Novavax asks FDA to authorize its Covid shot
The company is aiming to produce at least 2 billion doses of its vaccine in 2022, of which the U.S. has ordered 100 million.
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Opinion | Why Are Minority-Owned Banks Disappearing? Washington Holds the Smoking Gun
Congress needs to create a new safety net for such lenders — not let regulators squeeze them out of business.
Biden’s first year: A tale of 2 presidencies
Inside the White House, there is still optimism: “President Biden was elected to a four-year term, not a one-year term.
Price spikes threaten to ground Biden’s big-spending plans
The government reported Wednesday that the consumer price index, the most widely watched gauge of inflation, hit a four-decade high in December compared to the previous year.
U.S. consumer prices soared 7 percent in past year, most since 1982
The jump is the latest evidence that rising costs for food, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America’s households.
Powell’s warning to Congress: Inflation a ‘severe threat’ to jobs
The potential clash over the Fed’s plans to tighten monetary policy could be a harbinger of conflicts to come with Democrats and even some Republicans.
“It’s Not About Security”: Belgian Peace Activist Says NATO Has Outlived Its Purpose
To speak about the key role NATO is playing in the Ukraine crisis, we speak with Ludo De Brabander, spokesperson of the peace organization Vrede vzw in Belgium, where NATO is headquartered. De Brabander says NATO has outlived its purpose, and touches on how activists in NATO countries like Belgium are pushing against narratives in the media that war with Russia is necessary.
Germany Refuses to Send Arms to Ukraine Despite Pressure from U.S. & NATO
Germany’s new coalition government is refusing to send lethal weapons to Ukraine but has offered to send over 5,000 combat helmets to protect Ukrainian soldiers in case of a Russian attack. The move has been ridiculed as the U.S. and other NATO countries continue to send military support to Ukraine. In response, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised his country will stay in tune with European Union and NATO policies toward Russia.
U.S. Pressures Israel To Take ‘Full Accountability’ In Palestinian American’s Death
The State Department said it expects a “thorough criminal investigation” into the death of 78-year-old Omar Assad, whom Israeli soldiers detained last month.
National Archives Will Turn Over Pence Records To House Panel Investigating Capitol Riot
Donald Trump has continued to fight the release of documents to the House select committee but has largely failed to stop it.
News Roundup: Jan. 6 probe hears more from Pence team; Republicans (still) behaving badly
In the news today: The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol continues to make behind-the-scenes headway as it hears from all the witnesses who have not been refusing to testify—which puts the squeeze on those still trying to hide.
Fani Willis: ‘I am conducting a criminal investigation of former President Donald J. Trump’
In case anyone had any doubts, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has made her most explicit statement to date regarding the target of her investigation into alleged attempts at improperly influencing the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Willis’ letter sent Sunday to the FBI requesting a “risk assessment” of the county courthouse and the surrounding area has been covered by Daily Kos and other news outlets.
Ocasio-Cortez to Manchin: Should freezing New Yorkers who depend on BBB sleep on your yacht?
To say that Joe Manchin appears out of touch with the pressing needs of his constituents and Americans as a whole would be a grotesque understatement. The Build Back Better bill would be a godsend to millions of Americans who struggle to pay their monthly bills, find affordable child care and—not for nothing—worry about the effects of climate change on their children’s future.
Immigrant communities describe ‘relief’ after Georgia sheriffs terminate ICE agreements
Georgia Sheriff Keybo Taylor campaigned—and won—on ending Gwinnett County’s harmful 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This is the racist policy that allows local law enforcement to act as mass deportation agents. On his first day in office at the very end of 2020, Taylor kept his promise and terminated the agreement.
In Cobb County, Sheriff Craig Owens also won on the issue that same year.
Starbucks’ vicious anti-union campaign isn’t stopping workers from organizing at dozens of stores
The floodgates appear to have opened on Starbucks workers trying to form unions. On Friday, voting in a union representation election concluded at a Mesa, Arizona, Starbucks. On Monday, the two Buffalo stores that already voted to unionize started bargaining, while ballots went out for three more Buffalo-area stores.
Rudy Giuliani Revealed As Masked Singer Contestant: Reports
Horrified judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke reportedly walked off in protest.
San Francisco Officially Apologizes To Chinese Americans, Immigrants For Racism
Anti-Asian hate has risen amid the pandemic and follows a long history of discriminatory policies against San Francisco’s Chinese community.
Army To Immediately Start Discharging Vaccine Refusers
More than 3,300 service members are at risk of being thrown out soon.
The Democrats’ Senate Majority Is Temporarily Gone
Justice Stephen Breyer hadn’t even made his retirement official last week when Democrats put out word that they wanted to confirm his replacement as fast as possible. According to one report, they wanted to match the record speed with which Republicans installed Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court following the 2020 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The reason for the Democrats’ rush wasn’t immediately apparent.
What’s the Purpose of Boycotting Joe Rogan?
Sign up for Conor’s newsletter here.Late last month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases about the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions policies, often called affirmative action, in institutions of higher education. What are your thoughts, positions, insights, questions, or legal opinions on the subject?Email your answers to conor@theatlantic.com. I’ll publish a selection of answers in Friday’s newsletter.
What Actually Changed for Little Kids’ Vaccines?
After months and months of being told to wait, then wait, then wait some more, parents eager to vaccinate their littlest kids against COVID-19 have been gifted some good and very confusing news.
The Worst Person in the World Is Devastatingly Relatable
Julie (played by Renate Reinsve), the 30-year-old protagonist of The Worst Person in the World, keeps getting stuck in conversations about her future. The issue is relatable for many a Millennial; Julie is beautiful, intelligent, and hardworking, but she’s struggling to understand what her place in the world should be, what career she should pursue, what kind of person she should settle down with.
Erasing History: Holocaust Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman on “Maus” & Wave of Book Bans Sweeping U.S.
As a wave of book bans sweeps schools and libraries across the United States, we speak with the celebrated graphic novelist Art Spiegelman on a Tennessee school district’s recent vote to ban his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus” from its eighth grade language arts curriculum. The novel, which was targeted for profanity and nudity, tells the story of Spiegelman’s parents who survived the Holocaust.
The Silencing of Black & Queer Voices: George M. Johnson on 15-State Ban of “All Boys Aren’t Blue”
School districts and Republican-controlled state legislatures are rapidly intensifying efforts to ban certain books about race, colonialism, sex and gender identity from public classrooms and libraries. The wave of book bans — with more than 70 educational gag order bills being introduced in legislatures over the past month alone — have been largely led by right-wing groups funded by Charles Koch. We’re joined by author George M.
Next big health crisis: 15M people could lose Medicaid when pandemic ends
State audits could lead to as many as 15 million people, including 6 million children, losing their health insurance, according to one analysis.
Novavax asks FDA to authorize its Covid shot
The company is aiming to produce at least 2 billion doses of its vaccine in 2022, of which the U.S. has ordered 100 million.
FDA gives full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 shot
The approval for people ages 18 and up will make it easier for schools and workplaces to require vaccination.
Opinion | Why Are Minority-Owned Banks Disappearing? Washington Holds the Smoking Gun
Congress needs to create a new safety net for such lenders — not let regulators squeeze them out of business.
Biden’s first year: A tale of 2 presidencies
Inside the White House, there is still optimism: “President Biden was elected to a four-year term, not a one-year term.
Price spikes threaten to ground Biden’s big-spending plans
The government reported Wednesday that the consumer price index, the most widely watched gauge of inflation, hit a four-decade high in December compared to the previous year.