Folge 11: Gouverneurswahlen, Covid-Politik, Facebook und Stillstand im Kongress

 

(aufgenommen am 4. November 2021)

 

Housekeeping

Programm der Atlantischen Akademie

 

Gouverneurswahlen in Virginia

Virginia governor’s race a toss-up as Election Day nears, Post-Schar School poll finds (Washington Post)

Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race (Washington Post)

Glenn Youngkin’s Journey From the Heights of Finance to the Top Tier of G.O.P. Politics (The New York Times)

House Democratic Retirements Pile Up as Party Fears Losing Majority (The New York Times)

The Unlikely Issue Shaping the Virginia Governor’s Race: Schools (The New York Times)

Role and Responsibilities of School Boards (California School Boards Association)

The 5 key groups fueling Youngkin’s rise (Politico)

Glenn Youngkin Wants to Ban Toni Morrison’s Beloved (The New Republic)

Die Geschichte eines Kampfbegriffs (Tagesschau)

Zitate von Annika Brockschmidt (Twitter)

You Can’t Win Elections by Telling Voters Their Concerns Are Imaginary (The Atlantic)

 

Covid-Politik der Biden-Administration

How (un)popular is Joe Biden? (Fivethirtyeight.com)

Presidential Center (Gallup)

‘Great day for America’: Vaccinated can largely ditch masks (AP News)

State-by-State Guide to Face Mask Requirements (AARP)

Path out of the Pandemic, (White House)

Editorial: No more playing around for the unvaccinated (Los Angeles Times)

Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

COVID-19 Dashboard (Johns Hopkins University)

Cover: Bildausschnitt von „America Needs Joe Biden“ (CC BY-SA 2.0) by chaddavis.photography

 

Facebook und das Metaverse

A whistleblower’s power: Key takeaways from the Facebook Papers (Washington Post)

Was in den Leaks steht (TAZ)

Mark in the Metaverse (The Verge)

Ansprache Mark Zuckerberg (YouTube)

Are We in the Metaverse Yet? (The New York Times)

Horizon Home: Facebooks neues Metaverse-Wohnzimmer (Mixed)

Facebook im Krisenmodus (Deutschlandfunk Kultur)

Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Senate Commerce Committee (YouTube/CSPAN)

 

Legislative Initiativen der Demokraten

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Congress.gov)

Will you get the third stimulus check? Here’s how to know (CNN)

Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk (CNN)

Budget Reconciliation: The Basics (House Committee on Budget)

2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure (American Society of Civil Engineers)

Public-private partnerships can’t close US infrastructure gap alone (The Hill)

Bridging Global Infrastructure Gap (McKinsey&Company)

Here’s what’s in Biden’s infrastructure proposal (CNN)

Updated Fact Sheet: Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (White House)

Böller, Florian/Lohmann, Sascha/Sirakov, David (2021): Ausmaß und Auswirkung parteipolitischer Polarisierung, in: Overhaus, Marco (Hrsg.): State of the Union. Langfristige Tendenzen in der US-Innen- und Außenpolitik und ihre Konsequenzen für Europa

Here’s what is in the $1.75 trillion Biden budget plan (The Washington Post)

Democrats trim Biden’s social spending plan as they rush to strike a deal this week (CNBC)

House eyes vote as soon as Thursday on Biden spending plan as moderate Democrats continue to question costs (The Washington Post)

 

Transatlantic Treats

The Social Dilemma (Netflix) 

Das Dilemma mit den Sozialen Medien (Netflix)

Sind wir dieser Technologie wirklich gewachsen? (FAZ)

 

The Battle at Hayes Pond (Charles Graham, YouTube)

Charles Graham for Congress

North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District (Ballotpedia)

Twitter Account von Charles Graham

The Battle at Hayes Pond (UNCP)

 

2021 Chicago Council Survey

2021 Chicago Council Survey (CCGA)

Biden’s ‘Foreign Policy for the Middle Class’ Is a Revolution (Foreign Policy)