What Kamala Brings to the Biden Campaign, Fighting White Supremacist Violence, and More

August 12, 2020

Yesterday, U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden announced that Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) would be his running mate for the 2020 election. Camille Busette and Makada Henry-Nickie say that Harris brings national name recognition and will help the Biden campaign build momentum quickly.

Though combating white supremacist terrorism is a low priority for President Trump, violence linked to white supremacy has eclipsed jihadi violence as the predominant form of terrorism in the United States. Daniel Byman outlines steps that the next administration can take to address the issue.

From film to fashion, the COVID-19 crisis has hit creative industries hard over the last few months. In a new study, Richard Florida and Michael Seman estimate that the nation's creative economy has lost 2.7 million jobs and more than $150 billion in sales of goods and services.

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