Paul Krugman | America's Red State Death Trip

04 December 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Paul Krugman | America's Red State Death Trip Paul Krugman, The New York Times Krugman writes: "We share a common language; the unrestricted movement of goods, services and people is guaranteed by the Constitution. Shouldn't this lead to convergence in the way we live and think?" READ MORE Rudy Giuliani. (photo: unknown) Impeachment Investigators Got Rudy Giuliani's Phone Records - and They're Quite Revealing Lachlan Markay, The Daily Beast Markay writes: "Rudy Giuliani and one of his indicted Ukrainian associates exchanged a flurry of phone calls with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the top Republican on Congress' impeachment investigation panel, amid a Giuliani-led effort to dig up dirt on President Donald Trump's political opponents in Ukraine." READ MORE Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, is walking a tightrope as he tries to steer the economy while President Trump attacks the Fed's moves. (photo: Samuel Corum/NYT) What Happened to Recession Fears? Josh Barro, New York Magazine Barro writes: "Monday was the worst day for stocks in almost two months, with the major indices down nearly a percentage point, following yet another bad monthly report on U.S. manufacturing activity." READ MORE Formulas that shape healthcare and other services often 'have many historical and human biases built in,' wrote Senators Cory Booker, above, and Ron Wyden. (photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Senators Protest a Health Algorithm Biased Against Black People Tom Simonite, WIRED Simonite writes: "In October, a bombshell academic study questioned whether widely used software could cause racial bias in US health care." READ MORE Four former Google employees plan to file federal charges accusing the company of attempting to quash worker organizing. (photo: Noah Berger/Associated Press 'Google Is No Longer Listening': Four Fired Workers File Charges Against Tech Giant Julia Carrie Wong, Guardian UK Wong writes: "The four worker-activists who were fired by Google during Thanksgiving week plan to file federal charges alleging that their former employer fired them to quash worker organizing, in violation of federal labor laws." READ MORE The White House at night. (photo: Susan Walsh/AP) Trump Loses Appeal to Block Deutsche Bank, Capital One From Handing Over His Financial Records to Congress Allan Smith, NBC News Smith writes: "A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that it would not block congressional subpoenas for President Donald Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, affirming a lower court ruling and dealing the president another legal blow." READ MORE Leonardo DiCaprio. (photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images) Leonardo DiCaprio Responded to Brazil's President Blaming Him for the Amazon Fires Stephanie K. Baer, BuzzFeed Baer writes: "Leonardo DiCaprio denied Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's claims that the actor funded efforts that started fires in the Amazon rainforest." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation