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College vaccine mandates rile GOP states
The red states’ moves potentially set up court fights over who has the power to police campus health just as schools prepare to reopen for in-person instruction.
The Supreme Court saved Obamacare. Now supporters want Biden to fix the law.
Pressure is building on Biden to address the law’s underlying problems now that it has survived the latest Supreme Court challenge.
States Have Cut Off Unemployment. So Why Aren’t More People Looking for Jobs?
Republicans yanked away federal help to nudge people back to work. So far, it doesn’t seem to be working.
You’ll Never Guess Who’s Making Bank Selling $250 Preflight COVID Tests
When you need a negative result to board a flight, you’ll pony up.
Everyone Is Quitting Their Job and It’s Great
We are a nation of fast-food workers cannonballing into the bubble-filled sink of liberation.
FDA approved Alzheimer’s drug over internal objections
FDA gave the drug conditional approval earlier this month, making it the first new Alzheimer’s therapy approved in nearly 20 years.
U.S. has only shipped a fraction of pledged vaccine doses overseas as deadline looms
The delay comes at a time when lower and middle income countries across the globe are battling sharp increases in Covid-19 cases.
Senior Democrat outlines new drug pricing plan as talks drag on
Sen. Ron Wyden hopes his new plan could jump-start drug pricing talks, which have stalled over concerns from moderate Democrats.
Biden administration likely to miss July 4 vaccine target as new Covid strain surges
The setback comes amid a drop in the nation’s vaccination rate and difficulties in convincing younger Americans in particular to seek out the shot.
Why the Pope Won’t Rein In the Renegade American Bishops
The Vatican has quietly voiced concerns, but U.S. bishops have forged ahead anyway.
I Ended a Mind-Blowing Affair. Now I No Longer Want to Have Sex With My Husband.
He’s never been good at pleasing me.
A ‘humble’ Fed ramps up inflation forecast as prices jump
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank still expects rising inflation to subside in the coming months but underscored that he will be watching the data to see if that’s wrong.
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
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.
From Black Lung to BlackRock: Striking Alabama Coal Miners Protest Wall St. Financiers of Warrior Met
More than a thousand coal miners at Warrior Met Coal are now in the third month of their strike in the right-to-work state of Alabama. The miners walked off the job on April 1 after their union, the United Mine Workers of America, called the first strike to hit the state’s coal mining industry in four decades.
News Roundup: Americans say democracy is in peril; Biden takes actions on guns, immigration
In the news today: A new poll suggests that American voters are far more concerned about the future of American democracy than their senators are. The Biden administration isn’t just ending the Trump Team’s white nationalism-premised “Remain in Mexico” immigration rules, they’re taking steps to help remedy the wrongs done.
Over-the-counter birth control will give young people more control over their health
This story was originally published at Prism.
By Micaela Gaviola
I was 20 years old the first time I had a conversation with my parents about making an appointment to go to the OB-GYN. My parents were confused and not keen to talk about it—making an appointment didn’t seem necessary in their eyes since I wasn’t sexually active. I wanted to get more information, to take charge of my health, and to plan ahead, so I made the appointment myself.
The New York Times’ Charles Blow speaks truth to all Democrats
There aren’t that many columnists in the U.S. media today who have proven themselves to be completely aware of what the Republican Party has transformed itself into in the last four years. Charles Blow of The New York Times is one of them.
For those who haven’t already internalized them, Blow has some sage words of advice to Democrats at this strange point in time. The bottom line: Forget about any ideals of compromise with the Republican Party.
Progressive Buffalo mayoral candidate shocks in major election upset: ‘I hate to say I told you so’
On Tuesday night, India Walton, the socialist candidate for mayor of Buffalo, New York, won the Democratic primary election against four-term incumbent Byron Brown. The nurse and organizer’s victory over Brown has not yet been acknowledged by the Brown campaign (as of Wednesday morning and the writing of this story). The Washington Post reports, however, that there are not enough outstanding absentee ballots left to change the current results.
Schools can’t address racism until they acknowledge how they got to this point
This story was originally published at Prism.
By Frank Gettridge
The past year has been tough on educators as health and safety overwhelmed instruction and learning. Moreover, an abrupt shift to remote learning made it difficult for schools to prioritize much beyond ensuring students and families had the resources they needed to thrive in an unpredictable and unimaginable circumstance.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Says Elite Beach Club Isn’t All-White After All
The Rhode Island Democrat said he’s been assured the club has nonwhite club members and that its improving diversity remains a priority.
Watch Matt Gaetz Get Schooled On Race By The Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Gaetz responded to the nation’s highest-ranking military officer by dismissively shaking his head.
Supreme Court Decision Could Doom Trump Holdovers At Social Security
A court decision in a case regarding a Federal Housing Finance Agency director could open the door for President Joe Biden to replace Commissioner Andrew Saul.
FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Moderna, Pfizer vaccine fact sheets
A CDC safety panel has determined there is a “likely association” between the Pfizer and Moderna shots and cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in vaccine recipients.
Indiana Woman Is The First Capitol Defendant Sentenced
Anna Morgan-Lloyd told the court she “felt ashamed that something meant to show support for the President had turned violent.
When ‘the Aliens Are Us’
For astronomers, a tiny blip in data can signal the existence of an entire world. It happens when a planet far beyond our solar system passes in front of its own star. The planet blocks a tiny bit of light, making the shining star appear fainter to us. Scientists have used these moments to discover thousands of exoplanets in the Milky Way—icy planets and lava planets, hot Jupiters and miniature Neptunes, planets with a thick atmosphere and planets with no atmosphere at all.