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NYT > U.S. > Politics24 minutes ago
F.D.A. to Allow ‘Mix and Match’ Approach for Covid Booster ShotsThe agency may act this week, when it is expected to authorize booster
shots for recipients of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. read more
The corona viruses are constantly changing under evolutionary pressure.
They change in detail.
More points of immunity are better.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics31 minutes ago
Video Shows Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputy Slamming Black Woman to the GroundThe A.C.L.U. said that the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office had opened an
investigation into the violent encounter. The woman was treated at a
hospital, and no charges were filed against her. read more
The deputy has more than a little explaining to do.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics34 minutes ago
Treasury Warns That Digital Currencies Could Weaken U.S. SanctionsA review found that the sanctions program must be modernized to maintain
its effectiveness. read more
It is probably time to rethink sanctions as international pressure.
Let the diplomats work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics38 minutes ago
Trump Sues to Block Release of White House Papers to Jan. 6 InquiryThe case raises novel constitutional questions about the scope of an
ex-president’s executive privilege powers if the current president
disagrees. read more
Trump should lose again.
He needs better advice.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics40 minutes ago
Zalmay Khalilzad, Biden’s Envoy for Afghanistan, Steps DownAn Afghan American and a rare Trump appointee who survived into the Biden
administration, Mr. Khalilzad played a central role in the U.S. exit from
the country. read more
Probably Mr. Khalilzad has taken a proper action.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics49 minutes ago
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion LawSaying the law is “plainly unconstitutional,” the department also asked the
court to add the case to its docket in its current term. read more
It will be discovered how much of a disaster the Republicans have created at the Supreme Court.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics53 minutes ago
What Scientists Know About the Risk of Breakthrough Covid DeathsDeaths among people who have been fully vaccinated remain rare, but older
adults and those with compromised immune systems are at much higher risk. read more
The breakthroughs tell about immunity.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Supreme Court Bolsters Legal Shield for Police in 2 RulingsThe unsigned decisions, without noted dissents, indicated that the court
continued to support the widely criticized doctrine of qualified immunity. read more
Republicans favor the use of force.
Thus the support of the modified second amendment.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Colin Powell, Who Shaped U.S. National Security, Dies at 84A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, secretary of state and
national security adviser, Mr. Powell died of complications of Covid-19,
his family said. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell#Vietnam_War
Colin Powell was a soldier. As a soldier he was a Republican.
He was a good soldier and a poor statesman.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Biden's Stimulus Is Stoking Inflation, Fed Analysis SuggestsThe American Rescue Plan could be pushing inflation up slightly and
temporarily, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis said. read more
Inflation is more easily corrected than deflation in times of low interest rates.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Powell Said That Backing Iraq War Was a 'Blot' on His RecordAs secretary of state, he reluctantly supported President George W. Bush’s
push to invade Iraq after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. read more
Colin Powell was a poor statesman.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
A regional Fed analysis suggests Biden’s stimulus is temporarily stoking inflation.The American Rescue Plan could be pushing inflation up slightly and
temporarily, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis said. read more
Almost certainly noise.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Lawmakers question whether Amazon executives, including Jeff Bezos, misled Congress.A bipartisan group told the company that they were considering referring
their concerns to the Justice Department for a potential criminal inquiry. read more
Salesmen claim they are not responsible.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Colin Powell's Blood Cancer Made Him Vulnerable to Covid-19He had been treated for multiple myeloma, a cancer of white blood cells in
the bone marrow, which made vaccines less likely to protect him from severe
Covid. read more
This is not news.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Decoding Kyrsten Sinema’s StyleSometimes a dress is just a dress. Sometimes it’s a strategy. read more
Reading tea leaves can be fun.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Supreme Court Typo From 1928 Has Been Cited in 14 DecisionsA sweeping statement in a 1928 opinion about property rights was revised
soon after it was issued. But the error lived on. read more
This is why there are judges.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Explaining the Impact of Redistricting in Texas, VisuallyWhen Texas Republicans revealed their new congressional map last month, our
reporters and graphics editors used maps and data to examine the effects. read more
wrong
Some maps would help.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
As Manchin Blocks Climate Plan, His State Can’t Hold Back FloodsAs the senator thwarts Democrats’ major push to reduce warming, new data
shows West Virginia is more exposed to worsening floods than anywhere else
in the country. read more
Coal is uneconomic.
The Trump party is wrong in its assumptions.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 17, 2021[image: Story 493379740]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 17, 2021
*Strategic Political Economy*
“You lost. Stop acting like you won”
[White Hot Harlots (lyman alpha blob), via Naked Capitalism Water Cooler
10-14-21]
“The abortion issue has been lost. I cannot fathom any plausible near or
medium-term scenario in which the actually existing American left mounts a
successful counteroffensive to the Texas bill. Poor women in red states and
rural areas effectively do not have access to reproductive healthcare any
longer. If they ever regain this right, it will be decad... read more
The Socialists are never happy with progress and half measures.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
How 3 Strangers a World Away Came to the Rescue of a Badly Burned Afghan GirlThe story of 8-year-old Asma, injured by a U.S. tear-gas canister, echoes
the heartbreak and heroism of the 20-year American misadventure in
Afghanistan. read more
Charity is not an American monopoly.
Republicans would leave it to the churches.
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