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May 21 2021
News
Back to pubs, gyms and movies: plotting the road back to normal
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns.
Here are some of their plans, in alphabetical order:
AUSTRALIA
Australia, which plans to allow international travel from mid-2022, lifted a ban
Reuters
Oct 07 2020
Analysis
What the Media Should Be Asking Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris has come a long way since this time last year. In early October 2019, she was hovering at around 4 percent support among presidential-primary voters, lagging more than 20 points behind frontrunner Joe Biden. She ended her abysmal campaign, deeply in debt, less than two months later.
Helped along by Biden’s pledge to seek out a running mate with the proper skin tone and
National Review (News)
Oct 29 2020
News
Foreign election interference: Is the U.S. prepared?
After the 2016 presidential election, major investigations were launched to understand the extent of Russia’s efforts to affect the outcome. The question of how much of an impact, if any, Russian meddling had on the result is a matter of debate. But intelligence officials have linked Russian actors to a sprawling influence campaign that included hacks of Democratic Party officials and a wave
Yahoo! The 360
Jul 31 2021
News
Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure
Israel has launched what has been described as a maximum pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, after the iconic ice cream brand announced it would halt sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has asked 35 U.S. governors to enforce state laws which make it a crime to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS. The
Democracy Now!
Nov 21 2020
Fact Check
Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election
During a 90-minute press conference led by Rudy Giuliani, lawyers representing President Donald Trump made their best case to overturn an election Trump lost to Joe Biden. Their case invoked the TV show "Law & Order," the movie "My Cousin Vinny," Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Mickey Mouse, antifa, and the Philadelphia Eagles football team.
Tying it all together were persistent and
PolitiFact
Feb 02 2021
News
Pete Buttigieg becomes America’s first out Cabinet member
Pete Buttigieg has become the first out LGBTQ person to be nominated for a Cabinet position and confirmed by the Senate.
Buttigieg was confirmed as the Secretary of Transportation by a bipartisan vote of 86 to 13.
With this appointment and confirmation, Buttigieg caps off a historic, meteoric-like political rise.
He went from being the mayor of the small town of South Bend
LGBTQ Nation
Aug 12 2020
News
Facebook adds 'blackface' photos to banned posts
Facebook has updated its rules to tackle posts containing depictions of "blackface" and common anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Its Community Standards now explicitly state such content should be removed if used to target or mock people.
The company said it had consulted more than 60 outside experts before making the move.
But one campaigner said she still had concerns about its
BBC News
Jul 13 2020
News
Roger Stone
“President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone… The move came just days before Stone was to begin serving a 40-month prison sentence for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing the House investigation into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.” (AP News)
The right is divided over the commutation.
The
The Flip Side
Mar 04 2021
News
ID Requirements Are Meant To Stop Vaccine Tourists, But They Can Also Shut Out Vulnerable Residents
As an undocumented construction worker living outside Miami, Miguel is constantly challenged to prove that he exists. Police hassle him for an ID he doesn’t have. Without one, he can’t open a bank account or fill a prescription.
And now, it means he can’t get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
After a handful of out-of-towners made headlines for flying into Florida to get
BuzzFeed News
Dec 07 2020
News
Senate gears up for battle over Barr's new special counsel
Attorney General William Barr is setting the stage for a Senate brawl on his way out the door with the appointment of U.S. Attorney John Durham to serve as special counsel well beyond the end of the Trump administration.
The fight over Durham, the federal prosecutor probing the origins of the 2016 Russia investigation, will be in full force once President-elect Joe Biden nominates his
The Hill