Crash Course: There is one big reason why Joe Biden refuses to step aside

Presidents and other politicians used to resign or retire for the good of the country. What's changed? Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNG5pdXllMWh4MC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbjYwZmt0aWhlOS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva2Y2YW9seWFvYi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdjQ1NDliZGNpYi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYmx5NHc1b3QzdS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveGF0Zml1OHU1Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ There is one big reason why Joe Biden refuses to step aside From Matthew Rozsa: Given the self-evident disaster that will ensue for democracy if Trump is reelected (as well as the planet, [once you factor in Trump's denial of climate change](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYnFsdWpzOGV6MC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)), it still behooves Trump's opponents to do whatever it takes to make sure he loses in November. For that to occur, however, one of two things must happen: Either Biden needs to slay the pride in his soul that chooses self-glorification over patriotism, or Americans need to overcome the ageism that makes so many of them recoil at Biden's obvious advancing years. Neither appears likely to happen — and to understand what ails American politics today, it is useful to examine why. 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From Gregory D. Foster: This state of affairs is mirrored elsewhere abroad, of course, but our principal concern is with the good ol’ US of A, where [division, fragmentation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcmJheXlreDExdi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and [polarization](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdXp0bTF1bmNiay8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) are unquestionably the order of the day. That isn’t hard to understand, nor is it entirely unexpected, in a society that is diverse by nature, pluralistic by design, rights-obsessed by choice and individualistic by habit. The idea of a great melting pot that assimilates and integrates the tired, poor, huddled, wretched masses [Emma Lazarus described](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZGI4ZXcybDRsaS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) is a quaint artifact of a bygone past. Or is it? What about that globalization thing we say has suffocatingly overcome us all? [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvc25rb2R6a285Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcDZiOTltMHlxei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and unlock more benefits! 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Mass extinction is a choice. A new study shows how we can dramatically reverse it Governments and private entities could easily join forces and conserve the suggested areas. The concept of conservation imperatives is not only achievable, in the long run, it is [much cheaper than causing animals, plants and fungi to die en masse](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoZRE9P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdzdycHc4c250ei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bXZwdzlvd2RvcVcDc3BjQgpmfT-MgmYZgQIxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). It may not sound too severe when an animal goes extinct here or there, but all species are interconnected, so even the vanishing of less charismatic species like insects and plants (compared to megafauna like pandas and whales) can have huge impacts. 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