China hasn’t been forthright on Covid, Blinken says
“That’s why we need to get to the bottom of this,” he said of Covid’s origins.
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China admits its vaccines aren’t very good
Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control.
Pfizer asks to OK Covid vaccine for younger teens
It’s not clear how long FDA might take to review Pfizer-BioNTech’s new request
I’ve Dug About 40 People Out of Avalanches. Only One Survived.
The key to surviving dangers in the wild is not to get caught in the first place.
Biden’s spending plans collide with a resurgent U.S. economy
The numbers signal the U.S. is well on its way toward a revival, one that’s widely expected to reach record levels of growth later this year.
‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Tucker Carlson Doubles Down On White Supremacist Rant After Calls For His Firing
The Fox News host mocked backlash over his comments about the racist “great replacement theory.
John Boehner Names ‘The Most Miserable Son Of Bitch I Ever Had To Deal With’
The former House speaker didn’t mince words when it came to one current politician.
Indicted Matt Gaetz Pal Paid Former Teen’s Legal Fees While Under Investigation: Politico
Former tax collector Joel Greenberg discussed young woman he referred to as “Vintage 99” in WhatsApp chat while he was caught up in a sex trafficking probe.
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic
The FDA concluded that allowing patients to receive abortion pills through the mail will not increase risks.
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic
The FDA concluded that allowing patients to receive abortion pills through the mail will not increase risks.
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic
The FDA concluded that allowing patients to receive abortion pills through the mail will not increase risks.
News Roundup: Another police shooting; Biden border priorities; Mitch vs. corporations
In today’s news: More police violence. The Biden administration’s budget reverses the Trump course at the southern border. And it doesn’t look like corporations intend to heed Sen. Mitch McConnell’s warning to leave the cash on the desk and keep their opinions out of it.
Vaccine refusal is going to cost this country billions, and we’ll all end up paying for it
We’re regularly treated to conservatives whining about “entitlements” to those they consider undeserving, be they people of a different shade of skin, immigrants, or any other subgroup the right trots out to whip its followers into a race-based frenzy. The typical argument always focuses on how “those people” are spending someone else’s hard-earned tax dollars.
Republicans Ridiculed For Gifting Trump ‘Made Up’ Tiny Bowl Award
Florida Sen. Rick Scott awarded Trump the inaugural “Champion for Freedom” award at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend.
Apple Studios takes on the Peach State, exits Georgia production citing voter suppression law
Stacey Abrams indicated the best way to help Georgia was to stay and fight. For some companies that are not already in Georgia, however, the question is not about staying and fighting, it’s about whether or not to bring new business to the Peach State.
Biden administration, allies contemplate next actions as Russia masses troops on Ukraine border
If you are unsure about what is happening along the Ukraine-Russia border, congratulations: You have something in common with countless foreign policy experts watching what’s happening along the Ukraine-Russia border. Russian tanks and troops are massing on the border in numbers not seen since the 2014 Russian seizure and occupation of Crimea, but the true intent of the buildup is not clear.
How New Mexico became the country’s unlikely vaccination star
The sprawling state, one of the nation’s poorest, overcame the odds by keeping things simple.
Biden budget seeks aid for unaccompanied kids, backlog of asylum applications, no new cash for wall
President Joe Biden on Friday released an initial budget request to Congress that will seek funds to address his administration’s new priorities within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Meghan McCain Tries But Fails To Get John Boehner To Attack Joe Biden
The former House speaker said the president is a “good guy” who is just trying to “hold his party together” while the progressive and moderate factions battle.
Help! My Twin Dyed Her Hair Bright Orange to “Stand Out” at My Wedding.
All I can think about is how she’ll look like Carrot Top in all the photos.
Remembering LaDonna Brave Bull Allard: Standing Rock Elder Helped Lead 2016 Anti-DAPL Uprising
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, Standing Rock Sioux tribal historian, has died of cancer at the age of 64, and we look back on her work, through interviews on her land and in the Democracy Now! studio. Allard co-founded the Sacred Stone Camp on Standing Rock Sioux land in April 2016 to resist the Dakota Access pipeline, to which people from around the world traveled, making it one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous peoples in a century. “We say mni wiconi, water of life.
Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General Turned Fierce Critic of U.S. Militarism, Dies at Age 93
Former U.S. attorney general and longtime human rights lawyer Ramsey Clark has died at the age of 93, and we look back on his life. Clark was credited as being a key architect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. He served as attorney general from 1967 to 1969, during which time he ordered a moratorium on federal executions and opposed J. Edgar Hoover’s wiretapping of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“We Need to Give the Workers a Fair Shot”: Jane McAlevey on What Went Wrong in Amazon Union Vote
Labor organizer and scholar Jane McAlevey says there were many warning signs that the historic Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama, would fail. Workers at the Amazon warehouse voted overwhelmingly against forming a union after a months-long vote by mail, with Amazon using widespread intimidation and misinformation to undermine the effort. But McAlevey says organizers made a number of missteps in their campaign and didn’t do enough to engage workers in the warehouse.
Amazon “Broke the Law”: Union Seeks New Election After Alabama Warehouse Organizing Drive Fails
The largest union drive in the history of Amazon has ended with the company on top. After a months-long battle, 738 workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted to unionize, and 1,798 voted no. Ballots from another 505 workers were challenged, mostly by Amazon. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union that led the drive says Amazon illegally interfered in the vote, and it plans to file unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board.