What A Day

Life Cuomos At You Fast

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A five month investigation into the conduct of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo found evidence of sexual harassment towards 11 current and former employ...

An Impending Eviction Crisis

03 Aug 2021

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said that students must be in classrooms this year and that schools should require everyone to mask up, but loca...

Keeping The DREAM Alive

30 Jul 2021

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New GDP numbers released by the Commerce Department show that the size of the economy has risen above pre-pandemic levels, but an increased spread of ...

On The Ground At Tokyo 2020

29 Jul 2021

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This year's Olympics is like no other, taking place in the midst of a pandemic, and in a city under a state of emergency in response to rising COVID-1...

Recollections Of An Insurrection

28 Jul 2021

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The CDC said yesterday that fully vaccinated people should wear masks in indoor public settings in counties where the transmission rate is "substantia...

50 First Mandates

27 Jul 2021

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Federal public health officials are considering updating mask mandates even for vaccinated Americans as we reach another critical point in the pandemi...

Ask Delta Questions, Get Delta Answers with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein

23 Jul 2021

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The U.S. is at another pivotal point in the pandemic, with loosening restrictions and the rapidly spreading Delta variant leading to a concerning rise...

The Labor Movement Goes PRO

22 Jul 2021

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Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike yesterday across nearly a dozen cities in the U.S. to call for the passage of the PRO Act, which woul...

Burn After Heating

21 Jul 2021

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Wildfires in the western US and parts of Canada, driven by extreme drought conditions and heat waves, are casting hazy skies across the country. We ta...

How It's Joe-ing Six Months In

20 Jul 2021

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Today marks six months since President Biden entered the White House. We talked with Crooked Media’s editor-in-chief and the host of "Rubicon," Bria...

Return Of The Mask

19 Jul 2021

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Los Angeles County reimposed mask mandates this weekend for everyone indoors in a public space because the Delta variant is causing cases and hospital...

Educators On Critical Race Theory

16 Jul 2021

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At its heart, critical race theory is the idea of explaining how systemic racism has persisted in our country’s policies and laws throughout its his...

Back To School with Ed Sec Miguel Cardona

15 Jul 2021

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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is traveling across the country this week to discuss how schools and community colleges can help students afte...

The Strike At Warrior Met Coal

14 Jul 2021

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Miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama, have been striking for nearly four months in protest of drastic cutbacks to wages and benefits. It’...

Walkout, Texas Ranger

13 Jul 2021

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President Biden’s previous plan to combat crime by tightening the reins on gun sales and empowering the DOJ to target firearm traffickers has got a ...

Biden Vs. Big Business

12 Jul 2021

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President Biden signed an executive order last week aimed at boosting competition between businesses and discouraging monopolies. The order includes 7...

Amount Past Purdue

09 Jul 2021

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a deal where 15 states agreed to drop their opposition to the company's bankruptcy plan in exchange for concessi...

The Texas Bad Law Massacre

08 Jul 2021

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Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his home by a team of mercenaries amid claims by opposition groups that he tried to illegally e...

Vaccine Hesitation, Under God with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

07 Jul 2021

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Reflecting upon President Biden’s missed July 4th vaccination goals, we talked to epidemiologist and former Detroit health commissioner Dr. Abdul El...

Voting Rights And SCOTUS Wrongs

02 Jul 2021

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The Supreme Court affirmed two provisions of an Arizona law that restricted voting rights, yesterday. One would void ballots from citizens who voted i...

Cosby For Concern

01 Jul 2021

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Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court set Bill Cosby free on a technicality after he served part of his sentence for three counts of sexual assault. Back in ...

Heatwave Back At It

30 Jun 2021

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Intense heat waves in the Pacific Northwest are causing heavy power demands and rolling blackouts. Unprecedented rainfall in the Midwest has caused fl...

Vaccine Mismatch Made In Heaven

29 Jun 2021

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The Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected in 92 countries, leading to lockdowns and the reintroduction of limitations on border crossing. Add...

A Tragic Building Collapse In Miami

28 Jun 2021

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A 12-story residential building collapsed in Miami last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 9 people, with more than 150 people still missing. A...

No Cops At Pride

25 Jun 2021

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President Biden announced a new $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that will be primarily funded through heightened IRS efforts to reduce...

SCOTUS Checks In

24 Jun 2021

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The Supreme Court ruled that President Biden had the authority to remove the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who was appointed by the form...

For The People Inaction

23 Jun 2021

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The vote to open a debate about the For The People Act, which would make it easier to vote, strengthen campaign finance rules, and end partisan gerrym...

Ranked Choice State Of Mind

22 Jun 2021

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New York City holds its mayoral primary, today, one of the highest profile elections since the presidential election and a super visible test of ranke...

The Legacy of Juneteenth

18 Jun 2021

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Juneteenth is coming up this Saturday, and Congress just passed legislation to make it a federal holiday. We talk to UCLA Professor Brenda Stevenson a...

Don't Manchin It

17 Jun 2021

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President Biden had his first one-on-one meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Geneva, yesterday. The leaders discussed recent cyberattacks...

ERCOT Off Guard In Texas

16 Jun 2021

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The main electric grid operator in Texas, ERCOT, is dropping the ball on providing services again, this time during extreme heat. It’s asking reside...

Vlad To Meet You, Mr. Biden

15 Jun 2021

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President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Geneva for the final stop as part of his overseas trip as President. We spoke ...

Like A G7

14 Jun 2021

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The G7 summit ended on Sunday, with President Joe Biden and several other world leaders pledging to send one billion COVID vaccines to poorer nations ...

Drought Of Control

11 Jun 2021

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On Saturday, four Republican-led states will pull out of the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment benefits program early. Congress has...

The Shots Sent Around The World

10 Jun 2021

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President Biden is expected to announce a deal today where the U.S. will buy 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID vaccine and send them to 1...

The Legend Of Delta Variant

09 Jun 2021

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A more infectious coronavirus variant called the Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain in the UK, accounting for more than 60 percent of new i...

The End Of COVID Benefits

08 Jun 2021

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Several social programs launched during the pandemic are set to expire soon, including an eviction moratorium and enhanced unemployment benefits. Fede...

The Long Good Bibi

07 Jun 2021

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The twelve year tenure of right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may come to an end as early as this week if the broad coalition of offi...

Stonk If You Love AMC

04 Jun 2021

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President Biden had hoped to have 70 percent of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one shot by Independence Day, and we’re close to hitting...

The Crisis In Ethiopia With Nima Elbagir

03 Jun 2021

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Yesterday, the U.S., Canada, and a number of European countries called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia, where government forces have targeted an ethnic gr...

Variants Are All Greek Letters To Me

02 Jun 2021

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As most of the U.S. prepares to reopen by the end of this month, a World Health Organization official warned, “It would be a monumental error for an...

Revisiting Our Favorite Conversations on Coronavirus

01 Jun 2021

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The past year and more were filled with extreme ups and extreme downs, and as we reflect on that time, we’re looking back on some conversations that...

Are You Infrastructure Or Out?

28 May 2021

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Congressional Republicans have countered President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion infrastructure proposal with their own plan and a lower price tag: $92...

History's Not Set In Stone Mountain Park

27 May 2021

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Amazon plans to buy movie studio MGM for $8.45 billion, which would give the tech company a huge library of movies, shows, and franchises including th...

Florida's Right To Post Shall Not Be Infringed

26 May 2021

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Moderna said that its vaccine trial for 12-17 year olds resulted in zero cases of symptomatic COVID. Also, we discuss so-called breakthrough cases, wh...

Activism After George Floyd's Murder

25 May 2021

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Today is the 1-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. His friends, family, and the community of Minneapolis will memorialize him with a gathe...

The Ceasefire In Israel And Palestine

24 May 2021

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The state of the pandemic in the US is looking brighter with infection rates dropping to where they were in June of last year, and hospitalization rat...

The NBA Playoffs In Context

21 May 2021

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The NBA playoffs begin tomorrow after a season that's played out during a global pandemic and a mass movement against police brutality. To discuss thi...

Reparations For Tulsa

20 May 2021

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Progressive Representatives in the House led an effort to block a $735 million arms sale to Israel in a demonstration of the shifting political attitu...

The Crisis On The Ground In Gaza

19 May 2021

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Airstrikes have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with numerous vital resources damaged or destroyed. We spoke with Inès Abdel Razek, advo...

SCOTUS v. Roe v. Wade

18 May 2021

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade, which deals with a 2018 Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15...

What To Know About The New CDC Guidance with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

17 May 2021

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Since the Centers for Disease Control announced their new relaxed guidance for mask-wearing for vaccinated people, there have been numerous questions ...

All That Glitters Is Not Golden Globes

14 May 2021

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The Center for Disease Control announced revised mask guidelines yesterday, stating that people who are fully vaccinated can safely go maskless and st...

Broken Link In The Cheney

13 May 2021

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Congresswoman Liz Cheney was ousted from the House GOP leadership, yesterday, over a failure to pretend that Donald Trump won the election he lost by ...

Reporting On The Crisis In India with Niha Masih

12 May 2021

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The coronavirus crisis in India continues to escalate, with the World Health Organization warning of a potentially more transmissible variant and the ...

Israel's Attacks On Gaza

11 May 2021

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Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, last night, leading to the deaths of at least 20 people. This was in response to rockets launched by...

Waive Of Vaccination with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

10 May 2021

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With more and more Americans becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19, officials have signaled a willingness to revise mask wearing rules again for ...

The Union Makes U.S. Strong with Sara Nelson

06 May 2021

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Tomorrow, the National Labor Relations Board is set to hold a hearing into the failed unionization vote of workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer...

Who's Afraid Of Critical Race Theory

05 May 2021

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After delivering on his promise of 200 million shots in 100 days, President Biden has set a new vaccine target: that 70 percent of the adult populatio...

Vaccine But Not Herd Immunity

04 May 2021

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Four mothers who had been separated from their children at the border by the Trump administration will finally be reunited with them this week, accord...

Pharm-Accountability In The Opioid Crisis

03 May 2021

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The COVID crisis in India is getting worse by most metrics, with Saturday marking another daily record of new cases. In the U.S., Oregon is emerging a...

The Fall Of Menthol

30 Apr 2021

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The pandemic continues to spiral out of control in India, with the country recently topping 200,000 deaths by the official count. The initial flights ...

100 Days Of Biden

29 Apr 2021

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President Biden gave his first address to Congress last night, themed largely around moving America out of the most difficult stage of the pandemic an...

CDC What Happens Next

28 Apr 2021

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The CDC issued new guidance yesterday that fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks outdoors unless they’re gathering in a large crowd, an...

Make It Make Census

27 Apr 2021

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The results of the 2020 Census were released yesterday, and they showed that over the past decade, the U.S. population grew by the slowest pace since ...

J&J It Again, Sam

26 Apr 2021

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The CDC and the FDA have lifted their recommended pause on the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine, and added a warning label about the very, very rare ...

Emission Critical

23 Apr 2021

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President Biden and 40 heads of state met for the first day of a virtual climate summit, yesterday, and he pledged to cut America’s greenhouse gases...

What's Next For American Policing

22 Apr 2021

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Derek Chauvin has been found guilty, but it's painfully obvious that the issue of police brutality is bigger than the conviction of one officer for mu...

Chauvin Guilty On All Charges

21 Apr 2021

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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, yesterday, and now faces up to 40 years in prison. The ver...

Amazon The Defensive

20 Apr 2021

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President Biden held bipartisan meetings yesterday to find some middle ground for his massive infrastructure bill. On the left, AOC and Bernie Sanders...

Gun Violence Continued

19 Apr 2021

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It was another tragic weekend in the midst of our national epidemic of gun violence, with mass shootings taking place in Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, a...

One Vax Fits Most

16 Apr 2021

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Only a handful of blood-clotting cases have been reported among recipients of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, but it's predominantly women who have d...

Charges For Daunte Wright's Killer

15 Apr 2021

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A CDC committee voted yesterday to keep the pause going on the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, at least until it meets again. Temporari...

Johnson & Pausin'

14 Apr 2021

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Federal health officials recommended a pause on giving out the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, yesterday, after they reported that six women experienced ra...

Justice For Daunte Wright

13 Apr 2021

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A police officer shot and killed 20-year-old unarmed Black man Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb this Sunday, just a few miles from where former M...

The Current State Of COVID with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

12 Apr 2021

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Most adults in America can soon sign up for a vaccine, but we're faced with a new set of COVID-related questions on vaccine passports, virus variants,...

Two Months Of Protest In Myanmar

09 Apr 2021

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It's been over two months since the military first seized control of Myanmar. The coup was met with a massive protest movement in the streets, in work...

Atlanta Is For Voters

08 Apr 2021

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The CDC is continuing to warn about new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus in the US, and is tracking potential spread in daycare centers an...

Senate Parliamentarian Funkadelic

07 Apr 2021

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Senate Democrats got the green light to pass more bills with a simple majority vote. On Monday, the Senate’s parliamentarian ruled that the Dems can...

Read My Lips: Corporate Taxes

06 Apr 2021

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The Biden administration is trying to get corporations to pay their fair share of taxes in order to fund a new jobs and infrastructure package. Yester...

Vaccine Passport To Adventure

05 Apr 2021

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The MLB is officially moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia after Republicans in the state passed a restrictive voting law. Georgia Governor Brian K...

America, Online

02 Apr 2021

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As Biden works to sell his infrastructure plan, we take a look at the money he’s proposing for high-speed internet and what it could do to address e...

Corporate Slacktivism In Georgia

01 Apr 2021

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Journalists got a tour this week of a detention facility in Texas housing migrants — the first time the media have gotten access to one since Biden ...

OK Ladies, Now Let's Get Infrastructure

31 Mar 2021

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President Biden is in Pittsburgh, today, to unveil a new infrastructure plan that would invest trillions in the country’s roads, bridges, affordable...

The State Of Voter Suppression

30 Mar 2021

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Florida is following Georgia’s lead by moving forward on a bill that makes it harder to vote. It’s part of a broader and coordinated effort to rol...

OK Folks, Plateau's Over

29 Mar 2021

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The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to begin today with opening statements. We explain what to expect and highlight ne...

Gender Disparities in College Sports (Takeline preview!)

28 Mar 2021

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In the new Crooked podcast Takeline, hosts Jason Concepcion and Renee Montgomery discuss the recent viral tweet by an Oregon Ducks women’s basketbal...

Biden Said Shots, Make It A Double

26 Mar 2021

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Biden held the first press conference of his presidency, yesterday, discussing the state of the nation’s vaccination effort, his views on the filibu...

Standing Up For Sex Workers

25 Mar 2021

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In light of the Georgia shooter's claim that his attack was intended to "eliminate" "temptations," activists have talked about the killings in the con...

Colorado Mourns Again

24 Mar 2021

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Boulder police have identified a suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting in Colorado, which killed 10 people. President Biden addressed the nation and c...

Divine Secrets Of The DC Statehood

23 Mar 2021

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The AstraZeneca vaccine was shown to completely prevent serious cases of COVID in a US clinical trial. We dig into the efficacy data on it, and what i...

The Sunshine State Of Emergency

22 Mar 2021

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Thousands gathered in Georgia and other cities across the country for #StopAsianHate protests over the weekend, calling for solidarity and an end to h...

Ad AstraZeneca

19 Mar 2021

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European countries including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain will resume using the AstraZeneca vaccine as early as today or next week. This comes th...

Biden At The Border

18 Mar 2021

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A White gunman attacked three spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday killing eight people including six women of Asian descent. The shootings happened in...

Shots For Tots

17 Mar 2021

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Nearly 10,000 children seeking asylum have arrived to the United States southern border since February, and a lack of shelter space has led many of th...

Vax on Pause

16 Mar 2021

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Italy, Germany, France and several other countries in Europe are halting use of Astrazeneca’s coronavirus vaccine amid concerns over side effects in...

Cuom Alone 2: Lost In New York

15 Mar 2021

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Covid cases continue to decline, though at a much slower rate than in January. That leveling off, plus the continued threat of variants has public hea...

Respect Trans Existence Or Expect Resistance

12 Mar 2021

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President Biden said last night that he wants states to make all US adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1st. In the coming days, he and VP...

Giving Vax And Taking Names

11 Mar 2021

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Today marks one year since the World Health Organization officially called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The US vaccination effort offers a gli...

Fight For Your Right To Organize

10 Mar 2021

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The House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act on Tuesday, a bill that’s been called the biggest expansion of labor rights since the New ...