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The Furniture Supply Chain Is Completely Busted
There’s a reason no one can get their hands on a new couch or table right now.
Arkansas governor blames ‘myths’ for ‘hardened’ vaccine resistance
“I go into these town hall meetings, someone said: Don’t call it a vaccine. Call it a bioweapon. And they talk about mind control,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.
Leaders in under-vaccinated areas should ‘speak out’ amid virus surge, Fauci says
“It’s like we have two kinds of America,” he said.
‘The virus is winning’: China’s rebuff of WHO’s new Covid probe alarms experts
The experts say a complete probe inside China is necessary to pinpoint the origins of the virus, which has had a devastating toll around the world.
An Intense Fight With My Husband Has Me Convinced Our Entire Life Is a Lie
I haven’t seen him this upset in years.
Help! Should I Tell My Father I Slept With His Horrible Wife?
I just want to do the best thing for him at this point.
Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
Fed’s Powell feels heat from all sides as inflation spikes
Both the Fed and the Biden administration have said rapid price increases are being stoked by temporary factors.
Gasoline is up and GOP sees an easy target: Biden
Americans are hitting the road as strong economic growth pushes up oil prices, and Republicans are trying to pin pump prices on Biden’s energy policies.
Rev. Liz Theoharis of Poor People’s Campaign Arrested in Protest over Voting Rights & Infrastructure
Nearly 100 women from around the United States were arrested outside the Supreme Court as they marked the 173rd anniversary of the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls with a protest calling for voting rights and economic justice. We speak with Reverend Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and one of those who was arrested.
News Roundup: Jan. 6 probe calls witnesses tomorrow; no ‘bipartisan’ infrastructure deal in sight
In the news today: As the House select committee formed to investigate the events of the Jan. 6 insurrection prepare to hear first witnesses, House Republicans that stoked insurrectionist claims are demanding retaliation against the two House Republicans appointed to the committee. The attempt to craft a “bipartisan” infrastructure bill continues to be an absolute clown show.
One question the Jan. 6 committee should ask every police officer injured during the insurrection
The response of the Washington, D.C. Capitol Police to the events of Jan. 6 has been closely examined and debated from practically the first moments of the insurrection itself. There have been credible accusations that the police deliberately responded sluggishly or with intentional forbearance given that the thousands of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol were almost entirely white.
Republican says he wasn’t involved in fatal crash despite motorcycle stuck to the front of his car
I hate to stereotype them all, but Republicans across the country have garnered reputations for their lack of empathy towards humanity. However, one GOP official has allegedly taken it to the next level. A Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate is under investigation in connection with a fatal motor vehicle accident in which he claims he wasn’t involved … although a motorcycle was found stuck to the front of his car.
Biden team weighs return to mask mandates in some states
The high-level conversations underscore the extent to which the administration is working to find new and more efficient ways to safeguard Americans living in communities with rising infection rates.
Trump Jr. uses bigotry to defend bigot when Tucker Carlson is called the ‘worst human being’
A fly fishing guide in Montana had the kind of opportunity many of us only wish we could tap, and that is to tell Fox host Tucker Carlson, an irresponsibly vocal anti-vaxxer, how much damage he has done. “You are the worst human being known to mankind. I want you to know that,” Dan Bailey is seen telling Carlson in video posted to the Montana man’s Instagram page on Friday.
Mike Lindell Confirms He Has No Understanding Of U.S. Constitution
The MyPillow CEO insists Trump would become president if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both resign. In reality, Nancy Pelosi would be moving into the White House.
States hit hard by delta variant see uptick in vaccinations, but disinformation still festers
After weeks of sometimes depressing, sometimes infuriating headlines about intransigent vaccine hesitancy in mostly red areas of the country, health officials appear to be making some headway with the unvaccinated even as case counts surge and some hospitals begin to reach a breaking point.
Pfizer And Moderna To Expand Studies Of Vaccines In 5- To 11-Year-Olds
At the request of the FDA, the vaccine makers are expanding their trials with young children, seeking to better detect very rare heart issues.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked For Claiming Vaccine Mandates Are ‘Segregation’
“It’s truly revolting to hear a privileged ignoramus like yourself pretend to be a victim of segregation,” one Twitter critic wrote, addressing the far-right lawmaker.
For High Times, Weed Legalization Is a Mixed Bag
The magazine was a countercultural icon. Its new owners want to make it a name brand.
DOJ says federal law doesn’t bar businesses, agencies from mandating Covid vaccines
The opinion was released shortly after the VA became the first federal agency to require shots for employees.
Help! My Husband Refuses to Stop Talking to His Ex.
He has even said he is sorry I don’t have connections like he has with my exes.
Oh, So Now Fox News Is Suddenly Against Ambushing People
The network says Tucker Carlson should be left alone, but less famous people going about their business are apparently fair targets.
GOP Senator Who Egged On Insurrectionists Introduces Bill About Loving America
Josh Hawley’s legislation isn’t even about patriotism. It’s about pandering and whitewashing American history.
Your Vaccinated Immune System Is Ready for Breakthroughs
A new dichotomy has begun dogging the pandemic discourse. With the rise of the über-transmissible Delta variant, experts are saying you’re either going to get vaccinated, or going to get the coronavirus.For some people—a decent number of us, actually—it’s going to be both.Coronavirus infections are happening among vaccinated people. They’re going to keep happening as long as the virus is with us, and we’re nowhere close to beating it.
Introducing America In Person, The Atlantic’s new section about what it means to be an American
Today, The Atlantic launches America In Person, a new section dedicated to exploring the complexity and multidimensionality of American identity. “The Atlantic has long been preoccupied by pluralism and the American idea, so it’s only natural for us to explore in a dedicated way what it means to be American,” said Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
Remembering Civil Rights Icon Bob Moses: Organized SNCC, Miss. Freedom Summer & Algebra Project
We remember the life of Bob Moses, the civil rights leader who left his job as a New York City high school teacher to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, facing down horrific violence and intimidation to become one of the icons of the movement. He died Sunday at age 86. Moses spent his later years as an advocate for improved math education, teaching thousands of students across the United States through the Algebra Project, the nonprofit he founded.