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Jul 24 2020
News
The jobless claims numbers are both better and worse than you may have read
The headlines this morning say that more people filed for unemployment benefits last week for the first time since March, according to the Labor Department. But the reported increase is merely a statistical mirage.
Properly viewed, job losses are essentially unchanged over the past several weeks at an extremely high level. About 10 times as many people are losing their jobs every week
MarketWatchMay 15 2020
News
Most Americans Say Federal Government Has Primary Responsibility for COVID-19 Testing
As a growing number of states ease stay-at-home restrictions imposed in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a majority of Americans (61%) say it is primarily the federal government’s responsibility to make sure there are enough COVID-19 tests in order to safely lift the restrictions.
Fewer (37%) say it is mainly the responsibility of state governments to ensure there is
Pew Research CenterJul 23 2020
News
How Voter-Fraud Hysteria and Partisan Bickering Ate American Election Oversight
On March 20, state election administrators got on a conference call with the Election Assistance Commission to plead for help. The EAC is the bipartisan federal agency established for the precise purpose of maintaining election integrity through emergencies, and this was by every account an emergency. In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus had grown from an abstract concern to a global horror,
ProPublicaMay 14 2020
News
President Trump says Fauci's cautious stance on reopening schools is 'not an acceptable answer'
President Donald Trump publicly disagreed with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top public health expert on the White House coronavirus task force, after Fauci endorsed a cautious approach to reopening schools in the fall, CNN reported.
"It's just — to me it's just not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools," Trump said Wednesday.
What's the story? During his testimony
The BlazeSep 14 2021
News
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was facing a tight race. Then Larry Elder came along.
Earlier this year, when California Gov. Gavin Newsom was searching for the right message to convince disengaged Democrats to vote against the effort to oust him in Tuesday's recall election, it would have been impossible to imagine a more perfect foil than conservative talk radio host Larry Elder.
In this deep blue state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1 and
CNN DigitalApr 08 2020
News
Democrats seek to pass $500 billion plus expanded food stamps in economic relief legislation this week
House and Senate Democrats are demanding Congress approve a $500 billion relief package this week that includes a 15% increase in food stamp benefits.
The request more than doubles the $250 million in emergency funding sought by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to extend urgent small business aid that is running dry. Democrats want the additional money for healthcare facilities and to
Washington ExaminerMay 10 2021
Analysis
What it was like to report from inside the NBA’s pandemic bubble
As the coronavirus pandemic raged, Ben Golliver, the national NBA writer for The Washington Post, spent three months alone in the NBA’s “bubble” in Disney World. His days consisted mostly of work, long, caged-in walks, and ennui.
The unprecedented situation tested everybody. Players, media and referees were confined to a sliver of the mega-theme park’s campus. In-person interaction was
PoynterNov 09 2020
News
Congress Will Vote On Federal Marijuana Legalization Next Month, House Leadership Announces
Less than a week after an Election Day in which voters in five states approved ballot measures to legalize marijuana in some form, a top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives announced that the body will hold a floor vote on a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition next month.
While the presidential election has seized national attention, with advocates hoping President-elect
Marijuana MomentJul 20 2020
Opinion
I Was Wrong About Jerry Falwell, Liberty U, And COVID-19
On March 29th, the New York Times published an article with the full title: "Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too: The decision by the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to partly reopen his evangelical university enraged residents of Lynchburg, Va. Then students started getting sick."
The article strongly suggested that Falwell had put students at
TownhallJul 20 2020
Analysis
Teaching People How to Spot Bad Science Is a Public Health Tool
As the world grapples with the devastation of the coronavirus, one thing is clear: The United States simply wasn’t prepared. Despite repeated warnings from infectious disease experts over the years, we lacked essential beds, equipment, and medication; public health advice was confusing, and our leadership offered no clear direction while sidelining credible health professionals and
Mother Jones