We Are Debating in South Carolina
Normally, debate performances have only a modest effect on public support for presidential candidates. This is lucky for Mike Bloomberg, who bungled his first debate
She Has Endorsements. She Has Plans. But Warren Is in 4th Place Among Black Voters in South Carolina.
When Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza took to the stage at Monday’s “Women for Warren” event in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, she described Elizabeth Warren
Pete Buttigieg Casts a Line for Black Voters in South Carolina. He Catches Suburban White Women.
On Sunday night, Rebecca Rushton got a text from the Pete Buttigieg campaign. “Hey—this is Nick from Team Pete!” the message read. “Pete Buttigieg is holding
Instacart Is Losing Its Argument That Contractors Aren’t Employees
Last year, San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott sued Instacart—the nearly $8 billion dollar grocery delivery service for misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Late Monday,
Lunchtime Photo
This is one of my favorite slot canyon pictures. I have others that are more panoramic or do a better job of showing the surface
New Survey Suggests Bernie Can Win Only With Enormous Youth Turnout
I understand that the cool kids are not supposed to talk about electability right now, since everyone understands that this is just code for “I
Progressives Are Short on Popular Campaign Promises This Year
Over at Vox, Matt Yglesias shares a new survey from Data for Progress about public support for various progressive policies. Yglesias is able to find
Striking South Carolina Workers Ask Candidates to Focus on Poverty at Tonight’s Debate
If last week’s Democratic caucuses in Nevada put workers’ power front and center, with the legendary Culinary Union securing praise from all the candidates and
Our Addiction to Ride-Sharing Apps Is Hurting the Environment
For climate-conscious Americans, cars are tough: we can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em. Yet while ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft are reducing
China Is Shutting Down
Here are a few economic indicators from China:
Some of the charts showing movement of people and economic activity in China (or lack thereof) during the