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.
Author: Molly Bergen
09/12/2021
Former Biden COVID-19 Advisor: Voluntary Vaccination Can Only Get U.S. So Far
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Zeke Emanuel about President Biden's new call for vaccine mandates and why he thinks those mandates are needed at this point in the pandemic.
09/03/2021
Louisiana Artists Mobilize to Help Hurricane Ida Victims
With official authorities overwhelmed and underfunded, locals have mobilized a robust relief response, among them members of the state’s thriving arts community.
09/12/2021
The Pentagon’s Army Of Nerds
Why the military needs Silicon Valley, now more than ever.
09/07/2021
People said the covid vaccine affected their periods. Now more than $1.6 million will go into researching it.
Shana Clauson was in line to get her first dose of the Moderna shot in March when she saw menstruators on social media discussing how their periods had been altered — earlier, heavier and more painful than usual — after they got their coronavirus vaccinations.
09/10/2021
Are We More Polarized? Or Just Weirder?
The economist Tyler Cower discusses political division, G.D.P. growth and classical music.
09/07/2021
‘Threatened species fortress’: Zero extinction goal for national parks
The NSW government has declared a goal of zero extinctions within national parks and raised the protection status of almost 100 species from brush-tailed rock-wallabies and koalas to the rare nightcap oak to the level of the world-famous Wollemi pine.
09/08/2021
Stop Celebrating Death
We can push back on bad beliefs without viewing people who hold them with contempt or disgust.
09/08/2021
COVID didn’t lead to a pandemic of hunger in the U.S.
New data shows rates of hunger among U.S. households didn't spike in 2020, despite the effects of the pandemic.
09/06/2021
What an enormous global study can tell us about feeling better during the pandemic
Hundreds of psychologists looked for ways to make people feel better during the pandemic — and they found one.
09/09/2021
Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for businesses, federal workers
President Biden announced sweeping new coronavirus vaccine mandates Thursday designed to affect tens of millions of Americans, ordering all businesses with more than 100 employees to require their workers to be immunized or face weekly testing.
09/08/2021
New York Bans Sale of Gasoline-Powered Cars Starting in 2035
The sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks will be banned in New York State in 14 years, under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday.
09/08/2021