Democrat Candidates Election 2020
It’s Not Just Georgia: More Than A Dozen Other States Are Trying To Take Power Away From Local Election Officials
Georgia’s new election restrictions have garnered no shortage of criticism thanks to provisions that directly impose additional burdens on voters, such as an ID requirement for absentee voting or a ban on distributing food or water to people waiting in line to vote. But equally importantly, the law opens up the possibility for elections to…
Read MoreÁudios: Basf demite funcionário vítima de homofobia e diz que agressões na empresa eram ‘brincadeiras’
Aplausos ecoaram na sala do cartório de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais do Subdistrito São Pedro, em Salvador, na Bahia, na tarde do dia 14 de dezembro de 2018. Lá, Paulo Henrique Borile Alves e Leonardo Cassiano Borile Alves assinaram a certidão, trocaram as alianças e comemoraram “um dos melhores dias da vida” deles: o…
Read MoreMinneapolis Curfew Sows Confusion For Those With Covid Vaccine Appointments
Following the killing of Daunte Wright by police in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, authorities were expecting unrest in the Twin Cities on Monday evening. So state, county, and city government officials took what has become a familiar tack to keep protests at bay: setting a widespread curfew after 7 p.m. local time. The curfew, which…
Read MorePolitics Podcast: Americans Are More Independent But Just As Partisan
By Galen Druke, Nate Silver, Sarah Frostenson and Geoffrey Skelley, Galen Druke, Nate Silver, Sarah Frostenson and Geoffrey Skelley, Galen Druke, Nate Silver, Sarah Frostenson and Geoffrey Skelley and Galen Druke, Nate Silver, Sarah Frostenson and Geoffrey Skelley More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS Independents have made up a larger portion of…
Read MorePetrobras ordena manutenção que provoca aglomeração de milhares de trabalhadores em refinarias
Enquanto o país registra números recordes de mortes diárias por covid-19, a Petrobras resolveu aglomerar trabalhadores em suas refinarias Brasil afora. A estatal ordenou a contratação de milhares de funcionários temporários para fazer manutenção de suas plantas produtoras de gasolina, óleo diesel ou outros combustíveis. Apinhados nas instalações, os petroleiros e terceirizados sofrem com surtos…
Read MoreDemocratic Values Are Still Under Attack — Even Without Trump In The White House
During the Trump presidency, many worried about the administration’s violation of long-standing norms. And former President Trump certainly did break with a number of enduring traditions, to the extent that his utter disregard for his office almost ceased to shock. But here at FiveThirtyEight, we have argued that Trump’s flouting of norms didn’t matter nearly…
Read MoreThe Basic Deal Between Corporate America and the GOP is Alive and Well
For four decades, the basic deal between big American corporations and politicians has been simple….
Read MoreAndré Esteves, Flávio Rocha, Rubens Menin e outros: a elite que ovaciona o genocida Bolsonaro
Ilustração: The Intercept Brasil Bolsonaro se reuniu na última quarta-feira com um grupelho de empresários em São Paulo. Na manhã seguinte, os jornais trataram a reunião como se fosse uma demonstração de um apoio maciço do alto empresariado ao presidente. Mas o fato é que os 19 empresários que participaram do convescote fazem parte do…
Read MoreResearch Says Facebook’s Ad Algorithm Perpetuates Gender Bias
New research from a team at the University of Southern California provides further evidence that Facebook’s advertising system is discriminatory, showing that the algorithm used to target ads reproduced real-world gender disparities when showing job listings, even among equally qualified candidates. In fields from software engineering to sales to food delivery, the team ran sets of ads…
Read MoreWhy Americans Can’t Resist A Celebrity Political Candidate
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Are Americans in favor of the celebrity politician post-Trump? Seems like it, according to recent polling. The consumer research platform Piplsay found earlier this week that 58 percent of respondents said they would like to see one or both of the actors Matthew McConaughey and Dwayne “The Rock”…
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