Biden’s war on inflation is a battle to change human behavior
The president needs people to overcome a new set of fears and direct their purchases into the areas of the service economy hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Will inflation ease by next November? That depends on Covid, Yellen says
“The pandemic has been calling the shots for the economy and for inflation,” Janet Yellen said.
Biden’s ‘I feel your pain’ conundrum
It’s tripped up the last two Democratic presidents and could trip up Biden too: How to sell a recovery when most voters aren’t feeling it.
Investors sour on cannabis after Democrats fail to help industry
Plummeting stock prices and lack of federal action has soured investors
Canadian Police Raid Wet’suwet’en Pipeline Blockade, Arrest 15 Land Defenders
Wielding assault rifles, helicopters and canine units, Canadian police raided Wet’suwet’en territory this week and arrested 14 people in an effort to break up the Indigenous-led blockade of the multibillion-dollar Coastal GasLink pipeline being constructed by TC Energy.
“Miseducation”: How Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Push Climate Denialism to Kids in U.S. Schools
We look at how the fossil fuel industry is shaping children’s education in the United States. The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote on whether or not new science standards for middle schoolers should include climate change. The language they choose will ultimately dictate how textbooks nationwide address the issue.
Angela Davis: “Forces of White Supremacy” Are Behind Attacks on Teaching Critical Race Theory
We speak to legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis about the latest war waged by ultraconservative lawmakers against teaching the racist history of the United States. North Dakota’s Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the teaching of critical race theory, defining it as any suggestion that racism is systemically embedded in American society. The law prohibits even discussion of the law in state schools.
Who Killed Malcolm X? Two Men Are Exonerated as Manhattan DA Reveals Details of FBI Cover-Up
We speak with independent researcher Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, whose work is featured in the Netflix documentary “Who Killed Malcolm X?” and helped ignite widespread public support for two men falsely convicted of assassinating the civil rights activist in 1965.
News Roundup: Some justice for Lamb; Republicans stewing over Youngkin
In the news today: Criminal justice, or the lack thereof. Meanwhile, Glenn Youngkin is already in hot water with Trump Republicans for not moving swiftly to attack mask mandates, and the gas price panic that Republicans desperately tried to stoke appears already to be waning.
Here’s some of what you may have missed:
• Cameron Lamb’s family gets imperfect, but historic justice when white cop convicted
• Rittenhouse makes mockery of justice system.
Rittenhouse makes mockery of justice system. Then, Proud Boys make mockery of NYPD
Following the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, video has began to circulate online of several white supremacists celebrating the acquittal. And well, that’s sadly expected following a presidency that championed such hate. But if the Rittenhouse case—which meant little justice for two protesters killed and one injured when the then 17-year-old fired at protesters on Aug.
Untraceable 3D-printed guns are now an epidemic, and the GOP is making it worse
Bryan Muehlburger is considered an expert on ghost guns—but never asked to be one. On a Thursday morning in 2019, his 15-year-old daughter was waiting for friends at Saugus High School in California. Children’s backpacks were scattered across the quad when he arrived at the school, as they had dropped them to flee from a school shooter. One of the doctors at the scene sat Bryan down to deliver the news. “I just remember sayin’, you know, like, ‘Please, no.
The Tragedy of Tom and Shiv
This article contains spoilers through the sixth episode of Succession Season 3.The marriage between Shiv Roy and Tom Wambsgans is, at this point, built on mutual ambition and cold white wine, and the wine at least has turned poisonously sour.
Sweden brings criminal indictments against two fossil fuel executives for ‘grave war crimes’
On Thursday, Nov. 11, prosecutors in Sweden indicted two Lundin Oil executives for complicity in war crimes perpetrated in Sudan, between the years of 1999 and 2003. Chairman Ian Lundin and former CEO Alex Schneiter reportedly called upon the Sudanese government to “secure a potential oilfield, knowing this would mean seizing the area by force.
GOP Gov. Chris Sununu Says Republicans In Congress Have ‘Priorities Screwed Up’
The New Hampshire governor weighed in on the censure of Rep. Paul Gosar and the passage of Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill.
Trump Reportedly Wants To Unseat Alabama GOP Gov. Ivey Over Canceled Rally
An aide told The Wall Street Journal that the park picked for Trump’s July Fourth rally doesn’t allow partisan events and Ivey had nothing to do with it.
Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: Calling out a campaign for hitting below the belt
Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. We have had an unusual period in the last few weeks, including a U.S. Representative openly publishing a cartoon threatening the life of another elected official. These issues are appalling, and they should make us angry and motivated. These are campaign issues that should be discussed with motivated Democratic voters in your district.
Ted Cruz Gets Shut Down On CBS For Indulging Voter Fraud Lies
There was no evidence of widespread fraud. “You know that,” Margaret Brennan told the senator.
O’Rourke: Military-Style Weapons, Permitless Carry Prevent Responsible Gun Ownership
“We don’t want extremism in our gun laws,” the Texas gubernatorial candidate said.
Watching Saturday Night Live Is Like Doomscrolling
Watching Saturday Night Live has always been an uneven experience—there are duds and gems, silliness and darker satire, and often stark shifts in tone from one sketch to the next. But given the anxious state of the world today, watching the show has started to feel uncannily like doomscrolling through a social-media feed. The news the show is riffing on has been unrelentingly bleak for years, and the show’s satire has only grown more apocalyptic.
Virginia’s Lt. Gov.-Elect Likens Vaccine Status To Inquiring About One’s DNA
“Now you’ll want to know what’s in my DNA,” Republican Winsome Sears said when asked about whether she has received a COVID vaccine.
Birthday
Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic
At first, birthdays were
reserved for kings and saints.
But it’s rainbow sprinkles and
face painting for everybody
these days.The best way to avoid having
your birthday ruined is to avoid
having any expectations for
your birthday.Without the delineation of
years, time would become
an expanse of open water.
Horizonless, shark-filled. One
of my biggest fears.
The Complicated Truth About Trump 2024
If Donald Trump tries to run for president again, one of his former campaign advisers has a plan to dissuade him. Anticipating that Trump may not know who Adlai Stevenson was or that he lost two straight presidential elections in the 1950s, this ex-adviser figures he or someone else might need to explain the man’s unhappy fate. They’ll remind Trump that if he were beaten in 2024, he would join Stevenson as one of history’s serial losers.
The Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls
Social media gets blamed for many of America’s ills, including the polarization of our politics and the erosion of truth itself. But proving that harms have occurred to all of society is hard. Far easier to show is the damage to a specific class of people: adolescent girls, whose rates of depression, anxiety, and self-injury surged in the early 2010s, as social-media platforms proliferated and expanded.
VA stats show devastating Covid toll at vets’ nursing homes
The full impact of the coronavirus at some VA-financed, state-operated homes had been hidden for months.
CDC chief approves Covid-19 boosters for all adults
Her endorsement came just hours after CDC’s external advisory committee unanimously backed the approach.
FDA clears Pfizer, Moderna Covid booster shots for all adults
Any adult may now receive a Moderna or Pfizer booster regardless of the which FDA-authorized vaccination course they received previously.
FDA said to be ready to endorse Pfizer and Moderna boosters at once
The move reflects the administration’s growing unease over the recent rise in Covid-19 cases across the nation.
States leapfrog feds on Covid boosters for all
The moves to preempt federal guidance have become just the latest point of frustration for Biden administration officials who have spent the last three months managing the complicated booster rollout.
Opinion | Don’t Learn the Wrong Lesson on Inflation
Aggressive action to deliver pandemic relief was the right call — and withdrawing support now would only hurt American workers.
Biden’s war on inflation is a battle to change human behavior
The president needs people to overcome a new set of fears and direct their purchases into the areas of the service economy hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.