions against seven Cuban entities, for allegedly using their profits to “oppress the Cuban people and finance their interference in Venezuela,” reported Progreso […]
US: A Dubious Legal Doctrine Protects Cities From Lawsuits Over Police Brutality
Here’s how Congress can fix Nearly six years after “I can’t breathe” became Eric Garner’s last words, the same plea is reverberating across a horrified nation. This time, it was George Floyd’s. […]
US: Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at […]
