Today's Liberal News
I Want to Make Sure My Girlfriend’s Daughter Doesn’t Get a Penny When I Die
And I would rather they find out after I’m gone.
The Stock Market Is Still Weird From GameStop
From literally pantsless CEOs to the Reddit mob’s muscle, we’re still living in the meme-stock moment.
Used Car Prices Have Finally Run Out of Gas
A good sign for anyone freaking out about inflation (or shopping for a CRV).
FDA approval of Pfizer Covid shot could come next week
The decision would apply to people 16 and older. Officials hope it will convince some vaccine holdouts to get inoculated.
Nation hits 1M vaccinations benchmark for first time in seven weeks
The White House noted a 31 percent week-over-week increase in the daily average of those becoming fully vaccinated.
GOP governors embrace Covid cocktails over masks as cases surge
The push to medicate rankles public health officials and some within the Biden administration, who say the governors’ stance misleadingly implies Covid-19 can be treated easily.
Biden will require vaccines for staff at federally funded nursing homes
It’s the first time the White House has used the threat of holding back federal funding to boost vaccination rates.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Believe What Comes Out of My 6-Year-Old’s Mouth
Parenting advice on inappropriate comments, frugal shopping, and talking about skin color.
The Pandemic Boosted Black Home-School Rates. Could They Keep Rising?
Even as pandemic restrictions subside, many Black families are seeing unique benefits from home-based learning.
I’m a Little Worried About How My Wife Will React When She Realizes What’s Turning Me on These Days
She’s already participating, unbeknownst to her.
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. economy surpasses prepandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth
The growth is another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession.
Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
Spencer Ackerman on How the U.S. War on Terror Fueled and Excused Right-Wing Extremism at Home
As Republicans raise concerns that Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops will turn Afghanistan “back to a pre-9/11 state — a breeding ground for terrorism,” Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Spencer Ackerman lays out how the U.S. war on terror after the September 2001 attacks actually fueled white, right-wing extremism. Ackerman says U.S.
Spencer Ackerman: Today’s Crisis in Kabul Is Direct Result of Decades of U.S. War & Destabilization
As thousands of Afghans try to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control, we look at the roots of the longest U.S. war in history and spend the hour with Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Spencer Ackerman.
“The Afghanistan Papers”: Docs Show How Bush, Obama, Trump Lied About Brutality & Corruption of War
We speak with Washington Post investigative reporter Craig Whitlock, author of the new book “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War,” which reveals how multiple U.S. presidents deceived the public about progress in the war despite widespread skepticism among defense and diplomatic officials about the mission. “The public narrative was that the U.S. was always making progress.
“Uncertainty, Fear”: How Afghan Women & Ethnic Minorities Feel About Taliban Takeover & U.S. War
We look at how the rights of women and ethnic minorities will be impacted by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan with two Afghan women who fled their country. Mariam Safi, who left Kabul last month and is founding director of the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies, says the Taliban’s rapid advance across the country surprised many people who had been hoping for a negotiated end to the war.
How Asia Became a Delta Hot Spot
Shortly after Jarrett Wrisley arrived in Bangkok in 2008, the global financial crisis hit the media industry, forcing outlets to slash budgets. Wrisley, a food and travel journalist, saw his opportunities to write rapidly diminishing, so he pivoted to the only other thing he knew how to do: cooking. In September 2010, Wrisley opened Soul Food Mahanakorn, serving northern and northeastern Thai fare in the capital’s trendy Thonglor neighborhood.
Biden Considers Bringing In Commercial Airlines To Aid In Afghanistan Evacuation
Joe Biden is considering a call to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to help evacuees waiting at U.S. bases.
Ivermectin is worth investigating, but the idea that it cures COVID-19 is pure horses**t
There are some stories that seem just too … outlandish. Even in an age where Republicans are waging war to lower the health of schoolchildren, a headline of “Horse deworming tablets dangerous for humans and not approved COVID-19 treatment” seems like it should be beyond the pale.
Unfortunately, it’s not.
Republicans vs. Safe Schools: Across the nation, Republicans are fighting to put children at risk
Here are some simple facts:
1. Wearing an inexpensive disposable mask can help to protect children, teachers, and school staff against infection by a debilitating and potentially deadly disease. However, this effect is only most effective if wearing a mask is nearly universal.
DeSantis using same pandemic playbook that took down Trump
In May 2020, just a couple months into the nation’s explosion of coronavirus cases, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to the White House to brag about beating COVID-19 in his state.
“We’ve succeeded,” DeSantis said, accusing the media of spinning a “typical partisan narrative” about what the trajectory of the virus would be in his state.
Here’s how you can donate your extra sky miles and travel vouchers to a refugee family in need
Traveling is one thing a lot of people missed doing when the pandemic first struck. As a result of canceled flights, a lot of us ended up with miles and travel vouchers that we had no idea when it would be safe to use next. In comes Miles4Migrants, a 501(c)(3) charity that uses donated frequent flyer miles to reunite families around the world separated by war, persecution, and disaster.
Hurricane Henri expected to strike New England this weekend
The good news about Tropical Storm Henri on Saturday morning is that it’s still Tropical Storm Henri. That it, it has not not yet found enough energy to become a hurricane. However, the National Hurricane Center indicates that the storm is just beginning the push that will see it become Hurricane Henri as it heads toward New England.
In terms of hurricanes, Henri is expected to remain a Category 1 storm, with maximum sustained winds around 80 mph.
Kentucky governor suffers legal defeat in combating Covid surge
The state’s high court on Saturday cleared the way for laws reining in his emergency powers to take effect.
Biden Cancels Trip To Delaware, Monitors Afghanistan From D.C.
Biden was scheduled to meet with his national security team “to hear intelligence, security and diplomatic updates on the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
People Liked Malls
Since 2005, Amazon has changed how virtually every American shops. That February, the company launched Prime, the first-of-its-kind, lightning-fast subscription delivery service that now has an estimated 147 million members in the United States. Along the way, Amazon invented its own shopping holiday, assembled an army of couriers schlepping your packages in the trunks of their cars, and turned toilet paper into the kind of thing that people have sent to their homes by the case.