Wall Street shrugs at Washington’s debt pileup
The debt poses no imminent danger to U.S. finances, economists say, so the more pressing concern should be jump-starting the economy.
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U.S. jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000
The government said that 5.1 million Americans are continuing to receive state jobless benefits, down from 5.2 million in the previous week.
30 Things Donald Trump Did as President You Might Have Missed
Trump’s presidency may be best remembered for its cataclysmic end. But his four years as president also changed real American policy in lasting ways, just more quietly. We asked POLITICO’s best-in-class policy reporters to recap some of the ways Trump changed the country while in office, for better or worse.
U.S. loses 140,000 jobs in first monthly loss since spring
At the same time, the unemployment rate stayed at 6.7%, the first time it hasn’t fallen since April.
MIA: Where Have All the Vaccines Gone? CDC Says Only Half of Shots Feds Sent to States Were Used
January has become the deadliest month of the pandemic in the United States, with at least 80,000 deaths from COVID-19 so far, and public health experts worry new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus could make things worse. President Joe Biden has announced plans to acquire another 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, aiming to vaccinate most people in the U.S. by summer, but vaccine distribution continues to be a problem.
Photos of the Week: Space Bubbles, Frozen Falls, Mountain Movies
Giraffes in the Netherlands, bison in the United Kingdom, a beach day in Australia, flowers for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the arrival of President Biden’s dogs at the White House, tug of war practice in Ireland, scenes from Paris Fashion Week, and much more.
Thursday Night Owls: Amsterdam is testing radical economic theory to help save the environment
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week.
Ciara Nugent at Time writes—Amsterdam Is Embracing a Radical New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Also Replace Capitalism?
One evening in December, after a long day working from home, Jennifer Drouin, 30, headed out to buy groceries in central Amsterdam. Once inside, she noticed new price tags.
Thursday Night Owls: Amsterdam is testing radical economic theory to help save the environment
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week.
Ciara Nugent at Time writes—Amsterdam Is Embracing a Radical New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Also Replace Capitalism?
One evening in December, after a long day working from home, Jennifer Drouin, 30, headed out to buy groceries in central Amsterdam. Once inside, she noticed new price tags.
Since Republicans won’t convict, turn the second impeachment into a trial of the Republican Party
Quavering under explicit threats from Donald Trump that he will start a neo-fascist third party (grossly named “The Patriot Party”), Senate Republicans, led by Kentucky blowhard Rand Paul, have signaled that there is no way they would ever vote to convict Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection that killed five people on Jan.
Since Republicans won’t convict, turn the second impeachment into a trial of the Republican Party
Quavering under explicit threats from Donald Trump that he will start a neo-fascist third party (grossly named “The Patriot Party”), Senate Republicans, led by Kentucky blowhard Rand Paul, have signaled that there is no way they would ever vote to convict Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection that killed five people on Jan.
Looking up, and looking ahead. On NASA’s remembrance day, a sign of the future
This is a week for remembrance. Some of those remembrances are for millions who died because of intolerance and cruel hate in a tragedy the world cannot afford to forget. Some are for the thousands dying every day in a disaster that is still unfolding. But today is also the day for remembering a relative handful of people who lost their lives in extraordinary circumstances.
A generation of Americans remember where they were when they heard the news that John F.
Looking up, and looking ahead. On NASA’s remembrance day, a sign of the future
This is a week for remembrance. Some of those remembrances are for millions who died because of intolerance and cruel hate in a tragedy the world cannot afford to forget. Some are for the thousands dying every day in a disaster that is still unfolding. But today is also the day for remembering a relative handful of people who lost their lives in extraordinary circumstances.
A generation of Americans remember where they were when they heard the news that John F.
Elizabeth Warren’s Face Says It All When She’s Challenged On Wealth Tax
“Can we have just a little fairness here?” asks an annoyed senator after being told the rich will flee (even though many nations have wealth taxes and high rates).
This Week in Statehouse Action: Robin Hoodwinked edition
Hope you didn’t come here looking for stock tips, because I learned everything I know about Wall Street from Trading Places.
Hey, there’s still a pandemic on!
But whatever, say Republicans in Wisconsin.
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On Tuesday, the GOP-controlled state Senate passed a resolution that would throw out Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate—the final anti-COVID measure left in place after months of legal wrangling.
This Week in Statehouse Action: Robin Hoodwinked edition
Hope you didn’t come here looking for stock tips, because I learned everything I know about Wall Street from Trading Places.
Hey, there’s still a pandemic on!
But whatever, say Republicans in Wisconsin.
Campaign Action
On Tuesday, the GOP-controlled state Senate passed a resolution that would throw out Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate—the final anti-COVID measure left in place after months of legal wrangling.
‘Heightened threat environment’ from far-right extremists continues despite peaceful inauguration
The threat of violence at the inauguration may have fizzled, without even substantial protests developing, but “the intent to engage in violence has not gone away” on the part of right-wing extremists, intelligence officials are warning.
‘Heightened threat environment’ from far-right extremists continues despite peaceful inauguration
The threat of violence at the inauguration may have fizzled, without even substantial protests developing, but “the intent to engage in violence has not gone away” on the part of right-wing extremists, intelligence officials are warning.
Parkland, Sandy Hook Parents: Marjorie Taylor Greene Has ‘No Place’ In Congress
The Georgia Republican has suggested the school shootings that killed their children weren’t real.
Some QAnon Supporters Checked By Reality Seek A Way Out
“Hi my name is Joe,” one man wrote on a Q recovery channel in Telegram. “And I’m a recovering QAnoner.
COVID-19 Deaths Are Still Rising
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection .Deaths are still rising in California, and more than 10,000 of the state’s total 36,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported after January 1; 4,500 of these deaths were reported in L.A. County. CBS Sacramento is investigating why so many California counties say they’re out of vaccines despite the state’s Vaccine Dashboard showing more than 2.
Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 89 percent effective, but less so against South African variant
The mixed results came on the same day that the United States announced it had found its first Covid-19 cases linked to the South African variant.
Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 89 percent effective, but less so against South African variant
The mixed results came on the same day that the United States announced it had found its first Covid-19 cases linked to the South African variant.
The Ethical Human Cannibals of the World Would Like the Armie Hammer News Cycle to End, Too
“I don’t think a lot of people who are into consensual cannibalism would have a foot taco.
Democrats Poised To Ditch Republicans To Pass Big COVID-19 Relief Bill
GOP senators said that would poison the well for future cooperation.
Ocasio-Cortez To Ted Cruz: ‘You Almost Had Me Murdered … You Can Resign’
After Cruz said he “fully” agreed with the congresswoman’s thoughts on Robinhood and GameStop, she slammed him for his role in the Capitol insurrection.
‘An Awful Mistake’ Might Soon Be Fixed—Finally
Benjamine Spencer at the H. H. Coffield Unit (Nathan Bajar)Every morning, long before dawn, Benjamine Spencer slips out of his bunk, dresses quietly in his white uniform, and heads to his job. He tiptoes so as not to wake up the 110 men in his dorm room—men who have been convicted of murder, rape, drug trafficking, and other violent crimes—in one of the most dangerous maximum-security prisons in Texas.
The Decision That Will Define Democrats for a Decade
No decision facing Democrats over the next two years will shape the long-term political competition between the parties more than whether they end the Senate filibuster to pass their agenda to reform elections and expand access to the vote.The party’s immediate political fate in the 2022 and 2024 elections is likely to turn mostly on whether Joe Biden can successfully control the coronavirus outbreak—restarting the economy and returning a sense of normalcy to daily life.
“Anxiety’s Been off the Chart”: A School Counselor on How Kids Feel About Going Back to In-Person Learning
Some students are worried about increased exposure. Others are just desperate for human connection.