January 4, 2021
rethink the week:
Dean Spiliotes -SNHU
Val Engress -RI College
Paul Glastris -Washington Monthly
topics and links:
We have a wide-ranging discussion about the current state of the US.
Concern Increases Over Slow Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines in U.S. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/concern-increases-slow-rollout-covid-vaccines.html
Twenty states raise minimum wage at start of new year https://thehill.com/policy/finance/532279-twenty-states-raise-minimum-wage-at-start-of-new-year
Economist Moore says he’s not sure US needs ‘massive stimulus bill’
Economist Moore says he’s not sure US needs ‘massive stimulus bill’
or Tom Friedman https://twitter.com/tomfriedman/status/1344307149686665218
Poverty surges but the rich got richer https://www.salon.com/2021/01/03/amid-surging-worldwide-poverty-planets-500-wealthiest-got-18-trillion-richer-in-2020_partner/
redistricting https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-prepare-for-battles-over-congressional-redistricting-11609151400
The Culture Wars Have Barely Begun
Republicans used to think they’d succeed through moderation and inclusion. That’s over. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/bob-good-denver-riggleman-republicans-virginia/617495/
Homes of McConnell and Pelosi Vandalized With Messages on Stimulus Checks https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/homes-mcconnell-pelosi-vandalized-stimulus-checks.html
Eleven Senate Republicans Led by Ted Cruz Vow to Reject Electoral College Count https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/senate-republicans-ted-cruz-eject-electoral-college.html
GOP Takes Another Step Toward Radical Authoritarianism As Senators Object to Biden’s Win
GOP Takes Another Step Toward Authoritarianism As Senators Object to Biden’s Win
Trump, the GOP arsonist https://www.axios.com/trump-republicans-georgia-runoffs-tweets-7997c1d8-9f1b-47ae-8353-94864426eaea.html
Trump Calls Georgia Runoffs “Illegal and Invalid” as Republicans Try to Get Voters to Polls https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/trump-georgia-runoffs-illegal-invalid-turnout.html
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Calling on Pence to Interfere in Electoral College Count https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-gohmert-pence-electoral-college.html
Growing old alone https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/social-depression-america-failed-its-elderly/617496/
It was an epic year for disasters A record number of billion-dollar disasters struck the US in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.vox.com/22202889/disasters-2020-flood-hurricane-wildfire-australia-california-covid-pandemic
Louisiana Congressman dies at 41 from Covid 19 https://www.vox.com/2020/12/30/22206161/luke-letlow-louisiana-covid-19-congress
