Democrats Are Finally Picking the Right Fight Over Unemployment Benefits
They can’t trust the GOP not to sabotage efforts to help Americans, so they’re trying to do something about it.
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Senators concerned about Covid-19 vaccine price controls
Senators questioned top Trump public health officials at a Thursday hearing on vaccine pricing.
Outside experts could decide who gets Covid vaccines first, NIH chief says
Federal officials may defer to the National Academy of Medicine.
Supreme Court sidesteps abortion cases, shortly after striking Louisiana restrictions
Chief Justice John Roberts’ vote with the court’s liberal judges to overturn the Louisiana law wasn’t the win for abortion rights advocates that many assumed.
America’s told-you-so moment: How we botched the reopening
The resurgence of Covid-19 was preventable, but the country’s rush to end shutdowns triggered disaster.
Testing czar says coronavirus surge is straining testing capacity
“It is absolutely correct that some labs across the country are reaching or near capacity,” Giroir said Wednesday.
My Catholic Friend Keeps Talking to Me About Sexuality, and I … Think He Has Something to Tell Me
I’m not sure what to do here.
Help! My Sister-in-Law Has Become Incredibly Cruel After Suffering From a Stroke.
Her behavior is just so awful, but she has nowhere else to go and cannot live independently yet.
Can You Reprogram a Kid Who Thinks He Must Pee Immediately After Drinking Water?
Plus: How to best support a pre-teen who recently came out to his parents as trans.
Looking for a Low-Stakes Summer Lawn Game? Grab This Horseshoe Set, Now on Sale.
Champion Sports’ model is now almost 25 percent off.
Treasury decides to stick with July 15 tax deadline
An extension would give taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their returns, though they would still have to pay what they owe by July 15.
Top White House economist set to depart amid coronavirus recession
The acting chair of the CEA will leave Trump without another senior economist as discussions start about a new economic aid package.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
“America’s Moment of Reckoning”: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Cornel West on Uprising Against Racism
Scholars Cornel West and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor respond to the global uprising against racism and police violence following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “We’re seeing the convergence of a class rebellion with racism and racial terrorism at the center of it,” said Princeton professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. “And in many ways, we are in uncharted territory in the United States.
Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election
Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis. She also responds to the destruction and removal of racist monuments in cities across the United States, and the 2020 election.
“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech
In a Fourth of July holiday special, we hear the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, he gave one of his most famous speeches, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.” He was addressing the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society.
Did the Army Ignore a Soldier’s Murder? Questions Mount over Vanessa Guillén Disappearance
The U.S. Army says it has a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of Vanessa Guillén, a missing 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier whose family says her remains were likely found in a shallow grave near the Texas Army base. A second suspect in the case — a soldier who the Guillén family lawyer named as Aaron Robinson — killed himself in Killeen, Texas, as officers approached.
Barbara Ransby on the Biden Problem: Social Movements Must Defeat Trump & Also Hold Dems Accountable
Amid a mass uprising against racism and state violence, social movements are not just fighting hostility and backlash from President Trump, but also dealing with a “Biden problem,” according to historian, author and activist Barbara Ransby. “I think it’s fair to say that Joe Biden is not our dream candidate, by any means,” she says. “We should be critical of Joe Biden. We should be ready to hold Joe Biden accountable come January.
SeaWorld’s slow recovery from ‘Blackfish’ may be doomed by COVID-19 effects
What the documentary Blackfish started—namely, the long, slow demise of the captive orca theme park industry, along with its abusive practices and dubious ethics—may be finally finished by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Orlando Weekly reports, SeaWorld’s increasingly grim bottom line is being sharply worsened by the closures of its three U.S. parks (in San Diego, San Antonio, and Orlando) during their respective states’ stay-home orders.
AT&T promised cheap TV service in order to get their merger through: They just ended that
AT&T is a prime example of how the conservative economic view of the world does not work out for anyone other than the top one percent. After being gifted tens of billions of dollars in the Republican tax giveaway, the telecom giant has proceeded to layoff thousands upon thousands of workers. In fact, since the 2017 tax “cuts,” every couple of months AT&T announces new rounds of layoffs and store closures.
Mont. Gubernatorial Candidate Isolates After Wife Is Exposed To Kimberly Guilfoyle
GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte’s wife, Susan, met with Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign official. Neither wore a mask nor maintained social distance.
Advocates say detention facility has reversed cruel decision blocking immigrants from making calls
Advocates for immigrants jailed at notorious detention facility Otay Mesa Detention Center in California say that detainees are once again able to place calls to the advocates following community-led pressure demanding officials at Otay Mesa reverse a heinous decision earlier this month that blocked detained people from being able to place calls to their advocates.
Critics Mock Trump For Choking On ‘Totalitarianism’ In Mount Rushmore Diatribe
“He used OUR Independence Day to tell a majority of our country that we are not welcome here in America,” snapped one.
Trump Blames China For COVID-19 Spread At Crowded Independence Day Celebration
The president, who was not wearing a mask, claimed without evidence that 99% of U.S. coronavirus cases are “totally harmless” at the National Mall event.
Trump sank himself in Michigan. Biden didn’t have to lift a finger
The reviews from Michigan are in and they are not looking good for Donald Trump. Not only have the last several polls of the state shown Joe Biden ahead by double digits, but one of those polls captured data showing that Trump likely has no one but himself to blame for surrendering the state.
Minimum wage rises some places, but it’s still the COVID-19 economy, this week in the war on workers
Unemployment remains sky-high (no matter what Donald Trump tries to tell you), and four million workers have had their pay or hours cut due to the pandemic. For people who are still on the job, there’s some good news in some cities and states in the form of minimum wage increases that went into effect on July 1.
In Illinois, the minimum wage went from $9.25 an hour to $10. In Oregon, it went from $11.25 to $12.