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Nov 29 2021
Analysis
Omicron: Why Did WHO Skip Over Two Letters in Greek Alphabet to Name Latest Variant?
There has been lots of head-scratching since Friday, when the World Health Organization decided that B.1.1.529, the new COVID-19 variant that was first detected in South Africa, would be named omicron. In doing so, the WHO decided to skip over two letters in the Greek alphabet: nu and xi. The reasons for doing this remained a bit of a mystery until the WHO itself clarified the issue on
Slate
May 17 2022
News
'Domestic Terrorism.' Biden Condemns White Supremacy in Emotional Speech in Buffalo
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the deadly supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. an act of terror and excoriated the white supremacist ideology that inspired the alleged gunman, but he stopped short of announcing a political agenda in the massacre’s aftermath.
“What happened here is simple and straightforward: terrorism,” Biden said during a visit to Buffalo. “Terrorism. Domestic
Time Magazine
Oct 15 2018
News
Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as 'Pocahontas,' releases DNA test
Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that shows “strong evidence” she has Native-American heritage, a smack down of President Donald Trump’s ridicule of her as “fake Pocahontas” while she signals a possible 2020 presidential run.
Reuters
Apr 13 2021
Analysis
Most blame Biden for border crisis, spells 2022 doom for Democrats
Residents in key swing districts are angry about the historic border crisis, blame President Joe Biden for it, and stand ready to make the Democrats pay for it in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a broad new survey on the illegal immigration calamity.
In 16 battleground congressional districts in 15 states, 56% blame Biden’s dismantling of former President Donald Trump’s
Washington Examiner
Sep 28 2012
Opinion
Pursuing Universal Retirement Security Through Automatic IRAs and Account Simplification
Testimony before The Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives I am David C. John, the Senior Research Fellow for Retirement Security and Financial Institutions at The Heritage Foundation. In addition, I am also the Deputy Director of the Retirement Security Project (RSP). The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any
Cato Institute
Apr 12 2021
News
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, White Supremacist Manifestos 'Eerily' Similar, 'Daily Show' Mash-Up Suggests
Comedy Central's The Daily Show produced a segment Friday that juxtaposed video clips of Fox News' Tucker Carlson with the texts of two white supremacist mass shooters, depicting "eerily similar" remarks.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah spliced together Carlson's consistent remarks about "ethnic replacement" and "obedient third world" voters in order to draw comparisons to two 2019
Newsweek
Sep 02 2021
News
Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children
African American children are suffering long-term disadvantages as a result of vast and growing disparities in the wealth of US families, with Black families with kids having access to barely 1 cent for every dollar enjoyed by their white counterparts.
The shocking racial wealth gap between families, and its impact on Black and Hispanic kids, is revealed in groundbreaking new research
The Guardian
Apr 06 2021
News
U.S. threatens boycotting 2022 Beijing Olympics with allies
The U.S. has publicly raised the threat of a joint boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China with its allies and partners, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Why it matters: An Olympics boycott by the U.S. and its allies could help persuade the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into Beijing's actions in Xinjiang,
Axios
Sep 03 2020
News
Will Black voters turn out for Joe Biden?
What’s happening: Joe Biden wouldn’t be the Democratic nominee for president without Black voters. His campaign appeared to be on life support after the first three primary states. His chances were revived by a decisive victory in South Carolina, where he won 60 percent of the Black vote. By the end of Super Tuesday, which featured several other states with large Black populations, he had all
Yahoo! The 360
Jan 18 2022
News
GOP Lawmakers Say Dem Appointees Doing Chinese Spy Firm’s Bidding
Two Republican lawmakers are calling out Democrat-appointed congressional administrators for waging a stealth pressure campaign against a U.S. company on behalf of a Chinese surveillance firm, according to a letter sent Tuesday to the House clerk and Senate secretary.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R., N.Y.) say a massive Chinese surveillance firm implicated in the
Washington Free Beacon