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U.S. & Other Wealthy Nations Block Effort to Waive Vaccine Patent Rights in Blow to Global South
The United States and other wealthy members of the World Trade Organization have blocked a push by dozens of developing countries to waive patent rights in an effort to boost production of COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations. The proposal by South Africa and India was supported by hundreds of civil society organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam and Amnesty International. Without the waiver, vaccine production will remain in the hands of only a few pharmaceutical companies.
Despite Immigration Pledges, Biden Admin Detains Thousands of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
The Biden administration is struggling to address the flow of migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents, many fleeing extreme violence, poverty and natural disasters in their home countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. News reports show more than 3,500 children were detained at the border in just the first nine days of March, with many being held longer than the legal limit of 72 hours. “We can call it a crisis.
Cleared of Corruption Charges, Will Lula Challenge Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2022 Presidential Race?
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared to run for office again after a judge annulled all convictions against him. Three years ago, Lula, a former union leader who served as president from 2003 to 2010, had been considered a favorite in the lead-up to the 2018 presidential election until he was jailed and forced out of the race on what many said were trumped-up corruption charges.
Joe Manchin Drops More Hints About How He’d Reform the Filibuster
He wouldn’t nuke it. But his ideas might help neutralize it.
Biden’s COVID Bill Is His First Step Toward an FDR-Style Presidency
This will appreciably improve the lives of Americans—and position the administration to do even more.
Weight Watchers Isn’t Fooling Anyone
The company rebranded as WW in 2018, but it’s still selling the same unhealthy diet culture.
CDC under scrutiny after struggling to report Covid race, ethnicity data
The probe comes amid a push by the CDC to modernize its data systems and create more accurate Covid-19 platforms.
CDC cuts travel advice from guidelines for vaccinated people
The Biden administration put the highly anticipated guidelines on hold last week in part over concerns about the wording and the recommendations around quarantining.
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.
Biden’s bubble risk: A reckoning in markets as the economy recovers
“I mean, Shaq has a SPAC. What could go wrong?” one economist says of the euphoria rippling through Wall Street and raising a new round of worries.
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.
The Burglary That Exposed COINTELPRO: Activists Mark 50th Anniversary of Daring FBI Break-in
Fifty years ago, on March 8, 1971, a group of eight activists staged one of the most stunning acts of defiance of the Vietnam War era when they broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole every document they found. The activists, calling themselves the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, began leaking shocking details about FBI abuses to the media.
News roundup: American Rescue Plan passes; Republicans echo hate group; Trump caught on tape
Today’s most significant news was the House passage of the American Rescue Plan, which now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. That wasn’t the only news of the day, however.
Orange County Democrats just won this seat for the first time since 1894
On Tuesday, Democrats in Orange County, California, flipped a seat on the five-member Board of Supervisors that has been in GOP hands for well over a century: Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley defeated former Republican state Sen. John Moorlach 44-31 in a five-candidate special election. There are no runoffs in special elections for this post, so Foley’s showing brings the Republican majority down from 4-1 to 3-2 ahead of redistricting.
Trump Golf Club pool boy must now fund NAACP Scholarship
Remember this guy?
Back in November when #Old45 was still trolling his golf course in my hometown of Sterling, Virginia, and throngs of protesters clashed almost every weekend, I reported on an incident involving Raymond Deskins, a notorious pool float-wearing Trump supporter who coughed on two protesters. A video that caught part of the incident went viral.
Judge OKs Texas Ousting Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
The 8,000 Texans who use Medicaid at Planned Parenthood will have to find new providers during a global pandemic.
The New York Times gives Trump credit for Biden’s success in latest act of journalistic malpractice
In a highly misleading article, The New York Times is attempting to rewrite the dismal history of the Trump administration’s miserable failure regarding vaccine production and distribution.
Union organizing Amazon workers emphatically disavows social media calls for boycott
Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are still voting on whether to join a union, in a mail vote that ends March 29. The company’s ongoing harassment campaign aimed at defeating the organizing effort has many workers looking forward to that date, when the barrage will end—much as Republican negative campaigning is aimed at turning people against politics and good governance.
Democrat Skewers Republican Lawmaker’s Attack On Black Lives Matter
Del. Stacey Plaskett unleashed on Rep. Glenn Grothman after he said the anti-racism movement “doesn’t like the old-fashioned family.
Virus drove record U.S. death rate in 2020, CDC finds
Covid-19 killed nearly 400,000 people in the U.S. in 2020, making it the third-leading cause of death.
GOP Senator Who Voted Against COVID-19 Relief Already Taking Credit For Bill’s Benefits
Mississippi’s Sen. Roger Wicker tweeted about how the legislation would help independent restaurants — even though every Republican voted against it.
Democrats Have Passed Their COVID-19 Bill. Now Comes The Hard Part.
The $1.9 trillion bill is overwhelmingly popular. But its ultimate success will depend on government agencies tasked with executing several large relief programs.
What COVID-Scarred Cities Can Learn From the Bubonic Plague
The rich flee. The poor have nowhere to go. And there is important work to do in the aftermath.
Citizen Sleuths Launch A Slick New Website To Hunt Down Capitol Insurrectionists
Online researchers have compiled a massive trove of evidence about the Capitol attack and are organizing it on their website, Jan6evidence.com.
10 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake
Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern shore—the most powerful earthquake ever recorded to have hit Japan—generating enormous tsunami waves that spread across miles of shoreline, climbing as high as 130 feet. The powerful inundation of seawater tore apart coastal towns and villages, carrying ships inland as thousands of homes were flattened, then washed tons of debris and vehicles back out to sea.
The Weekly Planet: Biden’s Stimulus Is a Big Deal for Public Transit
Every week, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Sign up to get The Weekly Planet, our guide to living through climate change, in your inbox.Over the weekend, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package. The House of Representatives is poised to pass it today, and then it will go to President Joe Biden’s desk.