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
12/16/2021
Opinion: The puzzle of Joe Biden’s unpopularity
I find President Biden’s unpopularity puzzling. He is rounding out his first year in the White House with the lowest end of first-year approval ratings of any elected president in modern times with the exception of Donald Trump. Why?
12/15/2021
Women’s Wages Are Now Growing Faster Than Men’s
There’s a tendency to gender our recessions. There was the “man-cession” following the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, when manufacturing and construction jobs dried up, and then those out-of-work men declined to get government-funded retraining in areas like health care, which have usually been worked by women.
12/16/2021
White House unveils plan to replace every lead pipe in the U.S.
Up to 10 million households, schools and care facilities get their drinking water through lead pipes, and each pipe can cost thousands of dollars to replace.
12/14/2021
Wind power becomes Spain’s leading energy source for 2021
Even if the wind stops blowing in the next three weeks, wind power will end the year as the leading source of electricity in Spain.
12/16/2021
Procrastinate This, Not That
Putting things off can improve your performance—if you do it right.
12/15/2021
Scott Galloway on the Rarity of Restraint and Being Authentic
Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to professor and bestselling author Scott Galloway about the importance of being authentic and voicing genuine emotions, why living a great life is better than getting revenge, the immense mental and physical value that comes from endurance training, and more.
12/16/2021
How COVID vaccines shaped 2021 in eight powerful charts
The extraordinary vaccination of more than four billion people, and the lack of access for many others, were major forces this year — while Omicron’s arrival complicated things further.
12/16/2021
F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail
The decision will broaden access to medication abortion, an increasingly common method, but many conservative states are already mobilizing against it.
12/16/2021
Senate passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, in major step toward holding China accountable for repression in Xinjiang
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was passed by the House earlier this week and now heads to President Biden’s desk. The White House indicated Tuesday that Biden will sign it into law.
12/15/2021
21 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2021
From vaccinations to electric vehicles and cheese, the second year of the pandemic still had some high points.
12/09/2021
David Bornstein on closing down the New York Times’ Fixes column
The pioneering solutions journalism series has drawn in readers who wanted news they can use. The co-creator talks about the highs, lows and lessons learned over 11 years
12/16/2021