Black Early-Voting Turnout Might Be Cause for Concern: Here’s What We’re Reading Today
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Is black early-voting turnout a cause for concern?
“After a years-long fight over voting rights, and last-minute political maneuvering by several counties, the North Carolina data group insightus reports that black turnout in the first week of early voting has been depressed relative to 2012, though it has begun to swing upward in the second week. Any slippage among this group could indicate that the historic gains in black turnout in 2008 and 2012 are in danger.”
2. British court delivers blow to E.U. exit plan, insists Parliament has a say
“Most members of Parliament opposed Brexit in the lead-up to Britain’s June referendum, when voters opted for an exit by 52 percent to 48 percent. But the court’s ruling risks setting off an angry backlash from voters who favor leaving the E.U. and believe the issue was settled.”
3. How Airbnb makes it hard to sue for discrimination
“A Harvard working paper had found that Airbnb users with stereotypically black names are likelier to have accommodation requests rejected than those with white-sounding names. More recently, people began venting their discrimination stories online with the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack.”
4. How TV foreshadowed the Presidential election
“During the many long — so, so long — months of this presidential election, the world of televised entertainment and the race for the White House have often seemed intertwined. But what’s even more fascinating — nay, kind of alarming? — is the degree to which several recent or semi-recent scripted television shows foreshadowed the dynamics in this campaign.”
5. The best team and the best story won
“Some of the stories will say that it had to happen that way — that for the long-accursed Cubs to take home a title would require a rain-delayed, one-run, extra-inning win in a seven-game World Series. The truth is, though, that it didn’t have to happen like this.”
Photo: The Atlantic
