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Nike caused its own downfall — by breaking the cardinal rule of capitalism

It would be easy and pat to dismiss Nike's debacle as the business world’s latest example of “go woke, go broke.” But the truth is more complicated.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 21

2005—In a speech to the New York Bar Association, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg laments...

The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town

The residents of Piketon share the concerns that have made data centers massively unpopular...

The Politics of Depopulation

The demographic crisis calls most of all for a new humanism.

No on Virginia Amendment 1

The Virginia constitution shouldn’t be amended to insulate doctors from all liability for pushing...

Biden says only a medical condition would cause him to reevaluate his candidacy

President Biden signaled in an interview Wednesday that he would only reevaluate his decision to run for a second term if a doctor told him he had a medical condition. BET News's Ed Gordon questioned the president, amid ongoing calls for him to drop out and lingering questions over his age and mental fitness, on...

Picking Vance proves Trump wants to fight, not unite

Vance represents a dark side of the radical New Right, which blends populism and nationalism with cultural conservatism.

Enes Kanter Freedom says Trump would be ‘dunking on’ Biden in basketball showdown

MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump and President Biden have sparred over their golf game, but Enes Kanter Freedom says there would be a clear winner if the two White House contenders went head-to-head in basketball. "I think former President Trump's got it for sure," Kanter Freedom told ITK on Tuesday with a laugh. "He'll cross...

Watch live: Biden courts Latino voters in speech at annual UnidosUS conference

President Biden is continuing a series of appearances in Las Vegas on Wednesday with an address to the annual conference of UnidosUS, a major national civil rights organization for the Latino community. Biden received an endorsement from Unidos in May. In making his case for reelection to an audience of Latino voters, Biden will be...

Live updates: JD Vance to give highly anticipated speech on Day 3 of RNC

Two days down, two to go at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is slated to deliver the keynote remarks Wednesday — his highly anticipated first speech since former President Trump announced him as his running mate. Former President Trump's eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., will precede Vance, along with Usha...

GOP rep calls Gaetz a ‘little b‑‑‑‑’ after McCarthy exchange

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) appeared to call Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) a “little b‑‑‑‑” after an awkward exchange with former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) at the Republican National Convention. Gaetz taunted McCarthy on the floor of the convention on Tuesday night, telling the former speaker that he would “get booed off the stage” if...

‘Fight Fight Fight’ shirts are the hottest merch items at RNC: How much they cost

The images of Trump pumping his fist in the air moments after the attempted assassination attempt over the weekend have become unforgettable. Shirts sporting those images are now among the hottest-selling items at the RNC.

The realities of reentry: Not as easy as a SNAP of your fingers

The RESTORE Act, which would allow individuals with felony drug offenses to receive SNAP benefits, is crucial for successful reentry and systemic change, as the current system punishes rather than rehabilitates.

What to watch on Day 3 of the RNC

The Republican National Convention is entering its third day on Wednesday, with Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) primetime speech marking the marquee event of the day. Vance will formally accept the party’s vice presidential nomination, while other expected speakers include Donald Trump Jr., North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). Here are...

80 percent in new poll say US spirally out of control

Eight in ten Americans are worried that the country is spiraling out of control after former President Trump’s assassination attempt over the weekend, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted just days after a gunman opened fire at Trump's campaign stop in Butler, Pa., Saturday, found that 80 percent of registered voters are...

Speaker Johnson calls for Secret Service director’s resignation, promises task force

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday called for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign in wake of the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Johnson also said that he will create a congressional task force to consolidate investigations into the security failures around Trump’s Saturday rally that resulted in a 20-year-old gunman injuring the...

Eric Trump: Melania and Ivanka Trump will come ‘in full force’ to RNC

Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump will both be "coming in full force" to the Republican National Convention, according to former President Trump's son Eric. "They're coming in," Eric Trump said of the former first lady and his sister, when asked Wednesday by Tony Dokoupil on "CBS Mornings" about their presence at the GOP gathering in Milwaukee. Neither...

Fed ‘getting closer’ to rate cut, Governor Waller says

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said the central bank is “getting closer” to interest rate cuts as borrowing costs remain at a 23-year high. During an event at the Kansas City Fed on Wednesday, Waller suggested the Fed was on track for a rare “soft landing,” barring any major changes in inflation and employment data....

Biden fails on legacy-defining moment after assassination attempt

With the eyes of the nation watching, President Biden delivered – a pretty good speech. And that was a disappointment.

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