Saturday, February 1, 2020

Bernie Sanders's Surge Owes a Lot to Voters of Color






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Bernie Sanders's Surge Owes a Lot to Voters of Color
Nneka Uwudia shades herself behind a sign as she waits for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to speak at a rally. (photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times
Russonello writes: "Throughout the 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of Senator Bernie Sanders's greatest weaknesses was his inability to win broad support from voters of color."
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The House impeachment managers. (photo: USA TODAY)
The House impeachment managers. (photo: USA TODAY)


Here's What We've Learned From Trump's Impeachment Trial
Zachary B. Wolf, CNN
Wolf writes: "Two key Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Lamar Alexander, decided Friday to vote against hearing witnesses and seeking new evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. The final tally: 51 no, 49 for."
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Rahm Emanuel sits for an interview with The Washington Post in his office at City Hall in Chicago on April 24, 2019. (photo: AYoungrae Kim/The Washington Post)
Rahm Emanuel sits for an interview with The Washington Post in his office at City Hall in Chicago on April 24, 2019. (photo: AYoungrae Kim/The Washington Post)

The Atlantic Made Rahm Emanuel a Contributing Editor, Then Fired Him After Pushback Over the Police Killing of Laquan McDonald
Erik Wemple, The Washington Post
Wemple writes: "Last May, the Atlantic announced that Rahm Emanuel, who'd just left his post as Chicago mayor, would be joining the magazine as a contributing editor."
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Mirza and Sebastian, left, with David and Lia, after they were reunited. The family's well-being was threatened by the four-month separation across an international border. (photo: Carlos Chavarría/ProPublica)
Mirza and Sebastian, left, with David and Lia, after they were reunited. The family's well-being was threatened by the four-month separation across an international border. (photo: Carlos Chavarría/ProPublica)

"Women to One Side, Men to the Other": How the Border Patrol's New Powers and Old Carelessness Separated a Family
Dara Lind, ProPublica
Lind writes: "Mirza had a sense of foreboding soon after she crossed into the U.S. with her two children and their father, David. A Border Patrol agent ordered the family from Honduras and the rest of their group to divide into two lines: 'Women to one side, men to the other.'"
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A demonstrator holds a sign at a transgender rights rally. (photo: National Center for Transgender Equality)
A demonstrator holds a sign at a transgender rights rally. (photo: National Center for Transgender Equality)

How Medicare for All Could Improve - and Save - the Lives of Transgender People
Izii Carter, In These Times
Carter writes: "Arya Serenity started using GoFundMe in 2018, just before being released from prison. With the help of people on the outside, she ran two campaigns to raise a few thousand dollars to defray the cost of housing, re-entry, and buying women's clothing and cosmetics for the first time."
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Women at risk of premature birth resting at El Hospital de La Mujer in San Salvador. (photo: Fred Ramos/NYT)
Women at risk of premature birth resting at El Hospital de La Mujer in San Salvador. (photo: Fred Ramos/NYT)

El Salvador: The Country Where Having a Miscarriage Can Land You in Prison
Belen Fernandez, Jacobin
Fernandez writes: "El Salvador shows what happens when countries criminalize abortion: women end up behind bars, and sexual violence is institutionalized."
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Two siblings catch turtles in Australia's Arafura swamp, which has been burnt using traditional Aboriginal techniques to prevent serious wildfire. (photo: Ben Tweedie/Corbis/Getty Images)
Two siblings catch turtles in Australia's Arafura swamp, which has been burnt using traditional Aboriginal techniques to prevent serious wildfire. (photo: Ben Tweedie/Corbis/Getty Images)

With Wildfires on the Rise, Indigenous Fire Management Is Poised to Make a Comeback
Yvette Cabrera, Grist
Cabrera writes: "As the world watches bushfires take a massive toll on Australian land, wildlife, and people, experts in indigenous fire management are reporting an uptick in interest in their work."
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