#Why inauguration in lockdown suits Joe Biden perfectly

#Why inauguration in lockdown suits Joe Biden perfectly

“#Why inauguration in lockdown suits Joe Biden perfectly” Patricia Treble: ‘If there is anyone who understands the suffering in the United States, it is Biden, a man forged by the crucible of heartache’  Inaugurations may be perceived as national gatherings but they aren’t, not really. After attending Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013 as a…

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#Kamala Harris’ unprecedented inauguration day

#Kamala Harris’ unprecedented inauguration day

“#Kamala Harris’ unprecedented inauguration day” Debra Thompson: In many ways, Harris is the embodiment of white conservatives’ fear that the country is on the precipice of irreversible demographic and political changes Debra Thompson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University. This is…

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#The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: Live video

#The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: Live video

“#The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: Live video” (function (d, s, n) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];js = d.createElement(s);js.className = n;js.src = “//player.ex.co/player/b8391b55-6a16-46a2-b625-b4a52f7d6e23″;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document,”script”, “exco-player”)); The post The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: Live video appeared first on Macleans.ca. If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with…

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#The real reason Trump doesn’t want to attend

#The real reason Trump doesn’t want to attend

“#The real reason Trump doesn’t want to attend” Officially, Trump’s height is six-foot-three, compared to Biden’s five feet, 11.65 inches. But would that number stand up were the two of them to be photographed side-by-side? There are lots of ways to measure the differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, whether it be their temperament,…

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#How to tax the wealthy without a ‘wealth tax’

#How to tax the wealthy without a ‘wealth tax’

“#How to tax the wealthy without a ‘wealth tax’” Michael Smart: To boost fairness, productivity and government revenue, tax capital gains Michael Smart teaches economics at the University of Toronto and is co-director of the Finances of the Nation project. Recent months have seen increased chatter about the idea of an annual “wealth tax” to…

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#Make your own Power List

#Make your own Power List

“#Make your own Power List” There is no shortage of opinion about who made it onto the Maclean’s Power List, and who didn’t. So here’s a chance to remix the list. For the 2021 Maclean’s Power List, we canvassed the landscape for Canadians with qualities we think represent power in a time of transformative change….

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#Not a coup. Opposite!

#Not a coup. Opposite!

“#Not a coup. Opposite!” I’m no Trump supporter, but let’s be reasonable: On Jan. 6, the president did what every politician does—he asked his supporters to fight for him, and after they fought for him by invading a government building, assaulting four dozen police officers, and hunting down and threatening to assassinate the country’s top lawmakers, he told…

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#It’s Joe Biden’s world now. Can he fix it?

#It’s Joe Biden’s world now. Can he fix it?

“#It’s Joe Biden’s world now. Can he fix it?” Now that the lurid madhouse of Donald Trump’s presidency has come to its downfall in convulsions of mass violence and insurrection, the painstaking work of restoring America’s shattered confidence in itself isn’t even the steepest uphill climb facing Trump’s creaky 78-year-old successor from Scranton, Penn., the…

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#Why does Inauguration Day take place on Jan. 20?

#Why does Inauguration Day take place on Jan. 20?

“#Why does Inauguration Day take place on Jan. 20?” American politics’ big day used to take place in March. Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post appeared as part of an FAQ series on the occasion of Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017. It has been revised an updated to include key recent events culminating in…

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