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The Joe Rogan COVID Experience Is Following Its Deranged, Destined Course
Just asking questions, never learning a single thing.
I Grew Up Dirt Poor. I Can’t Let My Son Ruin His Life by Going to a Fancy College.
I fear he doesn’t understand what debt really means.
Biden admin delays booster rollout for some Covid vaccines
The booster plan has caused turmoil within FDA and among public health experts.
Texas abortion ban spawns look-alike laws but could be short-lived
Top Republicans in other states say they are examining how the Texas law’s unique “private right of action” enforcement structure could be used for similar abortion bans.
Drug industry banks on its Covid clout to halt Dems’ push on prices
Major pharmaceutical companies are citing their role in fighting the pandemic as they lobby against Democrats’ bid to overhaul prescription drug policy.
Inside Louisiana’s battle to control the Delta variant
Eighteen months into the pandemic, Louisiana and more than 20 other states are still trying to fill key gaps in data while fighting the most aggressive version yet of the virus.
Help! My Friend Made Me a Godparent, Then Reneged When I Refused to Be a Nanny for Free.
Should I warn my replacement of the job requirements?
Dear Care and Feeding: My Periodic Retreats From My Family Are Making My Kid Upset
Parenting advice on upsetting retreats, unfair fundraisers, and a homophobic household.
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.
“On the Kill Floors”: Essential Workers in Meatpacking Plants Still Lack Safety & COVID Protections
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, we look at the experiences of meatpacking workers during the pandemic and beyond. Dulce Castañeda, a founding member of Children of Smithfield, a Nebraska-based grassroots advocacy group led by the children and family members of meatpacking workers, says conditions in the meatpacking plants during the pandemic remained as usual.
A CIA Drone Analyst Apologizes to the People of Afghanistan
As the United States ends a 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, a former intelligence analyst for the CIA’s drone program offers an apology to the people of Afghanistan “from not only myself, but from the rest of our society as Americans.
Dirty Work: Eyal Press on Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America
Ahead of Labor Day, we speak with journalist and sociologist Eyal Press about his new book, “Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America.” Press profiles workers like prison guards and oil workers — people who make their livelihoods by doing “unethical activity that society depends on and tacitly condones but doesn’t want to hear too much” about, he says.
A Plea for Help from New Orleans: Curfew & Cops Are Not Aid for the Poor After Ida, Says Malik Rahim
As the death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in the northeastern United States climbs to 46, President Biden is visiting New Orleans, which is under curfew enforced by police and the National Guard as most of the city remains in the dark amid sweltering temperatures.
News Roundup: Schools, hospitals, and workers fight the pandemic—and a conspiracy-minded public
In the news today: It may be a mostly-quiet holiday weekend, but there’s no respite from the times in which we live. As schools grapple with our children’s safety and essential workers grapple with their own safety, during a pandemic(!), there are no shortage of Americans to threaten violence against them and anyone else who might take a emergent deadly disease more seriously than the conspiracy-minded would prefer they do.
As insurers end COVID-19 cost waivers in Michigan, who will pay the real cost?
by Montse Reyes
This story was originally published at Prism.
Michigan’s largest insurance companies have announced they will stop free treatments for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 starting Sept. 30, joining other states across the country who have sunsetted their fee waiver programs. Vaccines and booster shots will remain free.
As the world reopens, remember: No one cares about your diet
As the world still continues to combat the novel coronavirus, parts of life are beginning to reopen (at least temporarily), bringing many people out of their homes for the first time in a while. Whether that means returning to in-office work, returning to the classroom in person, or simply socializing face-to-face again, there’s been a good bit of online hysteria focused on one health topic that isn’t face masks and vaccine booster shots. What is it? Weight.
Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: Mayors matter
Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
When we think of executive officers, we tend to think of the president and governors. One other area in our government gains immediate executive experience, and that is our mayors.
The unemployment insurance system shuts out BIPOC workers. Here’s how to fix it
By Lakshmi Gandhi
This story was originally published at Prism.
Millions of Americans are entering Labor Day weekend knowing that one of the key unemployment benefits that has been keeping them afloat throughout the pandemic is coming to an end. States across the country have announced they will not be extending the specially created federal pandemic unemployment beyond Sept. 4, leaving workers and advocates scrambling to figure out what to do next.
My Boyfriend’s Wildly Goofy Name Is a Sexy-Time Destroyer
He wants me to moan it for him, but I burst out laughing instead.
Amy Klobuchar Renews Call For Justice Breyer’s Retirement Amid Texas Abortion Law
“If this decision doesn’t cry out for that, I don’t know what does,” the Democratic senator said after the conservative Supreme Court allowed the law to go into effect.
No ‘clear’ messaging about pandemic from Biden and Trump administrations, Maryland’s gov says
Larry Hogan said that messaging from both administrations about the pandemic has been problematic.
Millions To Face Labor Day With Shrunken COVID Social Safety Net
A federal eviction moratorium has already expired, while federal unemployment benefits are set to end on Sept. 6.
America Faces A Severe Caregiver Shortage, As This Grad Student Learned Firsthand
A case study in how the pandemic has affected people with disabilities — and what could be done about it.
Biden Flipped His Underpromise/Overdeliver Script On Afghanistan, With Disastrous Results
The president did exactly the opposite of what had served him well with vaccines and his stimulus plan by promising an orderly exit but delivering a deadly mess.
Not Even a Pandemic Could Settle One of Medicine’s Greatest Controversies
Doug Robertson is the kind of doctor who eats his own dog food. As a gastroenterologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system, he is overseeing a 50,000-person study comparing two different ways to screen for colon cancer: Patients aged 50 to 75 are randomly assigned to receive either a colonoscopy or a fecal immunochemical test, which can be conducted at home and detects tiny amounts of blood in a patient’s poop.