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Mar 03 2021
Fact Check
The Evolving Science of Face Masks and COVID-19
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began recommending that members of the public mask up last spring, additional research has backed the use of face masks to combat the coronavirus. While knowledge gaps still remain, experts agree that masks should be used — and increasingly, they are emphasizing the use of better masks.
In our last deep dive into the research on masks
FactCheck.org
May 05 2021
Analysis
A majority of voters see an urgent need for police reform following the Chauvin verdict
A majority of American voters think the need for police reform is even more urgent in the wake of former police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd, according to a new Vox/Data For Progress poll.
In a survey fielded in the week after his conviction, 55 percent of likely voters said they felt this way, compared to 30 percent who said they believe there was
Vox
Mar 08 2021
Analysis
California housing crunch: Is the answer to end single-family zoning?
The history of single-family zoning in America stretches back more than a century to what today ranks as one of the bluest cities in one of the country’s bluest states.
Now famous as a bastion of liberal politics, the Northern California enclave of Berkeley established a first-of-its-kind policy in 1916 that prohibited multifamily housing on residential land. City planners at the time
Christian Science Monitor
Jun 24 2020
Analysis
In praise of polarization
How identity politics changed the Democratic Party — for the better.
Polarization, party sorting, and identity politics are central villains of our time. Politicians lament them. Pundits loathe them. Book after book has been written blaming them for society’s ills, from the decline of reason to the electoral travails of the Democratic Party to the death of American democracy.
But
Vox
Oct 15 2020
News
Can Airport Rapid Covid-19 Testing Bring Back Flying? Americans Are Undecided
Last month, pre-flight rapid Covid-19 testing was hailed as an economic salvation by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association representing over 260 of the world's airlines.
“The key to restoring the freedom of mobility across borders is systematic Covid-19 testing of all travelers before departure,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and
Forbes
Oct 15 2020
Analysis
The 2020 Election May Be the Most Secure in U.S. History
The last few weeks have had little precedent in the history of American democracy. President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that the election will be full of fraud, and he refused to pledge to leave office peacefully if he loses. Just last week, the Department of Justice added to concerns about election meddling when it partially reversed its long-standing policy of noninterference in
Foreign Affairs
Jan 19 2021
News
A Federal Domestic Terrorism Law Could Threaten Civil Rights Groups Like BLM
In the wake of the insurrection on the nation’s Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden did not hesitate to refer to the far-right extremists who perpetrated the attack as domestic terrorists. "They weren't protesters. Don't dare call them protesters. They were a riotous mob, insurrectionists, domestic terrorists,” Biden said. “It's that basic. It's that simple.”
This is no light claim to
BuzzFeed News
May 28 2021
News
People Say Their Wealthy Friends Disappointed Them During The Pandemic
Heather checked her phone when a text arrived from her mom saying her wealthy cousin from Los Angeles had just flown to Puerto Rico; it was his annual weeklong fishing trip with the boys and the pandemic wasn’t stopping them. He jetted off to stay in a private house with a chef, housekeeper, and fishing guides.
It was the peak of the pandemic in California, when 1 in 5 people in LA
BuzzFeed News
Feb 09 2021
News
WHO says 'extremely unlikely' virus leaked from lab in China
International experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 have all but dismissed a theory that the virus came from a laboratory in China.
Peter Ben Embarek, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) mission, said it was "extremely unlikely" that the virus leaked from a lab in the city of Wuhan.
He said more work was needed to identify the source of the virus.
The
BBC News
Mar 04 2020
News
Kim Kardashian Circumvents the Mainstream Media to Share the Positive Impact a Trump Policy Is Having
Celebrity Kim Kardashian West on Wednesday blasted the mainstream media for failing to cover President Donald Trump's criminal justice reform policies. The First Step Act was a public policy win for the president, especially considering Democrats tout criminal justice reform as one of their issues.
With the First Step Act, President Trump commuted Alice Marie Johnson's sentence. She was
Townhall