Evening Drive: September 12, 2022

Inflation Slowing But Fed Marches On

Who Will Stop The Fed’s Plans To Trigger A Recession?
There’s A Chance We’ll Avoid A Recession
Inflation Expectations Dropped In August
Falling Gas Prices Raising Hopes Inflation Is Slowing

PLUS:
Climate Tipping Points Study Provides Clearest Warning Yet — Axios
How Poverty Programs Aided Children From One Generation To Next — NYT
Trump’s Plan To Barricade Himself In White House — Raw Story
The Strippers Working To Unionize A LA Dive Bar — NPR
Two Afghans Try To Flee Kabul. Only One Does. — The Intercept
Biggest Permitting Reform Would Be More Money — The American Prospect
Sweden’s Far-Right Make Gains In Tightly Contested Election — CNBC
Election Polling Warning Signs Are Flashing Again — NYT
Just 12% Of Americans Think US Healthcare Runs Well — Common Dreams
How Long Covid Can Affect Your Brain — The Atlantic

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Evening Drive: September 9, 2022

Charles Takes Over As King

King Signals His Reign Will Over Change Of Tone
Charles Addresses Nation As Britain Goes Into Mourning
US Senators To Honor Queen Elizabeth

PLUS:
GOP Demands Trump Pony Up More Cash — Politico
VP Harris Worried About SCOTUS Integrity — The Hill
Sarah Palin Cost The GOP A House Seat — Washington Post
In NH, MAGA Rivalry Is Splitting House Republicans — New York Times
Chipotle Workers On How They Won Their First Union In US — Jacobin
Fed’s Own Economist Warns Of Severe Recession — The Intercept
Liz Truss Gets Her History Wrong — The American Prospect
Fleecing Of Workers The Problem, Not Quiet Quitting — Common Dreams
Christian Fundamentalist Lawsuit Threatens Everything — RawStory
NY Declares State Of Emergency As Polio Continues To Spread — Politico

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Evening Drive: September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II Dead At 96

World Leaders React To Queen’s Passing
How The News Of Queen’s Death Broke
Surprising Reactions On Twitter
Henry Kissinger Is Right There…
What Will Become Of Queen’s Corgis?

PLUS:
Ted Cruz Amendment Blows Up Journalism Antitrust Bill — Politico
DOJ Appeals Judge’s Special Master Decision — Washington Post
Fed Vows To Raise Rates To Fight Inflation — CNBC
DC Declares Emergency Over Influx Of Migrants — Axios
Answers Sought On Pentagon’s Role In Deadly Airstrike — The Intercept
Four Major Climate Tipping Points Are Close To Triggering — AP
How Ethanol Plants Are Allowed To Pollute More Than Oil Refineries — Reuters
Michigan GOP Election Officials Trying To Subvert Democracy — Jacobin
How To Fight Mass Incarceration And Win — In These Times
DNC Panel Blocks Vote On Dark Money Ban — Common Dreams

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Evening Drive: September 7, 2022

Manchin Pushes Side Deal As Shutdown Looms

Congress Confronts Funding Deadline
Schumer Pledges To Pass Manchin Side Deal Despite Dem Opposition
Progressives Vow To Fight ‘Dirty Deal’
Conservation Groups Urge Congress To Kill Manchin Side Deal
What The Data Really Says About Midterms

PLUS:
What Are Trump’s Motives For Taking Docs? — Daily Beast
LGBT Groups Sue Over Rule Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Care — The Hill
Ted Cruz Wants SCOTUS To Block Student Loan Forgiveness — Daily Kos
Half Of US Workers Say They Are Quiet Quitting — The Hill
GOP Trying To Undercut Dems In Gov Races — Politico
AOC, Gillibrand Denounce Union Busting By Starbucks — Common Dreams
Project Veritas Was Behind Ashley Biden’s Diary Leak — The Intercept
A Layman’s Breakdown Of The Zuckerberg MMA Video — Discourse
What Corporate Media Execs Mean By ‘Objectivity’ — Popular Info

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Evening Drive: September 6, 2022

Congress Back From August Recess

Congress Faces Must-Pass Spending Bill As Midterms Loom
Dems Erase GOP’s Senate Advantage
GOP Still Has Inside Track To House Majority
Seven Races That Could Determine House Control

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Senate Dems Consider Linking Marriage-Equality With Spending Bill — CBS
How Trump’s Primary Picks Have Fared — NPR
Election Deniers Repeatedly Visited Office At Center Of Probe — WaPo
‘Cowboys For Trump’ Leader Removed From Office — RawStory
US Claims Russia Is Buying North Korean Arms — New York Times
Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling — The Lever
How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal — The Nation
Doomsday Glacier Clinging ‘By Its Fingernails’ — Common Dreams
The Most-Regretted & Lowest-Paying College Majors — Washington Post
This Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation Exacerbated Jackson’s Water Crisis — Popular Info

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Evening Drive: September 2, 2022

MAGA Meltdown Over Biden Address

Biden’s Return To Form
Republicans Furiously React To Biden Address
Biden Asks Americans To Vote To Save Democracy, Is It Enough?

PLUS:
Global Civil Unrest Index Hits All-Time High — Common Dreams
Biden Neglecting Best Tool To Preempt Student Debt — The Lever
Acclaimed Economic Writer Barbara Ehrenreich Dies At 81 — The Guardian
This SCOTUS Sleeper Case Could Inflict Enormous Damage — RawStory
Yet Another Chaotic Weekend For Labor Day Travelers — Axios
Why We Don’t Say ‘Reform The Police’ — The Nation
The Beauty Industry Is A Climate Disaster — Heated
Now Would Be A Good Time To Investigate Ginni Thomas — Daily Beast

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Evening Drive: September 1, 2022

Biden Takes Aim At MAGA

In Televised Address From Philly, Biden Calls Out Extremist GOP
Dems Growing More Concerned About Trump’s Influence
Trump-Led Extremism To Be Biden’s Focus

PLUS:
California Approves Sweeping Climate Measures — New York Times
DeSantis’s Voting Crackdown Is Grotesque — Jacobin
DeSantis Attacks Reporter, Investigative Outlet — Popular Information
Rick Scott Breaks With McConnell On Senate Strategy — Politico
The November Election Was Held On June 24th — Michael Moore
You Voted To Form A Union. Now What? — The Nation
Trump’s Social Media Company Is A Mess — Mother Jones
Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Nearly Doubled In 2021 — Common Dreams
Fauci Should Have Resigned A Long Time Ago — Jacobin
GOP Starting To Regret Only Nominating Freaks — Discourse Blog

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Evening Drive: August 31, 2022

DOJ Wins PR Battle Against Trump’s Lawyers

Why DOJ Went On The Record With Trump Rebuttal
Breaking Down The Docs DOJ Found
Trump’s Team Moved, Hid Docs
Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Docs, Annotated
Trump’s Lawyers Now Need To Lawyer Up

PLUS:

Biden’s Anti-MAGA Midterm Message Takes Shape — The Hill
Dem Party Leaders Backing Wall Street Candidate In RI — The Lever
Dr. Oz Says Abortion Is ‘Still Murder’ At Any Stage — The Daily Beast
FDA Authorizes Updated Booster Shots — New York Times
US Live Expectancy Drops Again, Driven By Covid — NPR
UN Inspectors Head To Ukraine Nuclear Plant In War Zone — AP
Payroll Growth Slowed In August — Reuters
The ACLU Fights For Minneapolis — The Nation
How Beavers Are Helping Fight Climate Change — CBS News
How Families Are Coping In Mississippi Water Crisis — NBC News
Election Forecaster Moves Two Senate Races Toward Dems — The Hill

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Evening Drive: August 30, 2022

Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dies

Last Leader Of Soviet Union Dead At 91
Gorbachev Lionized By West, Reviled By Some In Russia
Gorbachev’s Role In Ending Cold War

PLUS:
UN Chief Warns Against Planetary Destruction — Common Dreams
GOP Refuses To Pay Trump’s Legal Bills — RawStory
Trump Era Memos Reveal Covid Chaos — Washington Post
Women And Guns — The Nation
Social Media Now Vital Lifeline For Flood Victims — Daily Beast
US Labor Unions Approval At Highest Point Since 1965 — Gallup
What The Hell Is Going On At The Washington Post — Discourse Blog
Google Workers Demand Change — Popular Info

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Evening Drive: August 29, 2022

Major Storms Likely Before Labor Day

Named Storm Could Hit US & Upend Holiday Travel
Jackson, MS. Mayor Urges Residents To ‘Get Out Now’
Heat Wave Heading For Northern California

PLUS:
Teachers Union Wins After Strike For Students In Ohio — Common Dreams
Starbucks’s Union-Busting Won’t Stop Without Consumer Pressure — Jacobin
Trump Demands (Again) To Be Declared Winner Of 2020 Election — RawStory
California Leading On Climate Fight — The Hill
Global Instability The Theme At Jackson Hole Economic Symposium — Axios
Marriage Equality Puts Ron Johnson In A Bind — Politico
Even Artwork About Abortion Is Legally Risky Now — VICE
Elon Musk Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower — ABC News
Iran Sends Shipment Of Drones To Russia — Washington Post

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