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Top CDC official resigns from post following reassignment
Nancy Messonnier had drawn former President Donald Trump’s ire last year for her early warning about the pandemic.
The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession
On January 12, Keith Ammon, a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, introduced a bill that would bar schools as well as organizations that have entered into a contract or subcontract with the state from endorsing “divisive concepts.” Specifically, the measure would forbid “race or sex scapegoating,” questioning the value of meritocracy, and suggesting that New Hampshire—or the United States—is “fundamentally racist.
Richard Wright’s Novel About Racist Police Violence Was Rejected in 1941; It Has Just Been Published
Nearly 80 years ago, Richard Wright became one of the most famous Black writers in the United States with the publication of “Native Son,” a novel whose searing critique of systemic racism made it a best-seller and inspired a generation of Black writers.
“They Were Tortured”: 4 Families Torn Apart by Trump Are Reunited. 1,000+ Still Separated, Missing.
This week, four parents from Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico were reunited with their children in the United States after being separated under former President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. They were the first families to be reunited on U.S. soil since the Biden administration began its reunification process.
Pfizer seeks full FDA approval of its Covid-19 vaccine
Full approval would allow the drugmaker — the first to seek full approval — to market the shot directly to consumers.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Wild Aunt Used to Seem Awesome. But Can I Trust Her With My Kids?
Parenting advice on cool aunts, unwanted pregnancies, and b-day concerns.
Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious
The bong-ripping frat of the crypto world is having its moment.
Moderna booster shots effective against Covid variants in early study
The results from a preliminary study are an early sign that booster shots could play a role in future vaccination efforts.
Fauci: The U.S. has a ‘moral obligation’ to help with global pandemic response
The prospect of abandoning vaccine patents to allow broad global production has pitted public health advocates against industry.
Biden shakes up vaccine strategy as he sets new goal
He’s aiming to vaccinate at least 70 percent of adults by July 4 as the pace of vaccinations has been slowing.
I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.
They sold a picture-perfect image right to the end.
Mark Carney on Canada’s economic growth: ‘It’s going to take more than one budget’
“There were elements of growth in the balance from what I can see and understand,” Carney said in a long response that didn’t directly answer the question.
How the Trudeau government plans to meet its climate goals
Chrystia Freeland uses Budget 2021 to reveal Canada’s new emissions target.
Walden Bello Warns of U.S. Warmongering as Tensions Escalate in South China Sea
China topped the agenda Tuesday when foreign ministers from G7 nations met in London. This comes as both China and the United States are accusing each other of escalating tensions in the South China Sea. Last week, the Chinese government claimed there has been a 40% increase of activity by U.S. planes in Chinese-claimed areas since Biden took office. Critics increasingly argue Biden’s policies on China are risk sparking a new Cold War.
News Roundup: Pandemic relief in sight; Fox News has a body count; Ron DeSantis sucks up
In the news today: While the hoped-for “herd immunity” is still in doubt, vaccinations are still expected to make serious headway against the COVID-19 pandemic within the next few months. But will Fox News let it happen? A U.S. Capitol police officer beaten severely by insurrectionists is still pleading with Republican lawmakers to stop downplaying the attack that led to at least five deaths. And Florida’s Gov.
What could be funnier than Trump refusing to pay Rudy when the poor sap needs him the most?
So Rudy “Up From His Head Come a Bubblin’ Crude” Giuliani, who represented Donald Trump in his effort to overturn the 2020 election, is now learning where Trump’s loyalties really lie—i.e., with the Adderall fairies whispering in his ear 24/7 about the impudent hobgoblins trying steal his pouch of magic beans.
Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills.
Ohio Becomes The Latest State To Introduce A Major Voter Suppression Bill
Like other anti-voting bills being introduced across the country by the GOP, Ohio’s HB 294 would place severe restrictions on ballot drop boxes and absentee voting.
How should living museums like Colonial Williamsburg depict Black history? It’s complicated
I grew up next to Colonial Williamsburg, which is an entire town preserved to resemble the 18th century. Started by John D. Rockefeller in the 1930s, it was created to immerse people during the founding era of our nation’s history—at least, the sanitized version. Although half the population was Black, their experience was entirely ignored. Slave quarters simply didn’t exist, and the white historical actors weren’t even allowed to mention slavery.
Podcast: Long COVID Questions Answered
What explains the strange constellation of symptoms that is “long COVID?” Will it ever go away? And why does vaccination seem to help? Writer F.T. Kola returns to the podcast Social Distance to recount her experience with long COVID with hosts James Hamblin and Maeve Higgins.They’re also joined by Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist investigating long COVID at her Yale lab.
This Week in Statehouse Action: May Sours edition
You know the old saw: April showers bring … well, pretty things the next month.
Except that here in the world of statehouse action, GOP-controlled legislatures keep making things pretty ugly.
But yay, it’s May! … which means that a lot of state legislatures will be wrapping their business this month or next.
Here’s what one of them in particular is getting up to before heading home.
In Florida, Republican Gov.
Lawyer Says Capitol Defendant Had ‘Foxmania’ From Watching Too Much Fox News
For roughly six months after he was laid off, Anthony Antonio was in a home where Fox News played constantly, his attorney told a court.
Right-wing fraudsters Wohl and Burkman in big trouble as their racist emails surface
The seemingly never-ending saga of Republican fraudsters Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman continues. These two losers have not stopped hitting new lows since coming on the scene as two-bit versions of already two-bit scam artists like Donald Trump and his “garbage can orbit.” They continue to make news because even though their actions would confine most other Americans to sentence after sentence in prison, they remain relatively free to continue to defraud the American public.
Republican Governors Are Now Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work
Not only is it callous, it doesn’t even make sense.
To GOP, Unity Means Unifying Around Donald Trump’s Election Lie
GOP leaders seem willing to do almost anything to rally the party’s base, even if that means refusing to confront Trump’s ongoing lie that he won the 2020 election.
GOP Congressman Embraces Cowardice, Refuses To Address ‘Big Lie’ Of 2020 Election
A Fox News appearance by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) ends with laughter about trying to destroy American democracy for personal gain.
Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.
The president suggested his agenda shouldn’t be paid for with debt.
Somebody Has to Do It
No one has set any clear standard about how badly a politician can break Facebook’s rules before getting kicked off the platform, and yesterday the company’s wannabe court missed a chance to fill the void.
The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder
When two billionaires running one of the world’s largest private foundations split up, it matters to everyone.