Trump’s Pennsylvania Lawsuits Invoke Bush v. Gore – But the Supreme Court Probably Won’t Decide the 2020 Election
Trump is trying to put Pennsylvania in play, legally. What are the odds his case will go anywhere?
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Americans Didn’t Vote for Change. For Many, It Wasn’t on the Ballot
Yves here. There will be many articles trying to explain what happened to the Democrats’ blue wave. This one is close on the heels of the result, which means it reflects beliefs at or shortly after the vote, as opposed to later lines of thought. And the writers made an effort to speak to Trump […]
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/5/2020
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Read more...Outsourcing: A Personal Window on the Rise of Grifting
Some vignettes from the rise of outsourcing.
Read more...Links 11/5/2020
New Jersey’s “Best in US” Plastic Ban Still Very Limited, Makes Concessions
A new law in New Jersey makes clear how far we have to go on getting rid of plastic.
Read more...China Takes Step Against Securitization, Consumer Borrowing With Suspension of Ant IPO
With its smackdown of Ant and its billionaire founder Jack Ma, China has made clear that financiers do not call the shots.
Read more...How Kurdistan Is Taking Advantage Of Iraq’s Oil Crisis
Iraq is in bad enough shape that the Kurds look able to score a rare win.
Read more...2:00PM Election Day Water Cooler 11/4/2020
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Read more...How Covid-19 Is Increasing Support for Social Spending
Quelle surprise! Americans want better social safety nets, particularly now with the Covid wolf at the door.
Read more...Links 11/4/2020
The Other Eviction Moratorium: Storefront and Office Tenants are Hanging on. But for How Long?
New York City’s struggle between commercial landlords and their tenants over rents owed versus lousy recovery prospects reveals a lot about perverse incentives.
Read more...Six Charts That Reveal America’s Deep Divides
A brief political economy history, in charts: the rich got richer!
Read more...Musical Interlude: “One Day More” from Les Miserables
A musical mental health break to help you cope with our regular programming.
Read more...2020 Election Night Live Blog/Open Thread
Trump/Pence v. Biden/Harris
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