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(Illustration: Monica Duwel, Washington University) Election Day turned into Election Week, then two months of corrosion, court cases, controversy and, ultimately, tragedy in the citadel of U.S. democracy. America continues to suffer – from the pandemic, from economic fallout and mass unemployment, from social and political fissures. Amid this backdrop, change arrives in two of the three branches of the U.S. government: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as well as a new cab...

At 20, Wikipedia has become a refuge from Big Techs misinformation CNET 1/15/2021 © Provided by CNET Wikipedia celebrates its 20th anniversary. Getty Images As Election Day turned into Election Week in the US, Facebook , Twitter and YouTube found themselves trying to avert disaster. President Donald Trump had declared victory and baselessly alleged election fraud, even though battleground states continued to count mail-in ballots. The presidents supporters ricocheted his bogus claims acr...

Shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the locked King Street entrance to the Capitol, chanting “Break down the door!” and “General strike!” Moments later, police ceded control of the State Street doors and allowed the crowd to surge inside, joining thousands who had already gathered in the Capitol to protest the votes. The area outside the Assembly, which is scheduled to take the bill up at 11 a.m. today, was crowded with protesters who chanted, “We�...

Hope for Democrats in Very Close Race: Georgia Election Updates Intelligencer 1/6/2021 Intelligencer Staff © Getty Images Supporters watch election results during a runoff election night party at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead on Tuesday night in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images The polls have now closed in the runoff elections in Georgia that will decide the control of the Senate, with Republicans hoping that high levels of in-person voting will be enough to hold off the Demo...

Georgia secretary of state concludes audit of ballot signatures Russ Bynum/AP SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks with a reporter at a conference of local election officials in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (Photo by Russ Bynum) and last updated 2020-12-29 19:54:12-05 Amid steep criticism from President Donald Trump and his allies, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state ordered an audit of 10% of mail-in ballots in Cobb County. Th...

The 50 Best Memes of 2020, Explained Logan Mahan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail If you somehow didn’t have the luxury of experiencing 2020 for yourself, you could pick up on the year’s vibe just by looking at the internet memes it produced. The memes of 2020 undoubtedly reflected a chaotic, unpredictable, fucked-up timeline. Back in October, we looked at how some of the biggest memes perfectly embodied this terrible year. Anxieties about the grossly mismanaged COVID-19 pandemic and 2020...

The 10 Best Late-Night Moments of 2020 Featuring Amber Ruffin, Clockwise from top left: Jimmy Fallon with daughters Winnie and Franny on The Tonight Show: At Home Edition, Showtime’s Desus & Mero, the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant, Roy Wood Jr. on The Daily Show’s Election Night episode, Amber Ruffin on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Photo-Illustration: Vulture, NBC, Comedy Central, Showtime and HBO Clockwise from top left: Jimmy Fallon with dau...

Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images 2020 has not been a good year to enter journalism, but even what many consider to be the highlight of the year — President-elect Joe Bidens win —has me concerned about where the journalism industry is heading.  Media figures across the board breathed a sigh of relief when Biden won, signalling a concerning stance towards the incoming administration.  This reaction combined with the recent high-profile departures from major medi...

Published December 16. 2020 3:19PM  By Lee Elci Ignoring a series of mathematical marvels that would make Pythagorass head spin, lets make the wild assumption the Biden/Harris ticket did indeed corral a record 81,282,896 registered United States citizens votes. After numerous failed Republican legal actions, the 306 electoral college delegates met on Monday and effectively ousted President Trump, cementing Joe Biden as the country’s next president. The incoming Commander-in-Chief and his n...

Even the nomination list is unconventional. 1. President-elect Joe Biden – He received more popular votes than any other candidate in history, and he did it with a Black female running mate! 2.  President Donald Trump – who still hasn’t conceded, 30+ days after the election was called for his opponent. 3. Frontline Health Care Workers and Dr. Anthony Fauci – dang that’s like 1,000s of potential “persons of the year”. I agree that doctors and nurses on the frontline are heroes for...