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It Turns Out That Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Didn’t Fix the Economy
Business owners and conservatives insisted on yanking away benefits. If it wasn’t productive, then it was just cruel.
The Redemption of a Televangelist
A memorable scene in the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye encapsulates the biopic’s modern perspective on its much-maligned subject.A dashing and boyish TV preacher named Pat Robertson (played by Gabriel Olds) has thrown a swanky poolside soiree at his palatial Virginia mansion.
All Is Not Well That Ends Well in Arizona
The so-called audit of votes in Maricopa County, Arizona, will confirm that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election there, and all it took was five months, millions of taxpayer dollars to replace voting machines tainted by the audit, and a full-frontal assault on faith in elections, the foundation of American democracy.
CDC struggles to expand pandemic response team as morale plummets
Staff described a summer marked by demands to digest complex data in record time as the government raced to update policies in the face of Delta.
The Unorthodox Art of an Ultra-Orthodox Community
When Shoshana Golin-Cahn set her sights on attending fine-arts school almost 30 years ago, she did what many Orthodox Jews do when faced with a big decision: She called her rabbi. He told her the one limitation she would face was that she was not to draw live male nude models, because the rabbi felt that doing so would be immodest for a single woman.
Fully Vaccinated Is Suddenly a Much Less Useful Phrase
The definition of full vaccination against COVID-19 has, since the winter, been somewhat difficult to nail down. It takes one dose of Johnson & Johnson, but two doses of an mRNA vaccine. The CDC counts you as fully vaccinated as soon as you get your last shot, but tells you that you won’t be fully vaccinated until two weeks after that. People have a hard time knowing exactly when it might be safe for them to venture into restaurants, wedding venues, or mask-free offices.
Booster confusion takes hold as Biden announces expanded eligibility
“We have the tools to beat Covid if we come together as a country and use the tools we have,” Biden said.
Rep. Maxine Waters: Biden Admin Must End “Inhumane” Deportation & Whipping of Haitian Asylum Seekers
Longtime diplomat Daniel Foote, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, has resigned in protest over the Biden administration’s mass deportation of Haitian asylum seekers and meddling in Haiti’s political affairs. The resignation comes days after U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback were filmed chasing, grabbing and whipping Haitian asylum seekers who had gathered in a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas.
Former Member of Afghan Parliament Says U.S. War Ushered in “Another Dark Age” for Women
The Taliban are already restricting women’s rights in Afghanistan — just a month since they overran the capital of Kabul — by blocking female students from returning to schools and universities, and telling many women workers to stay home.
“Our Health or Our Homes”: Tenants Facing Eviction Help Introduce New “Keeping Renters Safe Act”
As the Delta variant continues to surge across the United States, so too has the housing and eviction crisis, with more than 11 million households now behind on rent. Most of those evicted are Black or Latinx, and the majority are single women with children. We speak with a single mother and a high school student who have faced eviction and went to Washington, D.C.
CDC director breaks with agency advisers to endorse Pfizer booster for at-risk workers
“It is my job to recognize where our actions can have the greatest impact,” Rochelle Walensky said.
Nuking the Filibuster Is the Obvious Way to End This Dumb Debt-Ceiling Standoff
The GOP is risking the full faith and credit of the United States to score points. Democrats don’t have to play the game.
I Think My Husband Is Trying to Destroy My Credit Before We Divorce
He denies it, but I don’t believe him.
Why Chinatowns Are in Trouble Now
They are hubs for immigrants. Culinary jewels. And economic victims, now for the second time.
What Cities Can Do With All the Hotels No One Wants to Stay In
Tourists may not need these rooms right now, but another group does.
FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot for elderly, people at high risk of severe Covid-19
The move aligns with the recommendation the agency’s independent vaccine advisers made Friday.
Covid-19 boosters: 5 takeaways from CDC’s big vaccine meeting
The CDC’s vaccine advisers will refine exactly who is eligible — in this case, that will likely involve defining “high risk.
Pfizer CEO rallies staff to fight Democrats’ drug price negotiation
He added that the company would share methods to raise awareness on the issue in the next few days.
Fed signals plan to pull back economic support even as virus looms
The central bank said it’s making progress toward its goals of averaging 2 percent inflation over time and reaching maximum employment.
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.
“Life Has Become Unlivable in Honduras”: How Corruption & Drug Trade Fueled Migration to U.S.
We look at a new Reuters special report examining corruption and the drug trade in Honduras, which human rights groups say are pushing tens of thousands of people to flee the Central American country for the United States. “People really describe feeling that their life has become unlivable in Honduras,” Reuters correspondent Laura Gottesdiener says.
News Roundup: Haiti envoy resigns in protest; Conservatism rapidly collapsing into fascist extremism
In the news today: The U.S. special envoy to Haiti has resigned, citing the administration’s “inhumane” deportations of Haitian refugees. Rep. Lauren Boebert does another crime, not that anybody will do anything about it. But the real story of the day may be the one not making headlines: Mainstream conservatism is rapidly shedding old norms to restructure itself into a more violent, more explicitly white nationalist, and more insistently fascist party.
Who’s the ‘stupidest’ Trump of them all? According to Mary Trump, it’s Junior
We all have that one relative whose brain is nothing but spackle, expired haggis, and unnecessarily circuitous termite tunnels, and presidents are no different. Jimmy Carter had his brother Billy. Bill Clinton had his half-brother Roger. And George W. Bush famously disgorged from the same womb as … wait. Never mind. He is the embarrassing, cookie dough-brained black sheep of that family.
Republican representative sued after deadly hit-and-run, called high-powered buddy instead of cops
As someone who cycles in Georgia regularly, my biggest fear is that I’ll be hit by a car while out biking. My next fear is that the culprit will drive away as I lay dying in a ditch. This was exactly the scene that played out in 2019 when Eric Keais, 38, was fatally hit by Ralph “Ryan” Dover III in Polk County, Georgia on Sept. 11.
In honor of Bi Visibility Day, one Young Adult writer talks queer media, food, and intersectionality
When it comes to adult readers, the Young Adult section of a bookstore can sometimes hold a bad reputation. YA books, however, are far from easy breezes or superficial fluff. In fact, YA writers are doing some seriously important work when it comes to getting diverse, nuanced narratives out into the world. Aaron H.
‘Guilty for all three defendants’: Former prosecutor shares hoped-for verdict after Arbery’s death
Former Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes was one of several prosecutors tasked with seeking justice in the death of Ahmaud Arbery after months-long delays in charging his alleged killers.
Kayleigh McEnany Deletes Tweet Accidentally Dissing Trump Instead Of Biden
The former White House press secretary tweeted a graph showing a rise in murders in 2020 and blamed Biden.