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.
Article Source: The New York Times
04/07/2021
Keeping Trans Kids From Medicine Doesn’t Make Them Disappear
Treating trans children isn’t an “experiment.” The experiment is making it impossible for these young people to become themselves.
04/06/2021
Israelis and Americans Both Are Asking, Whose Country Is This Anyway?
Israel and the U.S. are trying to define anew what it means to be a pluralistic democracy.
04/05/2021
Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine
A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.
04/02/2021
How the Pandemic Has Made the Creative Class Feel Free
Hardcore business travelers have no intention of going back to the old ways. The workers who cater to their needs don’t have as many choices.
04/01/2021
New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails
Isolation for more than 15 consecutive days will be barred in prisons and jails starting next March after years of efforts to restrict the practice.
04/01/2021
Are We Much Too Timid in the Way We Fight Covid-19?
The debate among doctors, epidemiologists and economists is still going strong.
03/30/2021
World leaders call for an international treaty to combat future pandemics.
The article argues that an international understanding similar to the one that followed World War II and that led to the United Nations is needed to build cross-border cooperation before the next global health crisis upends economies and lives.
03/24/2021
We See the Left. We See the Right. Can Anyone See the ‘Exhausted Majority’?
If it’s gone, the consequences are enormous.
03/24/2021
More than 40 states say they will meet or beat Biden’s May 1 deadline for vaccine eligibility for all adults.
03/23/2021
China Doesn’t Respect Us Anymore — for Good Reason
We’ve stopped following our formula for success.
03/18/2021
U.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada
The announcement came at a time when the Biden administration has been quietly pressing Mexico to ramp up its efforts to limit the flow of migrants.
03/17/2021