Democrats End Threat To Block Biden Nominees; White House To Name AAPI Liaison
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono had said they would block Biden’s nominees until he elevated Asian American and Pacific Islanders to top positions.
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New signs J&J may not be able to hit vaccine delivery goal
The pharmaceutical company is pushing back against suggestions it won’t hit its target.
Paper Products. Powder Rooms. What Past Pandemics Left Behind Forever.
Disease reshapes our lives in surprising ways.
Judge Blocked Boulder’s Assault Weapons Ban Just Days Before Deadly Shooting
“This [shooting] is directly on the heels of the trial court staying the assault weapons ban our city had enacted,” Boulder City Councilor Rachel Friend said.
The Georgia GOP Is Begging Biden To Act On Battery Plant, While Dems Stay Silent
With nearly 3,000 jobs at stake, Biden seems uncertain about using a veto, even as Republicans, a civil rights leader and a former Obama official push him to do so.
Studying Bats With ‘Virus Hunters’ in the Philippines
Eloisa Lopez, a staff photographer with Reuters, recently spent time with researchers who call themselves the “virus hunters,” as they caught and studied bats in the Philippines. They set up wide nets near roosts, then carefully untangle any trapped bats and measure and swab them, before returning them to the wild.
What Christian Men Really Mean When They Say They Have a “Sex Addiction”
The Atlanta shooting suspect’s claim of “sex addiction” is the product of a huge evangelical industry.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
We Could Solve Homelessness if We Wanted
Few problems are simultaneously so distressing and so addressable.
I Just Want to Date Like Every Other 20-Something
Two months into the pandemic, I gave in and tried Zoom dating. After a few days of chatting on OKCupid, I found myself across the screen from a perfectly nice match. It was one hour in hell: Trapped in a two-way-hostage video, I was hyperaware of everything that was missing—the smell of her perfume, how she moved through space, seeing the way she ordered a drink.If I was going to date, it had to be in person.
The Republican Electoral College Contradiction
A few months after losing the White House, Republicans across the country have had a revelation: The Electoral College could use some improvements. The problem is that they have contradictory proposals for how to fix it—and contradictory arguments for why those proposals would help Americans pick their president. In Wisconsin, Michigan, and New Hampshire, GOP lawmakers want to award Electoral College votes by congressional district, just like Nebraska and Maine currently do.
Fauci: AstraZeneca needs to ‘straighten out’ vaccine data
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday morning that its results were based on an interim analysis of data before Feb. 17, more than a month ago.
Amazon Intimidates Workers Amid Historic Union Vote in Alabama as Jeff Bezos Makes $7 Million an Hour
Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are in the final days of voting on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States. Ballots have been sent to nearly 6,000 workers, most of whom are Black, in one of the most closely watched union elections in decades.
Border Invasion? Mexican MAGA Influencers Push “Damaging” Conspiracy Theories About Asylum Seekers
As thousands of asylum seekers continue to wait in Mexico for a chance to enter the United States, investigative journalist Jean Guerrero says Mexican social media influencers connected to right-wing U.S. media outlets and political figures are whipping up “hysteria” about the southern border.
“Shameful”: Amid Border Emergency, Immigrant Rights Advocates Urge Biden to Stop Detaining Children
There are now over 15,000 unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody as the number of people seeking asylum at the southern border shows no sign of slowing down. The Biden administration has sharpened its rhetoric in recent weeks, insisting that the “border is closed” and pushing Mexico and Guatemala to stem the flow of migrants. The Biden administration has also maintained one of the most controversial Trump policies, which allows the U.S.
Homeroom: My Son Spends Hours Studying. Then He Forgets Everything.
Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com.Dear Abby and Brian,I don’t know if it has to do with remote learning or if this would have come up anyway, but my sixth grader, whom I’ll call “Tom,” immediately seems to forget everything he studies. He remembers non-school-related information fine.
Help! I Just Accidentally Stole a Bag of Stuff From the Dollar Store.
I’m nervous (paranoid?) that I might get in trouble.
Drugmakers prepare for the unusual: A defeat in Washington
Democrats’ next big bill could include drug price negotiations and other industry curbs. Pharma may not be able to fight it off this time.
The White House Is Canning Staffers Because They Smoked Pot. Are They High?
As the president once put it: Come on!
Democrats Should Keep Soaking New York and New Jersey on Taxes
They’re considering restoring a tax deduction that once benefited the upper-middle class and rich. Bad idea.
It’s Never a “Bicycle Accident”
Former NBA player Shawn Bradley was paralyzed after he was struck by a car.
Andrew Cuomo’s Last Big Project Might Be a Train That Goes in the Wrong Direction
A metaphor if you were looking for one.
Will at-home abortions make Roe v. Wade obsolete?
Pressure mounts on Biden to approve telemedicine for the use of abortion pills.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents.
Biden’s ‘Morning in America’ moment sparks a furious debate
Another massive injection of federal cash could ignite the economy like never before. It also could drive up inflation and burst market bubbles, creating new headaches in an otherwise positive outlook.
U.S. adds a strong 379,000 jobs in hopeful sign for economy
The February gain marked a sharp pickup from the 166,000 jobs that were added in January.
“The Sum of Us”: Heather McGhee on How Racism Undercuts the American Dream for Everyone
Amid a national reckoning with structural racism and the dangers of white supremacy, author Heather McGhee’s new book details how racism in the United States hurts not just people of color but also white people. In “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together,” McGhee details how zero-sum thinking has worsened inequality and robbed people of all stripes of the public goods and support they need to thrive.