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December 19, 2020

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How Biden Distributes the Vaccine Will Define His Presidency

He needs to prove that he is serious about breaking the policies of inequity and favoritism that flourished under Trump.

By Walter Shapiro

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	Trump’s Most Vicious Cultists Aren’t Done With America They gleefully enabled a corrupt president for years. How will they satisfy their destructive appetites in the years to come?By Felipe De La Hoz

	Republicans for Recession How can you tell that the GOP has accepted Biden is the duly elected president? They’re trying to destroy the economy.By Timothy Noah

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	HUD Deserves Better Than Marcia Fudge The chronic neglect of the nation’s housing agency continues with Joe Biden’s decision to tap an inexperienced Ohio lawmaker as its leader. By Morgan Baskin

	It’s Too Easy to Hack the U.S. GovernmentHackers, likely working for Russia, broke into federal agencies’ networks starting in the spring. The next breach could be even more damaging. Is it time for a truce? By Jacob Silverman

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	How Pandemics End TNR Podcast: The first Covid-19 vaccines have arrived. But when will life as we knew it finally resume?Hosted by Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene

	Republicans Will Never Accept the Election Results The media keeps asking when the GOP will acknowledge that Joe Biden won a fair election. It ain’t happening.By Alex Shephard

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