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Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Really Is
At this point, the maddeningly unpredictable Delta variant has changed the expected course of the coronavirus pandemic so much that it can be hard to know exactly what you’re waiting for, or if you should continue waiting at all.
The Democrats’ Greatest Delusion
Democrats in Congress are divided on a slew of important issues right now, leaving President Joe Biden’s signature $3.5 trillion spending plan in jeopardy. What unites them is the illusion that the way they handle the plan will make or break the party’s fortunes in next year’s midterms.If only things worked that way. The election is almost certainly a lost cause for Democrats, and, if it’s not, it’s likely out of their control either way.
Bob Woodward Warns Donald Trump Wants To Be President Again For 1 Worrying Reason
It’s “not an agenda,” the Watergate journalist told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.
“We Are Troy Davis”: 10 Years After Georgia Execution That Galvanized Anti-Death Penalty Movement
Tuesday marks 10 years since the state of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis for a crime many believe he did not commit. He was put to death despite major doubts about evidence used to convict him of killing Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, including the recantation of seven of the nine non-police witnesses at his trial. As the world watched to see whether Davis’s final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S.
Rep. Ro Khanna on Border Guards Whipping Haitians, U.S. Drone Strikes, Afghanistan & Ending Iraq War
We speak with California Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about border guards whipping Haitians, U.S. immigration policy, raising the refugee cap, investigating the full 20 years of the War in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.
“We Need to Deliver”: Anger Grows at Sens. Manchin, Sinema over Obstruction of Democratic Priorities
Democrats are still divided over President Biden’s sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate crisis. Senate Democrats are hoping to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, but this will only work if the entire Democratic caucus backs the deal, and conservative Democrats have balked at the price tag.
Johnson & Johnson says booster shot provides strong protection against Covid-19
The booster data has not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal.
Help! I Despise My Friend’s Husband.
He is at minimum inept as a parent and at worst outright abusive.
Dear Care and Feeding: Is It Weird to Volunteer as a Youth Sports Coach if I Don’t Have Kids?
Parenting advice on youth sports, bullies, and domestic violence.
Becerra takes a back seat while others steer Covid response
The nation’s top health official has seldom been the one giving orders.
You Can Kill Single-Family Zoning, but You Can’t Kill the Suburbs
It will take a lot more than California’s historic duplex bill to make the state affordable.
The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working
The French capital is quickly cutting automobiles out of daily life. David Belliard is the deputy mayor behind it.
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
U.S. Allies Still Trust America
After the fall of Kabul last month, many observers of U.S. foreign policy concluded that America had lost interest in its allies, and that its allies had lost faith in America.An important development in Asia, however, serves as a powerful rebuttal of both arguments.The conventional wisdom in August was that Washington was no longer a reliable partner and that allies’ trust had been destroyed by the manner of its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
News Roundup: A new Border Patrol outrage; Court gives date for arguments potentially ending Roe
In the news today: Images of mounted Border Patrol agents attacking Haitian immigrants with whips are being met with revulsion in the non-deplorable parts of the nation; the White House has promised to investigate. The Supreme Court has set a date for arguments in the case that could well mean the end of legal abortion in many (Republican-held) states.
Indiana county rejects $3 million health grant after COVID-19 conspiracy theories sway council vote
If ever there was a clear-cut demonstration of why the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been such a catastrophic failure in so many U.S. states, the county council of Elkhart County, Indiana, just provided a good example.
‘Court cannot sit idly by’ when judge turns ‘court of law into a Skinner Box’: Texas appeal opinion
It took five years for the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to issue a public warning to a judge who ordered a defendant, on three occasions, to be shocked with a stun cuff during his criminal trial. The order to place the cuff came after the defendant’s “disruptive conduct” led bailiffs and the judge to believe he was a security threat.
St. Louis Couple Who Waved Guns At Protesters Face Suspension Of Law Licenses
A Missouri official asked the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who threatened Black Lives Matter marchers.
Portland protest pipe-bombing case moves forward when FBI becomes involved, witness steps up
It’s one of the lingering mysteries from 2020’s anti-police brutality protests: Who tossed a couple of pipe bombs at Portland, Oregon, protesters one night in a city park? Was an ex-Navy SEAL who provides the police with training materials involved? And was there any likelihood that the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) would seriously investigate the matter?
However, the FBI has now joined the investigation at PPB’s request, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Doctor defies restrictive Texas abortion law, says in op-ed he ‘had a duty of care’
As the fight to end Texas’ new restrictive abortion ban continues, a Texas doctor revealed Saturday that he violated the law by performing an abortion days after the law went into effect. The San Antonio doctor, identified as Dr. Alan Braid, shared his story in an op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban.” In it, he revealed that he’d given an abortion to a woman in her first trimester on Sept. 6.
Michigan Rep Texts Fellow Lawmaker: I Hope ‘Your Car Explodes’
As a result of the text messages, Rep. Mari Manoogian was able to get a personal protection order from Rep. Steve Marino, who she previously dated.
Texas Abortion Doctor Sued For Violating State’s New Abortion Ban
Dr. Alan Braid was sued by a former lawyer in Arkansas who says Texas’ extreme anti-abortion law should be subject to judicial review.