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North Carolina Republicans can’t abide even a single Democratic win

1 year ago
In North Carolina's Supreme Court race, Democrat Allison Riggs beat Republican Jefferson Griffin by 625 votes. Griffin demanded a recount, and Riggs expanded her lead to 734 votes. So it's over? Riggs won? By no means: Griffin has also filed election protests against 60,000 ballots in all 100 counties that could extend the race indefinitely. ...continue reading "North Carolina Republicans can’t abide even a single Democratic win"
Kevin Drum

Trump calls for avoiding default, possibly using military force for expansion

1 year ago
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said during a wide-ranging press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday he wanted to see the country’s debt limit addressed while cutting spending and would not rule out military force to expand U.S. territory.  Trump, who will take office Jan. 20 after lawmakers breezily certified the election results Monday, continued to place […]
Shauneen Miranda

Always-On School Surveillance Tech Is Sending Cops To Deal With At-Risk Students

1 year ago
Surveillance of students that continues even after they’ve left the campus is nothing new. School-issued tech comes preloaded with spyware meant to prevent students from cheating, accessing inappropriate content, or introducing malware of their own into the school tech ecosystem. But it goes beyond that: it also keeps tabs on anything they do while using […]
Tim Cushing

Worker Wellness Blog: Jimmy Carter’s Mental Health Systems Act

1 year ago
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Dede Hance