Inflation accelerates at lightning pace in new setback for Biden
Costs for key goods and services soared 0.8 percent for the month and 6.8 percent for the year, the highest since 1982, the Labor Department reported Friday.
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Opinion | How the Return to Office Work Is Impoverishing the Middle Class
The middle class is facing serious economic hardship with little of the workplace flexibility now afforded to the well-off. Here’s how employers — and government — can help.
Powell: Fed may pull back economic support more quickly as prices spike
Powell’s comment came after the Fed already announced earlier this month that it would slow the pace at which it buys U.S. government debt and mortgage-backed securities.
Bipartisanship at Whose Expense? Sen. Raphael Warnock Calls to End Filibuster, Pass Voting Rights Acts
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia implored conservative members of his party to stop obstructing voting rights legislation in a powerful speech on the floor of the Senate Tuesday. While Warnock did not name Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, the two have come out against doing away with the filibuster in order to allow Democrats to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Black Feminist bell hooks’s Trailblazing Critique of “Imperialist White Supremacist Heteropatriarchy”
We look at the life and legacy of trailblazing Black feminist scholar and activist bell hooks, who died at the age of 69 on Wednesday. We speak with her longtime colleague Beverly Guy-Sheftall, professor of women’s studies at Spelman College, who remembers her as “a person who would sit with young people and community people and students and help them understand this world in which we live, which is full of all kinds of domination.
“We Must See Action”: Police Killings Continue as George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Languishes
The county of Williamson, Texas, has announced a settlement of $5 million in the wrongful death of Javier Ambler II in 2019. The 40-year-old Black man died after being repeatedly tased by police during a traffic stop. Police bodycam footage showed Ambler telling officers, “I have congestive heart failure,” and “I can’t breathe,” as they continued to tase him.
“She Should Be Found Guilty”: Ben Crump on Trial of Ex-Cop Kim Potter for Killing Daunte Wright
The former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who faces manslaughter charges for fatally shooting 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, is expected to take the stand in her own defense Friday. Potter claims she reached for her Taser and drew a pistol by mistake. “Black people should not be killed in America over misdemeanor, pretextual traffic stops,” says Benjamin Crump, attorney for Wright’s family.
Ben Crump: Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Plea of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights Sends Strong Message
Former police officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights, marking the first time he publicly admitted to his role in Floyd’s death. Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, killing him with the excessive use of force in 2019. Floyd’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for social justice protests and calls to defund the police across the country.
Washington State Sen. Doug Ericksen Dies After COVID Battle
He was also was a former leader of Trump’s campaign in Washington and an outspoken critic of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 emergency orders.
Trump And Bill O’Reilly Tour Still Not The Hottest Ticket In Town
The former president showed up for his Houston event nearly two hours late.
News Roundup: And so this is omicron; that feeling when you almost like Liz Cheney; and … cats
As omicron surges, Christmas—that bright and wintry holiday that atheists, agnostics, and Christians alike tend to enjoy—looms. Across the world, those who enjoy a big meal, a sparkling tree, and exchanging gifts (though not necessarily those of other faiths, no matter what Big Lie Guy says), have some very hard choices to make.
Conservative megadonor reportedly wants Illinois mayor to take on Democratic governor
Multiple media outlets reported Thursday that billionaire Ken Griffin, who is the wealthiest person in Illinois, is willing to spend at least $150 million to defeat Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker if Republicans nominate his preferred slate in the June primaries.
Michael Cohen Slams ‘Stupid’ Mark Meadows On MSNBC
On Tuesday, the House voted to recommend criminal charges against Meadows for contempt of Congress.
Daily Kos Week in Action: Fighting against child poverty and Big Tech’s toxic influence
Hello again Daily Kos Community, and welcome back to Daily Kos Week in Action, a new series from the Daily Kos Activism team! Each week, we’ll check in to share the issues we’re working on, and get feedback on where you think we should focus our future efforts.
This week, we are fighting to extend the Child Tax Credit and expand the Supreme Court.
Millions of Americans go hungry while corporations choose to waste food rather than risk profit
by Kinko Kiema
This story was originally published at Prism.
More than 38 million people experience hunger or food insecurity in the U.S., yet one-third of all food produced for consumption goes to waste.
Deadly tornado shows how companies value their employees, this week in the war on workers
My colleague Gabe Ortiz has been following the story of workers at a Kentucky candle factory who were threatened with firing if they tried to escape a deadly tornado. Those Kentucky workers aren’t alone.
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois were also told to keep working despite the weather, and say they lacked adequate safety training.
Trump Ally Peter Navarro Says The Jan. 6 Coup Conspiracy Part Out Loud
Navarro used a football analogy to describe the day of the Capitol riots and called Bannon a “hero.
Generals Warn Of Divided Military And Possible Civil War In Next U.S. Coup Attempt
“Some might follow orders from the rightful commander in chief, while others might follow the Trumpian loser,” which could trigger civil war, the generals wrote.
Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Is Lurid, Violent, and Boring
Guillermo del Toro has always had a special fondness for misfits and monsters. His Hellboy films made superheroes out of paranormal beings, while his most recent Oscar-winning film, The Shape of Water, spun a tender romance between a mute woman and an amphibious fish-man. That the writer-director would take on Nightmare Alley next makes sense. The melancholic thriller about a carnival con man is based on a novel by William Lindsay Gresham that was adapted for the big screen once before, in 1947.
Climate Change Is Going to Be Gross
My first sight of it came one morning in June, as I rode the ferry through the Bosporus strait: a toxic glint on the sea’s surface. I initially thought it was oil, spilled from one of the many large container ships that pass through Istanbul via the Bosporus. Yet as we neared the glint, a sallow sludge marbled the water around the boat. In some areas, it was as thick and buoyant as fiberglass insulation.
Bad Covid winter brings questions about what’s ‘fully vaccinated’
Discussions within the administration are focused on whether a third shot should be considered part of the original Covid-19 vaccine regimen.
The Magic of Pee-wee Herman in a Dark Year
The day the World Health Organization labeled Omicron a “variant of concern” felt as heavy as any since the pandemic had begun, and I was listening to Pee-wee Herman crack bad jokes with a talking chair. For one night, his puppet friends from Pee-wee’s Playhouse, the hit children’s TV show from the ’80s, had reunited on the radio for an hour of banter and old soul records.
China Hawks Don’t Understand How Science Advances
What do we mean, exactly, when we refer to a piece of technology? The answer will help determine whether the United States can maintain its technological superiority over China. Technology takes three distinct forms. It’s an embodied tool, like the pots, pans, or oven in a kitchen. It’s written instruction, like patents, blueprints, or a cake recipe. And it’s process knowledge—the irreplaceable, hard-won practical experience that’s too difficult to write down.
Biden admin asks Supreme Court to allow nationwide health worker vax mandate
Thursday’s move is expected to prompt justices to issue a final decision on whether the mandate can take effect.
FDA loosens rules for distributing abortion pills, opening new battle fronts
Heightening the stakes is the Supreme Court’s pending decision on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
CDC recommends mRNA Covid vaccines over J&J shot amid blood clot risks
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s decision came hours after the agency’s vaccine advisory committee voted unanimously to update the recommendation.
HHS forecast shows Omicron stretching U.S. Covid testing supply
The nation’s supply could be stretched by the need to conduct 3 to 5 million tests per day by late January or early February.
Health spending growth more than doubled in first year of pandemic
Nearly the entire increase came from the burst of federal spending as the government mobilized to contain the spread of the virus.
Fed clears path for multiple rate hikes during election year as prices surge
The Fed plans to cease its bond buys entirely by March, rather than its earlier target of June to give itself room to begin raising interest rates as early as the second quarter of next year.
Inflation accelerates at lightning pace in new setback for Biden
Costs for key goods and services soared 0.8 percent for the month and 6.8 percent for the year, the highest since 1982, the Labor Department reported Friday.