Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
08/12/2021
The F.D.A. authorized a third dose of Covid vaccines for immunocompromised people.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines for some people with weakened immune systems, giving physicians more leeway to protect those who did not respond enough to an initial series of shots.
08/10/2021
Will the Pandemic Productivity Boom Last?
Fewer workers are making more stuff. If it lasts, that’s big news for the economy of the 2020s.
08/09/2021
How to Make a Neighborhood Farm for an Entire Metropolis
A program being started in Atlanta helps midsize farmers buy their own land while providing much-needed fresh food to urban consumers.
08/06/2021
China says it will provide 2 billion vaccine doses to the world
The pledge, which included a $100 million donation to Covax, intensifies competition with the U.S. over leadership in ending the pandemic.
08/08/2021
Opinion: In the Opioid Epidemic, More Reasons for Hope Than Despair
It’s been more than two decades since Purdue Pharma released its patented pain medication OxyContin to an unsuspecting public. Since then, more than 500,000 people have died in the United States in an addiction and overdose crisis triggered by the excessive marketing and overuse of that drug and others like it.
08/07/2021
Opinion: What to Do With Our Covid Rage
In the spring, I received my Covid-19 vaccination shots from county health workers in an old building on the main street of a tiny Kansas town.
08/05/2021
Biden, in a Push to Phase Out Gas Cars, Tightens Pollution Rules
The president is restoring and strengthening tailpipe emissions regulations from the Obama era and has set a target that half of all vehicles sold in the United States be electric by 2030.
08/03/2021
Iraq Reclaims 17,000 Looted Artifacts, Its Biggest-Ever Repatriation
The cuneiform tablets and other objects had been held by the Museum of the Bible, founded by the family that owns the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, and by Cornell University.
08/03/2021
What if Highways Were Electric? Germany Is Testing the Idea.
An electrified highway is theoretically the most efficient way to eliminate truck emissions. But the political obstacles are daunting.
07/31/2021
Opinion: This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap
As students return to school in the coming weeks, there will be close attention to their mental health. Many problems will be attributed to the Covid pandemic, but in fact we need to look back further, to 2012.
07/28/2021
Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty
The huge increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will cut poverty nearly in half this year from prepandemic levels and push the share of Americans in poverty to the lowest level on record, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet of a vast but temporary expansion of the safety net.
07/23/2021