White House planning to forecast vaccine shipments months in advance
The longer planning window could address concerns from governors who complained that limited shipment forecasts affect their planning abilities.
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“Decades in the Making”: How Mainstream Conservatives & Right-Wing Money Fueled the Capitol Attack
As more details emerge about those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, it’s becoming clearer that the insurrection was not the work of a “fringe” group, but rather the result of a decades-long conservative effort to undermine democracy, according to author Brendan O’Connor.
“Not Ready to Give Up”: Democrats Push Senate to Keep Popular $15 Minimum Wage in Stimulus Bill
As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a fight is brewing over the inclusion of an increase to the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The measure is at risk in the Senate, where conservative Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema oppose its inclusion in the relief bill or suggest a lower amount.
100+ Countries Push to Loosen WTO Rules on Vaccine Patents. Why Is the U.S. Still Blocking the Way?
As the pandemic’s death toll nears 2.5 million, stringent rules around intellectual property rights could be preventing much of the world from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines. Over 45 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to the United Nations, while 130 other countries have not received any vaccines at all, leading to what some describe as “vaccine apartheid.
Ask a Teacher: Teachers Keep Telling Me My Stepdaughter Would Be Better Off With Her Mom
How can I get her teacher to stop making these comments?
Fraud fears and messy data stall FEMA program for Covid victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to dole out cash to families of Americans who died of Covid-19, but there is potential for widespread fraud.
How Screwed Is the Trump Hotel D.C.?
The former president is stuck with a money-losing monument to his administration’s graft, and so is Washington.
What Is Salesforce Really Selling?
Behind the flashy events and quasi-spiritual jargon is a software service that wants to swallow the whole business world.
The Bigger Issue Behind the Student Debt Forgiveness Debate
The argument over how much debt to cancel—and how to cancel it—needs to focus on the causes of the racial wealth gap.
Democrats Are Waltzing Toward an Easily Avoidable Political Disaster With Their COVID Bill
If they don’t act, they’ll give many Americans a surprise tax bill—and every right to be furious.
Biden targets smallest businesses with exclusive aid window
Only businesses with fewer than 20 employees will be able to apply for aid through the massive Paycheck Protection Program.
Biden’s economic point man draws praise — and pushback
Allies laud Brian Deese’s leadership on the stimulus negotiations, but he’s rubbed some the wrong way.
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.
‘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.
adrienne maree brown: Octavia Butler’s Visions of the Future Have Transformed Generation of Readers
The visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler died 15 years ago on February 24, 2006, but her influence and readership has only continued to grow since then. In September, Butler’s novel “Parable of the Sower” became her first to reach the New York Times best-seller list. We speak with adrienne maree brown, a writer and Octavia Butler scholar, who says Butler had a remarkable talent for universalizing Black stories.
Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales in Unearthed 2005 Interview
As Democracy Now! marks 25 years on the air, we are revisiting some of the best and most impactful moments from the program’s history, including one of the last television interviews given by the visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler. She spoke to Democracy Now! in November 2005, just three months before she died on February 24, 2006, at age 58.
Wednesday Night Owls: GOP cozies up to Jim Crow with still more voter suppression bills
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week.
Ari Berman at Mother Jones writes—Republicans Are Taking Their Voter Suppression Efforts to New Extremes From Georgia to Iowa. Republicans are concocting new ways to suppress Democratic votes:
After record turnout in 2020, Republican-controlled states appear to be in a race to the bottom to see who can pass the most egregious new barriers to voting.
Nine senators who voted to confirm Betsy DeVos flog Biden Cabinet pick’s ‘lack of experience’
Remember back in the olden days when Republicans were consistently willing to set aside petty partisanship and perpetual grievance in order to ensure that only the most qualified individuals were given top government posts?
Yeah, me neither.
Q&A: Two women could make history as the first Black woman DA and sheriff in Alameda County
Recent election cycles have seen a surge in the number of women, particularly women of color, running for elected office. Now, months after the highly anticipated 2020 election came to a close, two women have already their eyes set on two major elected positions in their county—and if they’re elected, they could make history.
JoAnn Walker and Pamela Price are running on a joint bid for Alameda County sheriff and district attorney, respectively.
Daily Kos Elections presents our comprehensive guide to the 117th Congress’ members and districts
Following the conclusion of the 2020 congressional elections, Daily Kos Elections is pleased to unveil the most comprehensive guide you’ll find anywhere to the members of the new 117th Congress. This spreadsheet includes a wealth of demographic and electoral data on senators and representatives, as well as the states and districts they represent, providing key insight on the makeup of Congress and statistics that play a critical role in understanding both chambers.
Judge indefinitely halts moratorium on most deportations. But Biden can still act in other ways
The federal judge who last month temporarily halted the Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on most deportations following a lawsuit from Texas’ very-corrupt Republican attorney general has extended that pause “indefinitely,” the Associated Press reports. That initial hold from U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton, who was appointed by the previous administration, was set to expire Tuesday. It’s now extended indefinitely.
4 takeaways from Xavier Becerra’s confirmation hearings
Two days of hearings exposed fault lines that could shape President Joe Biden’s post-pandemic agenda and will define health policy debates leading into the midterm elections.
Joe Biden Revokes Donald Trump’s Order Designating Democratic Cities ‘Anarchist’
After racial justice protests erupted in New York, Seattle and Portland, Trump attempted to cut the cities’ federal funding by labeling them “anarchist.
How the Buffalo Bills could help reopen Broadway
New York used aggressive Covid testing to let Bills fans attend the NFL playoffs.
The Rise and Fall of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Marriage, as Told by Her Infamous Instagram Posts
In 2012, Kardashian began two of her most important relationships: with Kanye West, and with Instagram.
Jill Biden Offers Kelly Clarkson Advice About Getting Through Divorce
The first lady told the talk show host that things happen for the best and that life will eventually “look better.
Biden’s COVID Package Is Overwhelmingly Popular. Republicans Hate It Anyway.
“I would be surprised if there was support in the Republican caucus if the bill comes out at $1.9 trillion,” said Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
GOP Science Deniers Lecture Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland On Science
“Republicans, by the way, are guided by science,” Sen. Bill Cassidy told the Native American congresswoman, despite his past vote rejecting climate science.