Election Crisis and the Electoral College

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Alan Hirsch, author of A Short History of Presidential Elections Crises: (And How to Prevent the Next One), says while there is no election crisis now – Biden’s win is definitive – the electoral college is undemocratic and increases the possibilities of fraud, uncertain results, and more post-election crises. Hirsch joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.

Chris Hedges on the task ahead: Will Biden surrender to plutocrats and paralysis?

Chris Hedges on the task ahead: Will Biden surrender to plutocrats and paralysis?

The Biden administration will also have to take the first steps to remedy the social, cultural, institutional, political problems that made Trump’s neofascist movement possible, and nearly won Trump a second term. Of course, Biden’s most immediate problem is the coronavirus pandemic and the human and economic destruction it has caused.

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Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations

Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations

Ms. Trump was an executive officer of the Trump companies that made the payments, meaning she appears to have been treated as a consultant while also working for the company. While companies can deduct professional fees, the Internal Revenue Service requires that consulting arrangements be market-based and reasonable, as well as “ordinary and necessary” to running a business.

Judges, fracking and a fly: Six takeaways from the U.S. vice presidential debate

Judges, fracking and a fly: Six takeaways from the U.S. vice presidential debate

A FLY IN THE OINTMENT

A stray housefly sat for several minutes on Pence’s white hair, hanging on as he shook his head and parried with Harris over race and criminal justice — providing comic fodder for late-night hosts and Twitter users alike. Biden’s campaign sold flyswatters to capitalize on the buzz.

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