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Democrats Are Again Fueling GOP Talking Points About Ilhan Omar
After 12 House Democrats slammed their colleague on Wednesday, top House Republican Kevin McCarthy seized an opportunity to divide his opponents.
Who Gets the Streets Now?
The restaurants who needed them to survive? The humans who endured the pandemic city? Or their old owners, cars?
Jill Biden Hailed As ‘Queen Of Shade’ For Perceived Diss Of Melania Trump
The first lady’s “LOVE” jacket stirred sour memories of an infamous fashion choice by the former FLOTUS.
We Choose Our Cults Every Day
Way back in January, I was idly thumbing through Instagram when I received a message that shook me like a nascent martini. “Did you hear that Taking Cara Babies donated to Trump?” a friend wrote. This sentence likely makes no sense to you, unless you’ve had a baby sometime in the past few years. Taking Cara Babies is the brand name for Cara Dumaplin, a neonatal nurse turned baby-sleep expert who became, in 2020, my everything.
In the Heights Knows the Second-Generation American’s Dilemma
This article contains spoilers for In the Heights. In The Heights, the director Jon M. Chu’s Hollywood adaptation of the groundbreaking Broadway musical, is ostensibly a tale about the aspirational young. Its focus stays mostly on some dreamers (and a “Dreamer”) living in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights.
Biden to Buy 500 Million Vaccine Doses for Other Countries, But Billions More Needed to End Pandemic
President Biden’s plan to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and donate them to 92 countries comes as health experts warn vaccination inequity could prolong the pandemic for everyone if the coronavirus continues to mutate, possibly making it more infectious and resistant to vaccines.
Vaccine Hesitancy, Even by Healthcare Workers, Means Shots Expire, Variants Emerge, Pandemic Drags On
As President Biden pledges to buy half of a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to give to the world, many Americans are refusing to get vaccinated, and thousands of Johnson & Johnson shots will expire soon. This week, Houston Methodist Hospital suspended 178 staff members who refused to abide by its mandate that employees be fully vaccinated. We speak with infectious disease epidemiologist Dr.
U.S. Led 2020 Nuclear Weapons Spending; Now Biden Going “Full Steam Ahead” on Trump’s Nuclear Plans
As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear-armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden’s criticisms of the Trump administration’s nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S.
Ask a Teacher: My Child Is Supposed to Start Kindergarten While We’re on Vacation
Teacher advice on vacation, potty training, and social justice.
A High School Yearbook Editor on How She Documented the Pandemic Year—and What She Absolutely Refused to Include
“The yearbook is about capturing the students, not the building.
Republicans rebel against a powerful anti-opioid tool
Fatigue over America’s long-running drug crisis and anti-science sentiment are fueling backlash against needle exchanges.
Volkswagen “Rebranded” Away From Nazis and Hippies. Can It Overcome Its Latest Scandals?
The company’s last publicity stunt—the “Voltswagen” name change fiasco—went so badly it sparked an SEC investigation.
I Struggle to Pay Our Bills. My Husband Just Bought His Dream Car.
He says he just can’t afford to help more.
FDA approves Alzheimer’s therapy despite mixed evidence
The FDA’s decision to approve the drug, siding with industry and patient advocates, raises new questions about whether it is lowering its burden of proof for drugmakers.
Biden’s vaccine push fails to gain traction with African Americans
Less than a quarter of Black Americans have received their first Covid-19 shot. That’s less than other racial and ethnic groups tracked by the CDC.
U.S. senators promise vaccines for Taiwan amid dispute with China
“I’m here to tell you that the United States will not let you stand alone,” Tammy Duckworth said.
The partisan divide in vaccinations is starker than you realize
The effort to reach the unvaccinated has become the latest political fault line in the Covid response.
What Are Harry and Meghan Really Up to With the New Royal Baby Name?
The name’s history may be less interesting than the intention behind it.
What It’s Like to Be a Flight Attendant Amid an “Unprecedented” Surge in Passengers Misbehaving
A flight attendant on how stir-crazy passengers are behaving.
I Can’t Seem to Do the One Move My Wife Really Wants During Sex
She has a suggestion for how to make it work, but I’m not sure it will.
Biden’s back door to wage hikes
Income growth has been relatively strong, particularly in the last couple of months, despite disappointing overall job growth.
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
It’s a stunning reversal for a brand that once lured the rich and famous willing to pay a premium to live in a building with Trump’s gilded name on it.
‘Hard to love it’: Modest job gains leave lingering doubts about recovery
The figure will provide some relief to the White House after the April report, but it’s well short of the pace predicted by many economists earlier this year.
Biden’s budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth
Some analysts suggested that the administration is essentially admitting that its proposed surge in federal spending won’t actually boost the economy much at all.
A Biden-friendly economist is creating a big headache for president’s spending plans
The study adds fuel to an intense national debate about what is behind a suspected worker shortage and what policy changes are needed to accelerate Americans’ return to work as the pandemic subsides.
Socialist Teacher Takes Lead in Peruvian Election as Nation Reels from Pandemic & Political Crisis
We get an update from Peru, where socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has pulled ahead of his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country’s presidential election on Sunday. Castillo is the son of peasant farmers, and a union leader who led a nationwide teachers’ strike in 2017. Fujimori is the daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, who is in prison for human rights abuses and corruption.
Democracy Needs India
When the G7 group of rich democracies assemble this weekend in southwest England, they will discuss issues including COVID-19, taxes, and climate change. One item overhanging the formal agenda, however, will be the global deterioration of democracy itself, and the nation on which this question may hinge won’t be any of the hosts, but a guest invited to this year’s confab: India. Democracy’s fate there may determine its fate throughout the world.