Why Were We So Cruel to Britney Spears?
In a video that recently went viral after it was dug out of the aughts time capsule, the former late-night host Craig Ferguson brings up Britney Spears.
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Taylor Swift Misses the Old Taylor Swift, Too
When Taylor Swift, the pandemic’s most productive pop star, announced that she’d be re-recording her albums in a push for ownership over her work, the venture sounded risky. Swift cast her decision as both a personal vendetta against the music executive Scooter Braun and a moralistic stand against the industry’s treatment of artists. But at face value, re-recordings seem to offer little to look forward to for listeners.
Help! My Sister-in-Law Says I’m “a Communist Who Wants to Kill Babies.”
My brother wants me to talk to her. I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
Biden aims to isolate China on coal — but it could blow back on the U.S.
The U.S. wants to stop new coal projects, but risks losing poor countries to Beijing’s “Belt and Road” agenda.
If Rush Hour Dies, Does Mass Transit Die With It?
Downtowns won’t recover from the pandemic anytime soon. Public transportation must look elsewhere.
Even a Conservative Analysis Shows the $15 Minimum Wage Does More Good Than Harm
The Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the proposed wage hike looks bad—because it was designed to be.
Forget Warm Weather and Low Taxes. Americans Are Moving to Be Near Family.
What happens if a pandemic-era trend sticks around?
When Piggly Wiggly Tried to Stick It to Wall Street
A century before GameStop, a stock market outsider took on short sellers. It was a spectacle and a disaster.
Biden administration finalizes purchase of 200M additional vaccine doses
The 200 million doses just purchased will be available by May, rather than June as originally predicted.
Biden moving to withdraw Trump-approved Medicaid work rules
Democrats long complained the rules were illegal and aimed at shrinking health coverage for poor adults.
Lawmakers, local health officials decry California’s confusing Covid vaccination rules
Gov. Gavin Newsom last month abruptly announced the state would play a bigger role in California’s vaccination drive.
U.S. still falling short on basic tools to fight the virus
A year into the pandemic, the nation faces new challenges and new variants but could fall into an old replay.
Why This Book on Understanding Your Sexual Desires Has Been Slate’s Bestseller for Two Years
Stoya and Rich Juzwiak on the book that has changed a lot of readers’ lives—their sex lives, in particular.
Help! My Mom Is Having an Affair With a Woman.
I don’t want to out her, but I can’t keep this from my dad.
‘Clearly not healthy’: Markets are giddy about reopening — and that’s the problem
Investors are pumping up bubbles across markets, with excitement growing about more stimulus and widespread vaccinations.
‘The Democratic version of John McCain’
As the critical swing vote in a 50-50 Senate, Joe Manchin has emerged as the most powerful man in Washington.
U.S. backs Okonjo-Iweala, first woman and African, to head WTO
The decision breaks with the Trump administration’s opposition to Okonjo-Iweala and brings the U.S. in line with much of the rest of the world.
Economy will return to pre-pandemic level this year, CBO predicts
Employment levels, however, will not fully recover until 2024.
Biden confronts the limits of his executive power
Without help from Congress, he has few options to turn the U.S. economy around.
Friday Night Owls: Amnesty Int’l calls on President Biden to shut down Guantánamo military prison
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week.
In response to reports that the Biden administration has launched a formal review of the future of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, Daphne Eviatar, Director of the Security with Human Rights Program at Amnesty International USA, released the following statement:
“We are pleased to hear that the Biden administration wants to review the U.S.
YouTube permanently banned a well-known anti-abortion group after spreading false COVID-19 info
As Americans finally receive their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, conspiracy theories and other false information still continues. Since the start of the pandemic, some organizations have been pushing the spread of misinformation calling the novel coronavirus a hoax, this trend continues with organizations questioning the vaccine and the effects it will have on humans.
Health experts weigh in on their efforts to reverse vaccine distrust in the Black community
At a time when a global pandemic is affecting and killing Black and brown Americans at a significantly higher rate than white Americans, reluctance to get inoculated can have especially dangerous consequences. Taking time to build trust in communities that are hesitant to get vaccinated is crucial—and when people are desperate to return to some semblance of normalcy, time is something there isn’t much of.
Asylum-seekers forced to wait in Mexico under Trump policy will start to see justice under Biden
President Biden is making good on another campaign promise, moving to end Donald Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy blocking asylum-seekers from coming into the U.S. while their cases are under consideration. Like so many ways Trump inflicted damage, though, this will take longer to fix than it did to break, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Daily Kos announces recipients of Black Solidarity Grants
Today, Daily Kos announced disbursement of the Daily Kos/Daily Kos Liberation League Black Solidarity Grant, which will provide monetary support to organizations doing the work to make Black liberation a reality.
Over the summer, Daily Kos issued a public statement from our Equity Council in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, which also included a commitment to grant 1% of our revenue to organizations fighting for Black liberation.
The Incompetence Lasted to the Very End
If future generations of law professors want to teach a class in what never to do, the belligerent and self-indulgent performance of Michael van der Veen, one of Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers, could provide a lot of the video content. Deep into his defense of the former president today, van der Veen broke into a highly personal complaint.
As Rioters Stormed Capitol, Trump Reportedly Mocked McCarthy In ‘Shouting Match’ Call
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy called Trump for help, but the former president reportedly told him the rioters were “more upset about the election than you are.
Lincoln Project Co-Founder Steve Schmidt Resigns From Board Amid Scandal
Schmidt, who reveals he was molested as a boy, says he’s “incandescently angry” at co-founder John Weaver, who is accused of sexual harassment.
I Have to Be Perfectly Honest About Jill Biden’s Garish Valentine’s Day Display
These hearts, I do not like them.
Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response To Capitol Insurrection
Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress.