Thesaurus / undermine
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About a month ago, we laid out five ways that Republicans are making it harder to vote and more generally undermining the electoral process in 2020.
THE LATEST ON REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO MAKE IT HARDER TO VOTEPERRY BACON JR. (PERRY.BACON@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)SEPTEMBER 9, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTIf we don’t, we run the risk of undermining public health in the US — and even more specifically undermining the entire vaccination program.
A THIRD OF AMERICANS MIGHT REFUSE A COVID-19 VACCINE. HOW SCREWED ARE WE?BRIAN RESNICKSEPTEMBER 4, 2020VOXSuggesting that one party is better than the other to our allies runs the risk of undermining our national position and credibility when the other party takes power.
THE GOP CONVENTION VIOLATED PLENTY OF NORMS, BUT DID IT UNDERMINE DEMOCRATIC VALUES?JULIA AZARISEPTEMBER 1, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTCowan said they believe the initial changes aimed to undermine mail delivery and now workers fear more changes will be made to slow the Postal Service — and nobody will find out until it is too late.
INFO ABOUT LOCAL POST OFFICE OPERATIONS IS CONFLICTING AND HARD TO COME BYASHLY MCGLONE AND KATE NUCCIAUGUST 27, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO“You can’t just chase dollars, otherwise we’d be undermining the authority” that GQ has when it comes to quality product recommendations, said Welch.
‘IT’S WORTH TESTING’: GQ IS MOVING FROM RECOMMENDING PRODUCTS TO SELLING ITS OWNKAYLEIGH BARBERAUGUST 25, 2020DIGIDAYDesmond’s podcast guests and commentary have put him at odds with some health experts and fellow Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who has argued that Desmond is spreading false information that undermines the county’s coronavirus response.
MORNING REPORT: THE SUPERVISOR ELEVATING CORONAVIRUS SKEPTICISMVOICE OF SAN DIEGOAUGUST 21, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIt’s a move critics say is restricting local press freedom while also limiting the influence of international media and ultimately undermining democracy.
TANZANIA’S “BULLDOZER” PRESIDENT IS TIGHTENING HIS GRIP ON INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AHEAD OF ELECTIONSABDULLAHI YUSSUFAUGUST 20, 2020QUARTZHe is using one order delaying payroll taxes in his ongoing effort to undermine Social Security and Medicare.
TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER SCAMPETER ROSENSTEINAUGUST 12, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEHong Kong’s relationship with the world has been completely altered by China after it imposed a new national security law on June 30, undermining Asia’s top financial center.
WHAT MUMBAI NEEDS TO DO TO REPLACE HONG KONG AS ASIA’S MAIN FINANCIAL HUBPRATHAMESH MULYEJULY 19, 2020QUARTZPromising models, including the one in Newark, are frequently the target of lawsuits and harassment by police unions, who say that such boards undermine the police department’s internal disciplinary procedures.
POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE OFTEN HAVE A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS BY CITIZENSLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 1, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSWORDS RELATED TO UNDERMINE
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