The shockingly inept response by many Western countries to a historic pandemic has amplified calls for Africa to turn to its once-closest allies, writes Vik Sohonie.
San Franciscans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rein in Overpaid CEOs
To not only survive the pandemic but emerge as a nation that is more resilient, we need to reverse obscenely unfair pay practices, writes Sarah Anderson.
WATCH: CN Live! Election Coverage–Day 4
Watch Day 4 of our live coverage of Election 2020 with Scott Ritter, Whitney Webb and Alexander Mercouris.
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ELECTION 2020: ‘Sleepy Joe’s’ Task Is to Put Liberal America Back to Sleep
After four years of Trump and in the midst of a pandemic, the idea of sleeping through the next presidential term probably sounded pretty appealing to liberals, writes Jonathan Cook.
LIVE UPDATES: ELECTION 2020—Biden Lays Out Plans, While Trump Still Disputes Result
WATCH: CN Live! Election Coverage—Day 3
We continued our coverage of the election Thursday night (with Pepe Escobar) as Biden moved in for a victory in Pennsylvania, while Trump cries foul.
Chris Hedges: American Requiem
However inequitable its bias, capitalist democracy at least offered the possibility of incremental and piecemeal reform. Now it is a corpse.
The Invention of the Electoral College
Eleven delegates at the Constitutional Convention were left to decide how the country would choose a president, writes Phillip J. VanFossen.
A History of Contested Presidential Elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore
If either Trump or Biden refuses to concede, Robert Speel says it wouldn’t be the first time turmoil persisted for days and weeks after an election.
CN Live! Election Coverage–Day 2
We were back on the air picking up our election coverage on Wednesday with reports, analysis and guests. We will resume later on Thursday.
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100 Years Ago, First Commercial Radio Broadcast Announced Election Results
Politics would never be the same, writes Richard Gunderman.
ELECTIONS 2020: Whoever Wins Faces Severe Eviction Crisis
John Buell says there are lessons to be learned from the Obama era foreclosures of 2008-2009.
WATCH: CN Live!’s Election Night Coverage
CN Live!‘s Elizabeth Vos and Joe Lauria anchored coverage of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, with results, analysis and a host of guests.
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Talk of Another Pink Tide
Expect an orgy of U.S. subterfuge. If there’s one thing Washington cannot abide more than a working social democracy, it’s a working social democracy in Latin America.
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Ending Regime Change — in Bolivia & the World
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies address the illegal and destructive uses of U.S. military, diplomatic and financial coercion since Sept. 11.
ELECTION 2020: US Suburbs & Politics Have Radically Changed
These days they vary a great deal by well-being, race and ethnicity and that makes them politically dynamic, says Jan Nijman.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode—‘A Terrible Choice’ With Jill Stein, Chris Hedges, Mike Gravel and Rick Wolff
Our all-star panel discussed troubling aspects of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
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ELECTION 2020: Media Silence on Assange Aids Trump
By ignoring Donald Trump’s apparent abuse of power in allegedly ordering Julian Assange’s arrest, it seems the liberal media’s hatred for Assange trumps that of Trump, argues Elizabeth Vos.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode—‘Voter Suppression’ With Greg Palast
Greg Palast appeared on CN Live! Saturday night to discuss the latest on voter suppression as we approach Tuesday’s election.
ELECTION 2020: Trump’s Failed State
In the 21st century, the United States has been visibly inching ever closer to failed-state status, writes Karen J. Greenberg.