A pricey new drug that may not work? Why drug pricing critics are staying quiet.
Few lawmakers have criticized the $56,000-per-year price tag that shocked many experts, even as Democrats weigh a drug pricing overhaul.
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Justice Breyer’s Legacy-Defining Decision
In April, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivered a lecture at Harvard Law School with the less-than-scintillating title “The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics.” He argued strongly—and, at least in my view, unconvincingly—that Supreme Court justices are above politics. Breyer insisted that “jurisprudential differences,” not political ones, “account for most, perhaps almost all, of judicial disagreements.
YouTube Suspends GOP Sen. Ron Johnson For COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’
The Wisconsin Republican’s one-week ban from uploading videos stems from his comments to the Milwaukee Press Club event, which were posted on the platform.
How Dissent Dies
For most of her life, Gulfisha Fatima showed little interest in anything beyond academics. By late 2019, the 27-year-old Delhi resident had finished her M.B.A. and was getting ready to apply for a Ph.D. Even as a student, she stayed away from activism. “Her world,” her brother Aqil told me, “revolved around books.”That began to change in December of that year.
‘Action Figures’ Photo Of Joe Biden With G-7 Leaders Becomes A Meme
The picture of socially distanced world leaders standing on a beach in England has gone viral.
An Interview With a Man Who Rented a U-Haul Instead of a Rental Car Because It Was Cheaper
“It wasn’t like driving a Ferrari. For someone who’s not great at parking, I wouldn’t recommend it.
The Most Important Thing to Know About Inflation Right Now
It’s not what the pundits think. It’s what the money guys are doing.
Who Gets the Streets Now?
The restaurants who needed them to survive? The humans who endured the pandemic city? Or their old owners, cars?
Wait, Does NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Really Live in New Jersey?
A late-breaking campaign controversy, explained.
Kid Covid-19 vaccines: 3 takeaways from the FDA’s big meeting
The FDA’s independent vaccine advisory committee grappled with how to ensure the safety of Covid shots in children as disease caseloads continue to dwindle in the U.S.
Republicans rebel against a powerful anti-opioid tool
Fatigue over America’s long-running drug crisis and anti-science sentiment are fueling backlash against needle exchanges.
Biden administration to buy 500M Pfizer doses for global distribution
President Joe Biden will announce the plan tomorrow ahead of the G-7 meeting in the United Kingdom.
I Hatched a Plan to Reveal My Husband’s Secret Life. I’m Not Sure What to Do With What I Found.
It’s even worse than I thought.
Ask a Teacher: My Child Is Supposed to Start Kindergarten While We’re on Vacation
Teacher advice on vacation, potty training, and social justice.
A High School Yearbook Editor on How She Documented the Pandemic Year—and What She Absolutely Refused to Include
“The yearbook is about capturing the students, not the building.
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
Biden’s back door to wage hikes
Income growth has been relatively strong, particularly in the last couple of months, despite disappointing overall job growth.
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
It’s a stunning reversal for a brand that once lured the rich and famous willing to pay a premium to live in a building with Trump’s gilded name on it.
‘Hard to love it’: Modest job gains leave lingering doubts about recovery
The figure will provide some relief to the White House after the April report, but it’s well short of the pace predicted by many economists earlier this year.
Biden’s budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth
Some analysts suggested that the administration is essentially admitting that its proposed surge in federal spending won’t actually boost the economy much at all.
Biden to Buy 500 Million Vaccine Doses for Other Countries, But Billions More Needed to End Pandemic
President Biden’s plan to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and donate them to 92 countries comes as health experts warn vaccination inequity could prolong the pandemic for everyone if the coronavirus continues to mutate, possibly making it more infectious and resistant to vaccines.
Seized House Records Show Just How Far Trump Admin Would Go
Using the Justice Department to gather private information about members of Congress carried echoes of Nixon during Watergate.
News Roundup: Trump’s DOJ being investigated, bipartisan agreement to not agree, immigration reforms
It’s Friday! Another week, another series of confusing politician and traditional media uses of the word “bipartisan.” The infrastructure bill that virtually every American wants and needs to happen continues to be held up by anti-democracy politics.
The power of GOP gerrymandering: Georgia’s median Senate seat was 15 points redder than the state
Daily Kos Elections has calculated the 2020 presidential results for every state Senate and state House district in Georgia, a state that Joe Biden put in the Democratic column for the first time in nearly three decades but where Republican gerrymanders helped keep Team Red firmly in control of both legislative chambers.
New York state assembly passes Gender Recognition Act, sending progressive bill to governor’s desk
As Daily Kos continues to cover, Republicans have been at the helm of an absolute onslaught of anti-trans bills in recent months. Most national media attention has centered around bills aiming to keep trans girls out of girls’ sports, but other bills involve efforts to prevent trans folks from updating their birth certificates and even from accessing safe, age-appropriate, gender-affirming medical care.
Meet Zahid Quraishi, the first Muslim in U.S. history to serve as a federal judge
Joining hundreds of firsts that Muslim Americans have seen in the past five years is Judge Zahid Quraishi. He was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to a lifetime seat on a U.S. district court, making him the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history.
Senators voted 81-16 to confirm 46-year-old Quraishi to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
‘Essential workers deserve #ResidencyNow,’ immigrants say in day of action pushing for legalization
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and their allies rallied in a number of U.S. cities on Thursday to call on federal lawmakers to enact a pathway to citizenship through the budget reconciliation process. This national day of action by members of the National TPS Alliance comes just days after a devastating, unanimous Supreme Court decision that stands to make it harder for immigrants to gain residency.
Chicago Cop Arrested In Jan. 6 Attack Allegedly Texted ‘We Inside The Capital LMFAO’
Officer Karol J. Chwiesiuk allegedly breached the Capitol building, and told an acquaintance beforehand that he was going to D.C. to “f**k up some commies.
Justice Department Launches Probe Into Trump DOJ’s Use Of Secret Subpoenas
Under Donald Trump, the department subpoenaed Apple for data belonging to House Democrats and journalists investigating his ties to Russia.