MS NOW February 2021 Articles
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Trump’s CPAC speech cements how far the conference — and the GOP — have fallen
How Trump has shaken Gen Z and millennial faith in democracy
Defying the historical model for failed, one-term presidents
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.26.21
Former Trump White House official says Kevin McCarthy ‘has to go’
Olympic hockey champs the Lamoureux twins on retirement, their new book and gender equity in sports
Why the fight over an independent Jan. 6 commission matters
Transcript: Harlem On My Mind: Abram Hill
House Dems overcome GOP opposition, pass ‘Equality Act’
Why McConnell, even now, would ‘absolutely’ back Trump in 2024
Why the fight over a minimum-wage increase isn’t over (yet)
Virginia is ending the death penalty. Now for the rest of the U.S.
Biden’s stimulus plan is popular. The GOP needs to accept that.
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.25.21
Mika Brzezinski: We must empower and celebrate working women over 50
Republicans target Liz Cheney (again) for the Trumpiest of reasons
Amber Ruffin’s bold, unapologetic comedy is redefining late night – and we are here for it
The lesson for insurrectionists: Don’t call your ex a ‘moron’
Texans were casualties in Republicans’ war on green energy
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.25.21
GOP accused of waging ‘war on democracy’ with anti-voting measures
Why would the GOP seek Stephen Miller’s guidance on immigration?
GOP senators accidentally undercut their own minimum-wage argument
Unemployment claims show improvement, but remain historically high
As DeJoy taunts critics, Biden tries to get USPS back on track
Why USPS may need to keep Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.24.21
6 eating tips for a healthier heart
The Senate asked all the wrong questions about the pro-Trump attack on the Capitol
Women in business: 3 tips for telling your investors (or bosses) you’re pregnant
GOP leaders publicly clash (again) over Trump’s role in the party
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.24.21
Forensic audit discredits GOP’s election conspiracy theory in Ariz.
Virginia GOP rejects primaries, settles on weird nominating process
Republicans eye minimum-wage increases, but with strings attached
Business leaders line up in support of Democrats’ COVID relief plan
Why Ron Johnson is peddling ridiculous Jan. 6 conspiracy theories
Biden’s immigration promises are running up against reality
CPAC can stop Trump’s ‘big lie.’ Here’s why it won’t.
6 ways to help our daughters live ‘the confidence code’
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.23.21
Republican politics overcome by an absence of normalcy
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.23.21
Answering the ‘why would any Republican vote for this’ question
Manchin tips his hand on how Dems could get out of minimum wage jam
Why Ted Cruz grabbed a shovel after falling into a ditch
GOP senators rediscover their fear of a ‘politicized’ Justice Dept
Why Clarence Thomas’ Trump-like dissent in election case matters
Olympic gold medalists, the Lamoureux twins: Our fight for gender equality in sports will never end
Merrick Garland says the Capitol riot means we can’t ‘defund the police.’ That makes no sense.
Trump’s ‘big lie’ has become the GOP’s newest voter suppression weapon
When a post-policy party confronts an energy crisis
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.22.21
Republicans push bogus Jan. 6 claim because their voters believe it
Women in charge: Comcast NBCUniversal’s Keesha Boyd
Supreme Court hands Trump ‘a decisive defeat’ in tax return case
Understanding Lindsey Graham’s sycophantic posture toward Trump
Biden’s pick for budget director faces frustrating opposition
GOP leader isn’t ready yet to move on from party’s Big Lie
Biden thinks student loan debt relief is up to Congress. That’s a good thing.
As long as Trump controls the GOP, we won’t have a third party
Biden says the world needs to defend democracy. That starts at home.
Participate in a ReidOut Special Edition: Race & America’s Covid Crisis
UK’s Johnson: With Biden, US back as ‘leader of the free world’
Texas storm power outages and spoiled Covid vaccines set the stage for a new crisis
Mar-a-Lago becomes the center of the Republican Party’s world
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.19.21
Leading Dem eyes new route to banning Trump from public office
At state level, Republicans aggressively target reproductive rights
Star Jones on why knowing your value means prioritizing your health
Leading Arkansas Republican gives up on the GOP
Dems kick off effort to (finally) overhaul US immigration laws
Why Cruz’s ‘mistake’ concession won’t end his Cancun controversy
Joe Biden’s first month in office actually felt like one month
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.18.21
Ted Cruz went to Cancún during Texas’s winter storm crisis. It’s okay to be jealous.
Facebook and Google can survive Australia’s new content law. Can you?
Cancun Cruz: Texas senator feels the heat over ill-timed Mexico trip
Transcript: Harlem On My Mind: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.18.21
If the GOP moved on from Trump, what would it move on to?
As Biden helps prove, ‘boring’ doesn’t have to mean uninteresting
How Rush Limbaugh helped to create Trump’s America
KYV’s reboot-your-career camp: The single mom juggle of job hunting AND overseeing virtual school
‘Career doctor’ Liz Bentley: We need to stop chasing happiness and go after THIS instead
Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy is in Trump’s doghouse (again)
Harlem On My Mind: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Unemployment claims worsen, reinforce need for relief package
Texas’ Perry: Enduring blackouts is better than federal regulations
America after Trump still isn’t exactly popular around the world
Further information on monoclonal antibody treatments
Fox host Tucker Carlson’s comments on Biden’s marriage, explained
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.17.21
From Covid to blackface on TV, China’s racism problem runs deep
Rush Limbaugh passes having changed GOP, conservative politics
Transcript: Harlem On My Mind: Arturo Schomburg
Biden admin commits to a familiar goal: closing Guantanamo prison
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.17.21
Resigned Texas mayor tells locals, ‘Only the strong will survive’
Georgia Republicans eye constitutional changes to protect Trump
The problem with Abbott trying to politicize Texas’ energy troubles
NAACP, leading Dem file civil suit against Trump, Giuliani
Trump’s anti-McConnell tantrum reinforces growing GOP divisions
A winter storm caused Texas’s power outage. Climate change likely caused the storm.
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.16.21
‘The Bachelor’ contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and the hypocrisy of ‘girls will be girls’
GOP official: We did not send Toomey to Hill ‘to do the right thing’
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.16.21
Slowly but surely, COVID relief bill inches forward, gains support
At USPS, DeJoy eyes possible new slowdowns, higher postage rates
Ron Johnson: ‘This didn’t seem like an armed insurrection to me’
Key GOP senators remind McConnell: Shielding Trump isn’t enough
Champagne CEO Marvina Robinson didn’t back down when France told her ‘no’
Why Pelosi’s call for a commission on the Capitol attack matters
Republicans acquitting Trump again is the worst in a string of bad bets
Lindsey Graham’s post-election Georgia efforts face new scrutiny
5 tactics for a successful career change amid Covid-19
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.15.21
Women in charge: NBCUniversal’s Val Boreland
On impeachment, Ohio’s Portman once again sides with his party
Why the White House sees the COVID relief bill as ‘bipartisan’
A closer look at senators who voted to convict Clinton, not Trump
Despite Senate acquittal, Trump could face prosecution over Jan. 6
The problem with McConnell’s post-acquittal Trump condemnation
Impeachment trial created a test that (most) Republicans flunked
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema can’t hide behind the filibuster
Dr. Jill Biden’s Valentine display was lovely. I don’t want it to be her main job.
Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial that hinged on free speech fallacy
Trump’s actions during the Capitol riot put Pence in danger — and national security at risk
Trump’s defense team creates an odd alternate reality for senators
America learned a lot from those graphic Capitol videos. Hopefully social media did too.
Why Pence has found himself in the spotlight during Trump’s trial
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.12.21
When ‘Infrastructure Week’ stops being a political punch-line
On relief package, Trump’s Fed chair may be Biden’s biggest ally
Why the reporting on Trump’s COVID illness matters
Why it matters that some GOP senators huddled with Trump’s lawyers
Shredding every defense, impeachment trial proves Trump’s guilt
Democrats need to subpoena Mike Pence, Elaine Chao and others to testify at Trump’s trial
The Covid-19 vaccines are safe. The time to ‘wait and see’ is over.
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.11.21
Republicans warned about Trump and violence … five years ago
Netanyahu’s Covid plan is even more racist than Trump’s
As Biden era begins, Republican Party struggles on multiple fronts
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.11.21
Could a new, center-right political party realistically take shape?
Justice Dept switches sides, urges Supreme Court to uphold ACA
GOP lawmakers push back against expanded unemployment assistance
Harlem On My Mind: Arturo Schomburg
As economy struggles, progress on unemployment claims stalls
What we learned on Day Two of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
Trump’s second impeachment trial is more watchable than his first — by a lot
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.10.21
How surviving Covid-19 helped Angela Kinsey prioritize her value
Women in charge: NBC News’ Kristen Welker
Georgia prosecutors launch criminal probe into Trump efforts
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.10.21
Michigan’s top GOP lawmaker: Jan. 6 Capitol attack was a ‘hoax’
The problem with Cruz, Rubio pushing bills over impeachment
Know Your Value’s reboot-your-career camp is here!
GOP senator says Trump is entitled to a ‘mulligan’ for Jan. 6
GOP senators discover their discomfort with intemperate tweets
What we learned on Day One of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
Raskin’s impeachment video opener made Trump’s actions personal on Day One
Trump’s impeachment trial asks whether American democracy has a future
Away from DC, Republicans aren’t ‘moving on’ from Capitol attack
Trump’s lies lead to impeachment. Here’s a guide to some of his biggest.
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.9.21
GOP rep to senators: Convicting Trump would help ‘save America’
In Georgia scandal, Trump’s troubles are just getting started
Why a new report on the minimum wage has jolted the political debate
Why the latest Senate Republican retirement announcement matters
As his impeachment trial begins, Trump’s defense is already a mess
Trump probably won’t speak at his impeachment trial. That may be a good thing.
The GOP’s gaslighting of AOC reveals a party unable to admit its own trauma
Marjorie Taylor Greene is popular thanks to Ronald Reagan’s messaging
The problem with ‘centrists’ fighting for the soul of the GOP
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.8.21
US starts playing catch-up on threat from domestic extremists
Women in charge: NBCUniversal’s Pearlena Igbokwe
The GOP’s ‘Big Lie’ cost the US dearly (in more ways than one)
What can Dems do to get the US Postal Service back on track?
On COVID and worship services, Supreme Court gets it wrong (again)
Why Biden is right about Trump and access to sensitive intelligence
Vice President Kamala Harris could kill the filibuster herself
Biden’s Super Bowl interview on Trump intelligence briefings reveals key opportunity
American health care is a caste system. Covid vaccine distribution shouldn’t be.
The two words Trump cannot bear to hear: ‘Former president’
Capitol rioter Jenny Cudd’s case proves white privilege defines our justice system
Romney jolts policy debate with plan for new benefit for children
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.5.21
Dems come to terms with an underappreciated goal: confirming judges
GOP’s McCarthy keeps trying, failing to make sound choices
As Senate passes budget bill, what’s next for COVID relief package?
New jobs report reinforces need for COVID relief package
Police have enough power. The Capitol riots shouldn’t give them more.
What we learned from the vote against Marjorie Taylor Greene
Trump hopes to skip his impeachment trial. Democrats should subpoena him.
Jacob Lawrence painted Black America for Black people — not the white gaze
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.4.21
Transcript: Harlem on My Mind: Jacob Lawrence
Trump invited to testify under oath as part of impeachment trial
Should mothers get a monthly $2,400 stimulus check? ‘The Marshall Plan for Moms’ is making waves
The problem with Jim Jordan’s slippery-slope defense of Greene
Repealing the Trump tax cuts can help pay for Biden’s Covid stimulus plan
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.4.21
On nuclear policy toward Russia, Biden does what Trump would not
Why the popularity of Joe Biden’s policy agenda matters
Harlem on My Mind: Jacob Lawrence
What we learned from the vote on Liz Cheney’s fate as a GOP leader
Janine Driver: I gained 100 pounds during quarantine – Here’s how I am getting back on track
Unemployment claims improve, but remain too high
In response to Greene’s radicalism, McCarthy decides to do nothing
Twitter thinks ads about climate change are bad. Big Oil’s disinformation is fine, though.
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.3.21
‘Taking side steps, turning down promotions’: How working mothers are barely coping during Covid-19
Trump won on immigration fears. Don’t give him a second chance.
New agreement finally lets Dems take control of the Senate
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.3.21
Is Liz Cheney’s future as a Republican leader in jeopardy?
On Greene’s fate, GOP leaders eye an offer Dems can easily refuse
Robert S. Mueller III: The Director (Part 2)
With clean sweep, Biden’s Pentagon chief clears out Trump picks
Dems take big step toward passing COVID relief (without Republicans)
The problem(s) with Trump’s impeachment defense as trial nears
The GameStop-Reddit battle exposed hard truths about our financial system
Trump’s impeachment defense lawyers are not good at their job
This is how we can raise boys to be (second) gentlemen
‘We need to reflect our society as a whole’: Is Harriet Tubman finally headed for the $20 bill?
How to stop Russia from recruiting the next Trump
Missouri’s Hawley rewarded by donors after anti-election efforts
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.2.21
Trump’s Senate impeachment conviction is unlikely. Voters will have to stop him (again).
Lindsey Graham manages to leave Merrick Garland hanging (again)
As Biden settles in, his approval rating already tops Trump’s
Red-state GOP governor urges Congress to ‘go big’ in relief plan
On COVID relief package, Biden hears Republican contingent out
As McConnell weighs in on Greene, Dems put GOP on the spot
Republicans’ Covid-19 stimulus ‘compromise’ gives Biden little to work with
Blowout by Rachel Maddow now in paperback
Myanmar’s military, like Trump, cited fake ‘election fraud’ claims to justify a coup
Biden’s first days in office were way better than I expected
GOP prepared to punish corporations that curtailed PAC donations
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.1.21
Growing number of Republicans decide to walk away from the GOP
Former House GOP leader urges party to shift back toward reality
The Democrats’ preoccupation in 2021: learning lessons from 2009
Remembering Cicely Tyson, a trailblazer for Black women, on and off the screen
As impeachment trial nears, Trump loses, replaces his legal team
The problem with the Republicans’ ‘offer’ on a COVID relief package
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — and her conspiracy theories — won’t get expelled from Congress