Ken Stern, Former CEO of NPR and Author of "Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right," joins The Hive. Stern, Kristen Scholer, and Jon Kelly discuss the possible demise of the American two-party system and whether the Independent Party may be able to make a run in the next election.
They talk about the impact the Trump Presidency may be having on the two-party system, and whether outsiders like Mark Cuban might be realistic in 2020. Stern describes how the rise of Donald Trump may have triggered a realignment of the electoral system that has been years in the making.
He also asserts that another reason for the potential reset is that both the Democrats and the Republicans seem to be failing at the same time.
The Congressional Budget Office expects the U.S. economy will grow at a 4.6% annual rate this year, but with employment not returning to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.
President Joe Biden is warning of a growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan.
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Event organizers and other unconventional logistics experts are using their skills to help the nation vaccinate as many people against COVID-19 as possible.
The wave of small investors who have ballooned the price of GameStop stock in an unprecedented short squeeze are calling on each other to hold their positions even as trading platforms freeze additional sales.
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Consumers slowed their spending for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy struggling under the weight of a still out-of-control pandemic.
The independent senator says multiple groups will benefit from the proceeds, including Meals on Wheels and Vermont community action agencies. He also says Getty Images will donate proceeds as part of a licensing agreement.
New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands.
Employers weigh the pros and cons of potentially mandating workers get the COVID vaccine or incentivizing them to get the shots, a conundrum complicated by legal considerations.
