China’s fragility feeds the doom-mongers in Davos
Fêted at the World Economic Forum in 2017, Xi Jinping is now accused of torpedoing the global economy with his disastrous Zero Covid strategy.
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RIP Davos Man, long live globalization
Open markets aren’t what they used to be. A more complicated, more regional economic system is reshaping the global order.
U.S. economy is in a ‘period of transition,’ White House economic adviser says
Despite high inflation, the U.S. is “moving from the strongest economic recovery in modern history to what can be a period of more stable and resilient growth,” Brian Deese said.
“Intensify the Search”: Journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous Expert Bruno Pereira Missing in Brazil
British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira have still not been found, after being reported missing Sunday in one of Brazil’s most remote areas of the Amazon. The pair were traveling across the region to interview Indigenous leaders patrolling the area for illegal miners and fishers for Phillips’s upcoming book. “We know that they had been receiving threats.
This Is What Republicans Were Talking About During The Jan. 6 Committee Hearing
Literally anything but the violent attempt to overthrow the nation’s seat of power to keep Donald Trump in office.
The Third Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
Tonight Congress began its second prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his role in the events of the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The first occurred barely a month after the Capitol siege, when the Senate held an abbreviated impeachment trial that resulted in his acquittal. Last year, the Democrats leading the prosecution chose not to call witnesses.
The One Witness at the January 6 Hearing Who Matters Most
The congressional hearing into the events of January 6 on Thursday night focused attention on a single decisive person. Not the hearing’s powerful chair or the meticulous vice chair. Not the former U.S. president who tried to overthrow the government. Not the former vice president whom the former president said deserved hanging. Not the lawless insurrectionists, not the heroic police officers, not the documentarian who caught history on a camera. The single decisive person is: you.
News Roundup: Jan. 6 hearings (and another arrest); Republican House candidate praises Hitler
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection held its first public hearings tonight; see our guide to the players and our live coverage for what you might have missed.
Outside the Capitol, it’s been a hectic news day. A (Fox News-commenting) Republican House candidate in New York opined that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today.
Tucker Carlson Throws Prime-Time Tantrum During Jan. 6 Committee Hearing
Fox News didn’t broadcast the historic hearing, with its star anchor saying, “They are lying, and we will not let them do it.” Instead he chose conspiracies.
House Jan. 6 Committee Releases Brutal Video Depicting Violence At The Capitol
The violent mashup was contrasted with statements Trump and his allies made afterward characterizing the event as a peaceful protest.
Must watch: Jan. 6 committee airs never-before-seen footage
The Jan. 6 committee promised never-before-seen footage in its first public hearing Thursday night, and it delivered. In addition to interviews with members of Donald Trump’s inner circle (Hi, Ivanka!), the committee showed a powerful video that included not just footage of the mob breaking into the U.S. Capitol, but stitched together a narrative of the day that shows cause and effect.
Three Big Lies about Jan. 6: A quick fact check
This week, opponents of the Jan. 6 committee’s investigation into the attack at the U.S. Capitol will form a united front.
In itself, this is not news. This has been the standard for the past 11 months, where right-wing talking points continue unabated even as investigators rack up more and more evidence, according to a federal judge, that former President Donald Trump was very likely part of a criminal conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election.
Capitol Officer Harry Dunn Sheds Tears Watching Jan. 6 Footage During Hearing
He donned a T-shirt for the event featuring the definition of “insurrection.
Jared Kushner Dismissed White House Counsel’s Threats To Resign As ‘Whining’
His statement shows how seriously Trump’s inner circle took concerns about the rule of law.
DeSantis’ official Twitter troll uses Nazi meme to disparage drag queens, and that’s not all
In case you’re still waiting for your Right-wing Logic Decoder Ring from Ovaltine, you should know that the latest existential threat to the republic is—wait for it—drag queens!
Monkeypox Could Be Nothing—Or It Could Be the Next Syphilis
The first reports of monkeypox cases in Europe began to surface in mid-May. A week later, there were 92 confirmed cases outside the Central and West African countries where the disease usually circulates; now there are 1,200.
The Delightful Pretentiousness of Irma Vep
HBO’s Irma Vep, perhaps the most meta show currently on TV, has the kind of high-concept premise that would confuse even its own characters. They’re members of a TV production themselves, but they can’t agree on the nature of what they’re making. One character suggests that they’re creating a long movie broken up into parts—like the way novels used to be published.
Jan. 6 Hearings to Open as Proud Boys Members Are Indicted for Seditious Conspiracy
The House committee investigating Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol holds its first public hearing Thursday night in primetime, as five members of the far-right Proud Boys are indicted for seditious conspiracy.
“Act Now”: House Hears from Uvalde & Buffalo Gun Violence Victims, Passes Reforms Doomed in Senate
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved new gun control measures, including raising the minimum age for the purchase of most semiautomatic rifles to 21 and banning high-capacity magazines. The new rules passed the House in a 223-204 vote, but are doomed in the Senate, where a bipartisan group is working on passing a much more limited set of reforms.
Sexual Violence by Russian Troops in Ukraine “Chronically Underreported,” U.N. & Amnesty Int’l Find
The United Nations is demanding an independent investigation into charges of rape and sexual assault committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine since the start of the invasion. We speak with Pramila Patten, the U.N.’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, who is just back from Ukraine and told the Security Council Monday about multiple shocking reports of rape and assault — all of which Russia has since denied.
The Supreme Court could end abortion in Michigan. The race is on to let voters have their say.
Michigan is one of more than 20 states with a law on the books that would outlaw nearly all abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
FDA advisers vote to recommend Novavax Covid-19 vaccine
Advisers signaled interest in making available a vaccine made with a technology different from the messenger RNA shots that have dominated the U.S. immunization arsenal against the disease.
What researchers do — and don’t — know about monkeypox
Researchers said better surveillance is needed to learn whether the virus is endemic but undetected in other nearby countries.
How many Covid deaths are acceptable? Some Biden officials tried to guess.
Conversations about what Americans would tolerate didn’t go too far, underscoring the difficulty of explaining when the pandemic will end.
More cases of monkeypox expected as CDC warns of community spread
Since May, there have been more than 700 global cases of monkeypox identified in countries outside West and Central Africa where the virus is endemic.
China’s fragility feeds the doom-mongers in Davos
Fêted at the World Economic Forum in 2017, Xi Jinping is now accused of torpedoing the global economy with his disastrous Zero Covid strategy.
RIP Davos Man, long live globalization
Open markets aren’t what they used to be. A more complicated, more regional economic system is reshaping the global order.
U.S. economy is in a ‘period of transition,’ White House economic adviser says
Despite high inflation, the U.S. is “moving from the strongest economic recovery in modern history to what can be a period of more stable and resilient growth,” Brian Deese said.
House Republicans Suggest More Prayers Would Solve Mass Shooting Problem
Shooting survivors and victims’ families addressed the House Oversight Committee on gun deaths. Republicans, though, blamed lack of prayer, not guns.
News roundup: Gun violence survivors testify in the House as Jan. 6 committee prepares for hearing
It was a gutting day on Capitol Hill as survivors of gun violence, including a child who covered herself in her dead friend’s blood to survive the Uvalde mass shooting and the parents of a child who died, testified before a House committee.
“Today we stand for Lexi and as her voice, we demand action,” Kimberly Rubio said in her daughter’s honor. “We seek a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.