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CBS News: Biden ahead of Trump in battleground states

2 years 1 month ago
Speaking of elections, here's the latest poll from CBS News: This is only one poll and they don't tell us which states count as battlegrounds. Still, it's the first time I've seen Biden ahead of Trump in any grouping of battlegrounds. Seems like promising news.
Kevin Drum

Far right wins modest gains in European elections

2 years 1 month ago
The news today from overseas is all about the big wins notched by far-right populist parties in elections for the European Parliament. How did they do? European Parliament groups that hold a nationalist, anti-immigrant agenda will now likely control about 130 seats, a better showing than the last election in 2019. That's suspiciously vague. How ...continue reading "Far right wins modest gains in European elections"
Kevin Drum

It’s not COVID that killed trust in experts. It’s politics.

2 years 1 month ago
Zeynep Tufekci says in the New York Times today that "delays, falsehoods and misrepresentations" from government scientists have eroded public trust in expert advice: Remember the rule that we should all stay at least six feet apart? “It sort of just appeared,” Fauci said during a preliminary interview for the subcommittee hearing, adding that he ...continue reading "It’s not COVID that killed trust in experts. It’s politics."
Kevin Drum