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Friday
November 20, 2020
 
Trump’s Motley Gang of Dead-Enders Are Circling the Drain
 

The president's attempts to undo the election result has largely been a farce, but the lasting damage to our civic fabric is no laughing matter.

By Jason Linkins and Matt Ford

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Why Police Back Gun GuysA new book shows how the NRA forged an alliance between cops and civilian gun owners.By Alex Yablon
 
 
Oligarch of the Month: Kelly LoefflerThe Republican senator profited from a pandemic while millions of Americans lost their jobs.By Alex Shephard
 
 
Hazard Pay Was Just a Brand ExerciseCovid-19 cases are surging, but enhanced compensation for frontline workers has all but dried up. Giants like Walmart and Amazon got the reputation bump; now they’ve moved on.By J.C. Pan
 

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The Fed Could Help Cash-Strapped Cities and States. Mnuchin Has Other Ideas.The lame-duck Treasury secretary seems to want to sabotage Biden’s ability to stave off the pandemic’s economic impactsBy Mark Engler and Andrew Elrod
 
 
Democrats’ Fear of the Green New Deal Is Tearing the Party Apart Why are party leaders so scared of a policy that’s demonstrably popular?By Kate Aronoff
 
 

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