CDC cuts recommended quarantine time amid Omicron surge
The reduction follows the CDC’s move last week to shorten its isolation period for infected health care workers, assuming they are asymptomatic and later test negative.
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The 10 Must-Read Stories of 2021
Today we’re reflecting on what The Atlantic covered in 2021. Below you’ll find stories that are both cautionary and hopeful—and that cover both the natural world and our digital one.To get a single Atlantic story curated and sent to your inbox each day, sign up for our One Story to Read Today newsletter.What Bobby McIlvaine Left BehindMcIlvaine was 26 years old when he died in the September 11 attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss.
Despite supply issues and Omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
The results, which covered Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, were fueled by purchases of clothing and jewelry.
Health spending growth more than doubled in first year of pandemic
Nearly the entire increase came from the burst of federal spending as the government mobilized to contain the spread of the virus.
Fed clears path for multiple rate hikes during election year as prices surge
The Fed plans to cease its bond buys entirely by March, rather than its earlier target of June to give itself room to begin raising interest rates as early as the second quarter of next year.
Inflation accelerates at lightning pace in new setback for Biden
Costs for key goods and services soared 0.8 percent for the month and 6.8 percent for the year, the highest since 1982, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Opinion | How the Return to Office Work Is Impoverishing the Middle Class
The middle class is facing serious economic hardship with little of the workplace flexibility now afforded to the well-off. Here’s how employers — and government — can help.
News Roundup: Jan. 6 investigation about to heat up; House Republicans recruit far-right extremists
In the news today: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will be moving into a new, more visible phase of its work with new public hearings. But it also has to decide what to do with Trump allies who have key evidence about the attempted coup but are refusing House orders to produce it.
Right-winger and anti-vaxxer blowhard Candace Owens pushing bogus cure that turns skin blue
The notoriously ignorant right-winger and anti-vaxxer Candace Owens went from denying the validity of vaccines to encouraging her 4.1 million followers on Instagram to follow her regimen of using colloidal silver as a daily supplement.
“Yes, colloidal silver!” Owens says enthusiastically in her latest Instagram video. “I take colloidal silver every single day, I love colloidal silver. That is a great one.
Harry Reid, Political Giant Behind Democrats’ Ascendency, Dead At 82
The Nevada politician served as Senate minority leader until his retirement and called for an end to the chamber’s filibuster.
Family of Black teen Cedric Lofton calls for criminal charges after autopsy rules death homicide
After months of waiting, the family of a Black 17-year-old who died at a Witchita, Kansas, juvenile center has their answers.
According to an autopsy report released Monday, Cedric “CJ” Lofton’s death has been ruled a homicide. His heart and breathing stopped after he was handcuffed while lying on his stomach.
The new report contradicts the initial one, where it was reported that the teen had not suffered any life-threatening injuries.
Biden and Schumer are building a phenomenal judicial appointment record, but can’t stop now
While President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have been stymied in the Senate and by the courts and by a vengeful universe (the second year of COVID-19, which is ramping up with variants for the next year and beyond), there’s one first-year achievement worth crowing about: judicial appointments.
Trump’s ex-adviser spells out 2020 election subversion scheme
Former White House trade adviser to former President Donald Trump, Peter Navarro, is currently shilling a memoir. In his book, In Trump Time, he says that it was he and conspiracy blowhard Steve Bannon that were responsible for coordinating an effort among congressional legislators to stop certification of Joe Biden’s win in 2020.
Rand Paul Inadvertently Tells The Truth About Republican Voter Fraud Claims
The Kentucky senator’s claim that Democrats “steal” elections via “legally valid” votes lays bare the GOP’s belief that no election is legitimate if a Democrat wins.
U.S. sets new daily high for Covid cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s tally represents a grim new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Deems Kwanzaa A ‘Fake Religion’ In Bizarre Twitter Attack
The Georgia Republican suggested her party was “pandering” by acknowledging the weeklong celebration of African culture on social media.
Mom Of Teenager Shot By LA Police: She ‘Died In My Arms’
Relatives of a 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta say she loved skateboarding and dreamed of being an engineer.
FDA: Antigen tests may have reduced sensitivity detecting Omicron
The new warning is based on preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.
CDC sharply drops estimate of Omicron prevalence in U.S.
The agency said the disparity was due to the rate with which the highly transmissible Omicron spread.
Dr. Oz, Wife’s Chat About ‘F**king Girl Reporter’ Overheard By F**king Girl Reporter
Oz, who spent years promoting potentially dangerous and questionable practices on “The Dr. Oz Show,” announced his candidacy for Senate in November.
“His Spirit Reflected a Giant”: Mumia Abu-Jamal Remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Visit on Death Row
Mumia Abu-Jamal remembers South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday at the age of 90. Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting to end apartheid in South Africa. In 2007, Tutu visited Mumia when he was still on death row. “His spirit reflected a giant,” says Abu-Jamal. “He struggled for change with his prophetic voice, his sweet humor, his deep love and his boundless sense of compassion.
Angela Davis on Imagining New Worlds, the Campaign to Free Mumia and the Biden Presidency
World-renowned author, activist and professor Angela Davis talks about navigating the pandemic and an inadequate two-party political system during a time of racial uprising in the United States. She also talks about imprisoned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, the Biden presidential campaign and the protests that erupted from the police killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Scholar Angela Davis on Prison Abolition, Justice for Palestine, Critical Race Theory & More
World-renowned author, activist and professor Angela Davis talks about the prison abolition movement from her time as a Black Panther leader to today. In her tireless efforts as an abolitionist and a teacher, Davis continues to be a fierce advocate of education and the interconnected struggles of oppressed peoples. Davis talks about Indigenous genocide, Palestine, critical race theory and the role of independent media.
“People Have the Power”: Poet & Singer Patti Smith Awarded Key to New York City
Legendary poet, singer, author and activist Patti Smith has been awarded a key to New York City. Smith’s music has inspired countless bands and helped earn her the title of the queen of punk. Her song “People Have the Power” has become an anthem at protests across the globe. Patti Smith has also been a longtime activist, performing regularly at antiwar rallies and political benefits.
The Cost of Engaging With the Miserable
Every morning, I wake up and grab my doom machine. My phone is a piece of revolutionary technology that puts the entire world a scroll away, its every pixel an industrial miracle. It’s also a cataclysm-delivery device.I roll over and click the blue “f” logo to watch older friends and relatives grow angry and entrenched in their politics. I click on Twitter and drown in a torrent of terrible news delivered by shouting messengers.
How I Demolished My Life
I had wanted, I thought, soapstone counters and a farmhouse sink. I had wanted an island and a breakfast nook and two narrow, vertical cabinets on either side of the stove; one could be for cutting boards and one could be for baking sheets. I followed a cabinetry company called Plain English on Instagram and screenshotted its pantries, which came in paint colors like Kipper and Boiled Egg.
Emily in Paris Is the Last Guilty Pleasure
Right-thinking people agree: Like the burning of Notre Dame, Netflix’s Emily in Paris is a catastrophe for the culture. In mid-2020, when COVID-19 was still novel, the first season of the Sex and the City creator Darren Star’s new sitcom portrayed an American marketing professional (Emily, played by Lily Collins) Instagramming her way through the most sophisticated city on the planet (Paris, shot on location).
Surgeon general offers hopeful note on pandemic
“We have saved more than a million lives because of vaccination efforts this past year alone,” Vivek Murthy said.
Anthony Fauci ‘Stunned’ Trump Was Booed When He Announced His COVID Booster
“Given the fact of how popular he is with that group, that they would boo him … tells me how recalcitrant they are about being told what they should do,” Fauci lamented.
Trump Golf Courses Claimed Nearly $4 Million In British Aid While He Was President
Looks like Trump was on the wrong payroll.