FDA readies plan to bar menthol cigarettes nationwide
The menthol ban would be one of FDA’s most aggressive tobacco reform efforts since the agency first began regulating the industry in 2009.
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Biden’s Covid team split over decision to send vaccine doses abroad
The announcement Monday followed a call between President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Atlantic Daily: An Hour of Music for Your Next Road Trip
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.What do you need for a driving playlist? The fizz of the white line, the pull of the horizon, the tires beneath you slurping up the miles … You need forward momentum and you need space—expansiveness. You need regular beats and loads of deep repetition. Spiraling guitars.
A Year Without Germs
Sales of alcohol surged in 2020, especially among the higher-proof varieties. But one type far outsold the others: hand sanitizer.In the heat of the pandemic, Purell poured some $400 million into expanding its production. As anyone who resorted to bootleg hand sanitizer knows, the company came nowhere close to meeting demand.
The Books Briefing: How to be Happy
The debate over what happiness is, and how to achieve it, goes back thousands of years: As Arthur Brooks, an Atlantic contributing writer, points out, the Greek philosopher Epicurus believed that happiness involved freedom from mental disturbance and the absence of physical pain. In the Stoic school of thought, happiness could be found only in a virtuous life.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Ex’s Sexual Assault Case Made the News. How Do I Help Our Son?
Parenting advice on tough conversations, Cricut overload, and lonely neighbors.
“We See Everything”: A Waxer on Her Clients’ Rush to Get Ready for Hot Vax Summer
“The first thing they’ll say is ‘I’m so sorry.
Instagram’s Favorite Furniture Style Has an Uncomfortable History
How we sit isn’t the only thing midcentury modernism sought to control.
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.
Biden’s spending plans collide with a resurgent U.S. economy
The numbers signal the U.S. is well on its way toward a revival, one that’s widely expected to reach record levels of growth later this year.
Bone Rooms: How Elite Schools and Museums Amassed Black and Native Human Remains Without Consent
Revelations the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton hold the remains of a child killed by Philadelphia police in the 1985 MOVE bombing are the latest development in a conversation about demanding respectful treatment of African American remains in museum collections, especially those of the enslaved.
After Protests over Unauthorized Use of MOVE Child’s Bones, U. of Pennsylvania & Princeton Apologize
Following protests, two Ivy League schools — the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University — have issued apologies for their handling of the remains of an African American child killed by the Philadelphia police in the 1985 MOVE bombing.
“A Threshold Crossed”: Israel Is Guilty of Apartheid, Human Rights Watch Says for First Time
A major new report by Human Rights Watch says for the first time that Israel is committing crimes of apartheid and persecution in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The international human rights group says Israeli authorities dispossessed, confined and forcibly separated Palestinians. “For years, prominent voices have warned that apartheid lurked just around the corner.
“Rejection of the Neoliberal Framework”: Biden Proposes Trillions in New Spending, Taxes on the Rich
On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden gave his first speech to a joint session of Congress and proposed trillions of dollars in new economic measures. He unveiled his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which includes $1 trillion in new spending and $800 billion in tax credits aimed at expanding access to education and child care.
Trump Hints At Mar-A-Lago That Biased Arizona Recount Could Be Road To White House
“I wouldn’t be surprised if they found thousands and thousands and thousands of votes” for him, he tells cheering guests.
Community Spotlight: Is your username a mask that hides … or a hint that reveals?
Are you satisfied with your Daily Kos username? Why did you choose it? Does it influence how you are perceived by other members or affect how you present yourself? For most of us, the username we chose on Day One will last as long as Daily Kos bytes persist. Did you choose a name that now embarrasses you or is too cumbersome? Perhaps it leads to unexpected consequences, as did mine.
The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre tried to keep this footage buried for 8 years
The last couple of years at the National Rifle Association have been filled with lawsuits, firings, resignations, and accusations of gross mismanagement of membership money by the top executives of the nonprofit. The NRA filed for bankruptcy in January, in part to get out from under investigations into its dealings by the New York attorney general’s office.
Giuliani Raid Netted 10 Computers, Phones In Hunt For Plot To Oust US Envoy To Ukraine: Report
Investigators are seeking Giuliani’s conversations with Ukrainian officials about a push to boot the corruption-hunting Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
Is a Democratic resurgence in 2022 possible? Hell yes!
Many, if not most political analysts are painting a daunting picture for Democrats retaining their House or Senate majorities in 2022. Even those who acknowledge that the U.S. economy will be in a state of overdrive by the time of the midterms point to the conventional wisdom that dictates the party in power will inevitably lose seats to the opposition, as the glow of the prior national election fades, and the tides of partisan resentment rush back in.
California Democrats Sharpen Messaging Against Newsom Recall
Though there are several more steps before the recall is certified, it’s all but certain voters will decide later this year whether to remove Newsom from office before his regularly scheduled re-election in 2022.
Democrats reverse Trump sabotage of President Obama’s controls on methane emissions
While his failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic will forever seal Donald Trump’s legacy of disregard toward the health and safety of the American people, many of his administration’s less-publicized actions attempted to inflict less visible but potentially even worse long-term harm upon the country.
OSHA finally releases emergency COVID-19 safety standard, this week in the war on workers
After more than a month of footdragging—and before that, nearly a year of outright refusal under Donald Trump—the Labor Department finally released an emergency workplace safety standard for COVID-19.
The new rules mean that employers in low-standards states like Texas and Mississippi will have to provide workers with PPE, at least for the next six months.
Gaetz Probe Expands From Sex Trafficking To Cannabis And Corruption
What began as an inquiry into sex trafficking has reportedly grown into a larger review of public corruption.
Missouri Latest State To Thwart Voter-Approved Policies
Missouri’s fight over Medicaid expansion isn’t the first time the Legislature and voters have bumped heads over ballot measures in recent years.
Help! My Mom Won’t Attend My Sister’s Wedding if My Partner Is There.
I want to go, but the pain that it’s causing my sister is making me reconsider.
Indian Americans Don’t Know What to Feel Right Now
On April 15, Gargi Shindé, a 43-year-old nonprofit executive, logged onto Zoom at 5 a.m. From her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, she watched her relatives huddle around a bright-yellow body bag at a crematorium in Pune, India. They were performing the final rites for Shindé’s aunt, Vijaya, who had just died from COVID-19. All she could do was watch.
‘We Want a Nation’
Ten years on, it’s easy to view the Arab uprisings only as a failure. Democracy remains elusive in the Middle East, dictators are further entrenched, and wars have devastated entire countries. But amid the despair and fear, a new cohort of protesters and activists has taken to the streets since 2019, in places such as Iraq, Sudan, and Lebanon. This new generation has learned a key lesson from their predecessors: A revolution can help bring down a regime, but it cannot build a state.
FDR’s Second 100 Days Were Cooler Than His First 100 Days
Let’s talk about the period when Roosevelt actually created the modern welfare state.
