The News
November 17, 2016
It’s Thursday. Tonight Week 11 of the NFL kicks off with NBC and its vastly superior production team taking over the broadcast from CBS. However, it’s still a Thursday Night game, so there’s a pretty good chance that the game itself might be terrible.
On a parting note, Thanksgiving is just ONE week away, so enjoy a few tips in anticipation of the annual round of family arguments, which should be notably inflated this season giving the recent turn of events.
Cheers,
The Wonks Team
Politics
- The Washington Post reports on the leadership shakeup underway in the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus in anticipation of Nevada senator Harry Reid’s retirement and the ascendancy of New York senator Chuck Schumer as his party’s leader.
Business and Economy
- The San Francisco Chronicle examines the culpability of Facebook and Google in allowing the spread of misinformation during the presidential election and how the companies intend to halt the spread of false news in the future.
Science and Health
- FiveThirtyEight writes about the mapping and data analytical processes used by city public health departments to detect communicable diseases in neighborhoods and prevent outbreaks from spreading.
Sports
- Bleacher Report checks in on “the process” of the Philadelphia 76ers and assesses the development of breakout center Joel Embiid by comparing his stats to the rookie seasons of fellow centers Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Davis.
Culture
- Megan Garber of The Atlantic reflects on representations of presidential politics in movies and TV, noting the similarities of the more relatable outsider triumphing over the compromised Beltway insider in film and during four recent presidencies.
