Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
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The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
Steven Donziger, Lawyer Who Sued Chevron over Amazon Oil Spills, Marks 2 Years Under House Arrest
Protests across the United States are calling for the immediate release of environmental and human rights lawyer Steven Donziger, who has been held under house arrest in New York for two years after being targeted by the oil giant Chevron. Donziger sued the oil giant in Ecuador on behalf of 30,000 Amazonian Indigenous people for dumping 16 billion gallons of oil into their ancestral lands.
A Cycle of War Crimes: Today’s Crisis in Afghanistan Grew Out of 20 Years of U.S. War
As the United Nations Security Council holds an emergency session to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, we speak with Polk Award-winning journalist Matthieu Aikins, who is based in Kabul. The Taliban have been seizing territory for months as U.S. troops withdraw from the country, and the group is now on the verge of taking several provincial capitals. “In the 13 years I’ve been working here, I’ve never seen a situation as grim,” says Aikins.
Remembering Richard Trumka: Union Leaders Reflect on Death of AFL-CIO Head & Labor Movement Challenges Ahead
Richard Trumka, the longtime president of the AFL-CIO and one of the most powerful labor leaders in the United States, has died of a heart attack at the age of 72. Trumka’s death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from fellow labor figures, activists and lawmakers, including President Joe Biden. Trumka was a third-generation coal miner from Pennsylvania who, at the age of 33, became the youngest president of the United Mine Workers of America.
“They Killed Us from the Inside”: U.N. Inquiry Demanded into Officials’ Culpability in Beirut Blast
One year after the Beirut port explosion, a new Human Rights Watch report implicates senior Lebanese officials in the disaster that killed 218 people, wounded 7,000 others and destroyed vast swaths of the city. The blast on August 4, 2020, was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
Trump ‘Imagines’ How People Would Squawk Had COVID-19 ‘Attack’ Erupted On His Watch
More than 400,000 Americans died of COVID-19 during the Trump administration.
Top Cuomo Aide Resigns Amid Governor’s Sexual Harassment Scandal
Melissa DeRosa, the New York governor’s secretary, helped lead efforts to retaliate against one of the elder Cuomo brother’s accusers.
News Roundup: Rosen testifies to Senate committee; CNN takes on Pillow Guy
In the news today: Trump acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen testified behind closed doors on Saturday on an effort by Trump and allies to use the Department of Justice to disseminate false claims disputing the results of the U.S. presidential election. A pillow magnate (yes, that’s a thing) continues his role as prolific pro-Trump conspiracy theorist—and these sure don’t seem to be the rantings of someone who’s been getting a good night’s sleep.
Gabe Ortiz on the Michelangelo Signorile Show: Conservative rhetoric warns of ‘diseased’ immigrants
After grasping at straws and watching their constituencies struggle with skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, Republican leaders are whipping out their tired old playbook once again. Leaning on racist, xenophobic tropes to instill fear into the base, the GOP hopes that this fearmongering will be able to distort and distract from the party’s abject failure to prioritize and protect American lives during this continued public health crisis.
Hawley’s Aide Lashed For Her ‘Concern’ About Too Many Masks
People are masking to “avoid the Hawley variant spread by ignorant staffers,” said a Twitter critic slamming Hawley’s press secretary Abigail Marone.
Missouri congressman joins GOP’s crowded Senate primary, but weakness at home may hamper prospects
Missouri Rep. Billy Long announced Tuesday evening that he was joining the crowded Republican primary to succeed retiring Sen. Roy Blunt. Long noted that he’d previously been elected to succeed Blunt in the southwestern 7th Congressional District back in 2010, and argued he’d continue his legacy in the upper chamber. The congressman went a little too far linking himself to the incumbent, though. While his launch event listed both Blunt and fellow Sen.
I’m a Chess Master. Is It OK to Hustle My Colleagues?
I warned them, but they’re still insisting I play in the office tournament.
Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: What does a neutral party look like?
Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
One of the questions that will come up frequently going into 2022 will regard party neutrality.
I Need a Particular Kind of Sex Just Twice a Year—But Women Can’t Seem to Stand It
I’m tired of suppressing this part of myself.
CNN buries Pillow Man with in-depth report on his delusions
To know Pillow Man is to laugh at Pillow Man—or it is if you’re a member in good standing of the sane community, anyway. If not, you may be willing to follow Mike Lindell down every rabbit hole he’s managed to slither through with the help of a spelunker’s headlamp and a Costco-sized tub of Crisco.
Lindell is about what you’d get if Harry Carey had switched from Budweiser to bath salts late in life.
Frontline service workers left out of the vaccine mandate trend
Requiring vaccines is complicated in sectors like retail and agriculture, where employers risk losing workers in a tight labor market and vaccine enforcement could be expensive.
The Cheapo Olympics Are Coming
There will be one radical difference when the typically bloated Games arrive in Paris in three years.
Cuomo Accuser Gives First Interview, Says Governor ‘Broke The Law’
“The governor needs to be held accountable,” Brittany Commisso said after filing a criminal complaint against him over groping allegations.
Fauci urges more testing to track breakthrough Covid cases
The infectious disease expert warned of a potential future variant that could “impact the vaccinated because that variant could evade the protection of the vaccine.
Pandemic Olympics come to an end in Tokyo
“You were faster, you went higher, you were stronger because we all stood together — in solidarity,” the IOC president said.
Cassidy splits with DeSantis on school mask mandates
“The local officials should have control here,” the Louisiana Republican said.
NIH director: Vaccines should never be political
“We don’t need to be polarized about a virus that’s killing people,” Dr. Francis Collins said.
Ex-Newsmax Host Who Attacked ‘Lying Freak’ Dr. Fauci Over ‘Scamdemic’ Has Died Of COVID
Get vaccinated, Dick Farrel told friends before he died.
Help! My Awful Neighbor Is Searching for His Cat—Which I Ran Over and Hid.
He’s going door to door asking about his kitty.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Teen Takes Being a Know-It-All to New Levels
Parenting advice on teenagers, screen time, and friendship rifts.
Criminal-Justice Reformers Chose the Wrong Slogan
After George Floyd’s murder, when sweeping criminal-justice reforms seemed more possible than ever, many Black Lives Matter activists and their allies settled on a rallying cry: “Defund the Police.”That choice was a disaster.
I Was Stunned to Learn the Truth About the Finances I Share With My Husband
We didn’t realize we were such an anomaly.
How Condo Buildings End
Aggressive developers looking for a way in—or desperate homeowners looking for a way out.