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Biden wants corporations to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plans, echoing a history of calls for companies to chip in when times are tough
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan President Joe Biden just proposed a roughly US$2 trillion infrastructure plan, which he ambitiously compared to the interstate highway system and the space race. He aims to […]
Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum
Katheryn Houghton March 30, 2021 Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill him. For decades, he’d lived in Montana, which they’d thought was one of […]
Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
Tamra Burns Loeb, University of California, Los Angeles; Alicia Morehead-Gee, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Derek Novacek, UCLA School of Medicine Baseball great Jackie Robinson was a living, […]
Dramatic Drop in Common Viruses Raises Question: Masks Forever?
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 31, 2021 Masks and physical distancing are proving to have major fringe benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses — not just covid-19. […]
Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically Connected and Untested Firms With Huge Pandemic Contracts
by J. David McSwane, Propublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one […]
How the Pandemic Is Speeding Up Job Automation for Struggling New Yorkers
Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Mar 30 at 8:39pm EDTby THE CITY Drivers, food preparation workers and more are at risk of seeing their positions go away — […]
Assessing Biden’s start: Poll finds support for activist government
Carl M. Cannon | RealClearPolitics/March 30th, 2021 On March 11, 2021, Joe Biden signed into law a measure that was his top priority even before he took office: a $1.9 trillion spending […]
MEDICARE FOR ALL COULD SAVE MY LIFE
My insurance says my cancer drugs aren’t “medically necessary.” No one should have to fight for care like this.
I Met Chuck Schumer in Union Square, Talked the Filibuster and Joe Manchin
We bumped into Senator Chuck Schumer in Union Square today as he retail politicked his way through the Farmers Market. First impression: He’s shorter than you think. Second, I’m still pissed over […]
