Democrats Unveil First Draft Of $1,400 Stimulus Checks Bill
In a win for progressives, the proposal retains the previous income threshold below which Americans would qualify for the full payment.
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CBO Report Says $15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs
An estimated 27 million workers would see raises, though there would be 1.4 million fewer jobs.
Help! My Partner Says I’m Being Creepy When I Peer Into People’s Homes.
Am I doing anything intrinsically wrong?
Forget Warm Weather and Low Taxes. Americans Are Moving to Be Near Family.
What happens if a pandemic-era trend sticks around?
We’re Adding Something New to Our Sex Life, but I’m Afraid My Husband Will Become Obsessed
He was really into this sort of thing before we got married.
When Piggly Wiggly Tried to Stick It to Wall Street
A century before GameStop, a stock market outsider took on short sellers. It was a spectacle and a disaster.
Rep. Cori Bush Denounces White Supremacist Violence from the Capitol Insurrection to Ferguson
With former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial set to begin in the Senate this week, we feature the speech Democratic Congressmember Cori Bush of Missouri made Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives to demand accountability for the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “On January 3, we stood together to swear our oath to office, to the Constitution. We swore to defend it against all enemies foreign and domestic,” Bush said.
The Shecession: Women Face Staggering Job & Income Losses Amid the Pandemic’s Economic Crisis
As Democrats in Congress push forward on passing President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package, many experts say measures to combat the economic fallout from COVID-19 must address the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women — especially women of color. Women in the U.S. lost 5.
Raji Sourani: Gaza Faces COVID Crisis as Israel Withholds Vaccines While Imposing Inhumane Blockade
The World Health Organization estimates there have been 51,312 confirmed cases and 522 deaths from COVID-19 in Gaza since reporting began in July 2020, and the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees warns the Gaza Strip’s health system could collapse if the number of cases continues to rise.
ICC’s “Landmark Decision” Could Open Door to Prosecuting Israel for War Crimes in Palestine
In a landmark decision, judges at the International Criminal Court say the body has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, opening the door to possible criminal charges against Israel and militant groups like Hamas.
Dear Care and Feeding: These Tedious Family Zoom Visits Are Driving Me Insane
Parenting advice on Zoom visits, sleep troubles, and sibling sadness.
If We Want to Defeat Covid, We Need to Boost Medicaid
States often reduce Medicaid benefits during economic downturns. Doing that now could prolong the pandemic.
Larry Summers Has Some Weird Fears About the Biden Relief Plan
He doesn’t fully spell out why he thinks Congress shouldn’t spend too much, because that would undermine his weird point.
Is Biden’s Relief Plan Too Big? Maybe. Is the Republican Plan Too Small? Definitely.
But if you’re still not convinced, look at these charts.
Everything Is Gambling Now
The GameStop surge was just one of the ways Americans have renewed their love of betting.
So, When Are the New Stimulus Checks Coming?
There are a lot of bizarre, self-imposed congressional limits that may delay final passage until March.
Republicans seek to pin California’s Covid-19 problem on Biden’s HHS pick
Becerra provided legal muscle for the state’s pandemic restrictions.
Biden administration deploys more than 1,000 active-duty troops to aid vaccination efforts
Some of the military members will arrive for deployment in California within the next 10 days.
Help! I’m Terrified of My New Neighbor.
He screams threats and obscenities every time I walk my dogs past his house.
Dear Care and Feeding: Our In-Home Therapists Are Refusing Vaccination. What Should We Do?
Parenting advice on vaccine refusal, college funds, and Beetlejuice.
When I Got Laid Off at 62, I Knew I Would Never Work in Journalism Again
I spent more than two decades at my newspaper. Now it’s gone.
U.S. backs Okonjo-Iweala, first woman and African, to head WTO
The decision breaks with the Trump administration’s opposition to Okonjo-Iweala and brings the U.S. in line with much of the rest of the world.
Economy will return to pre-pandemic level this year, CBO predicts
Employment levels, however, will not fully recover until 2024.
Biden confronts the limits of his executive power
Without help from Congress, he has few options to turn the U.S. economy around.
Fed’s Powell warns U.S. economy ‘long way from a full recovery’
“There’s nothing more important to the economy now than people getting vaccinated,” Jerome Powell said.
Will Biden Admin Reverse Trump’s “Dangerous” Recognition of Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara?
President Donald Trump broke with decades of U.S. foreign policy in the waning days of his administration and recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory the country has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community. U.S.
Yemen: Biden to End U.S. Offensive Support for Saudi-Led Assault, But Will the War Actually End?
President Joe Biden has pledged to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, supported by both the Obama and Trump administrations, describing it as a “humanitarian and strategic catastrophe.” The six-year war in Yemen has devastated the country, killing at least 100,000 people and pushing 80% of the country into instability requiring some form of aid or protection, according to the United Nations. Biden’s remarks on Yemen come amid a freeze of U.S.
We Can’t Just “Move On”: AOC & Rashida Tlaib Demand Accountability for Deadly Capitol Attack
As the U.S Senate prepares its impeachment trial of President Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection, House lawmakers took to the floor Thursday to detail their experiences and demand accountability. We air excerpts from dramatic speeches by Democratic Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
“A Moral Catastrophe”: Africa CDC Head Says Lack of Vaccines for the Continent Will Imperil World
Countries across the African continent are facing a second COVID-19 outbreak, linked to a variant first found in South Africa that has been detected in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Comoros and Zambia and more than 20 non-African countries so far. There is concern new variants, which scientists believe are more infectious, could spread the virus further before widespread vaccination begins.