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How Families Used the Child Tax CreditThe monthly payments of up to $300 per child put food on the table, paid
bills and even went toward the occasional splurge. read more
Putting a bit of slack in child raising is a good idea.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Kellogg Workers Ratify Contract After Being on Strike Since OctoberUnion members had rejected an earlier proposal in early December,
prolonging a strike by about 1,400 workers at four cereal plants. read more
It looks like the management did better here.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
To Fight Omicron, Biden Plans Aid From Military and 500 Million TestsThe president is set to unveil his initiatives, which also include creating
new federal testing sites and deploying federal vaccinators, in a speech on
Tuesday. read more
The federal government can and does order vaccinations.
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Ian Welsh3 hours ago
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A longish look at the theory of revolutions: when they happen and why,
drawing on people like Randall Collins and Michael Mann. Most of what they
have is based on the experience of Agrarian empires, so I’ll try and extend
it a bit to industrial nations, and also look at what it means for a... read more
Ian Welsh is always worth reading.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide WebsiteA House committee is seeking briefings from search engines and web-hosting
companies whose services might have been leveraged by the site, which has
been linked to numerous deaths. read more
Daily life needs no sauce of further depression.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide WebsiteA House committee is seeking briefings from search engines and web-hosting
companies whose services might have been leveraged by the site, which has
been linked to numerous deaths. read more
The dead lose all agency.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Biden Was in Close Contact With Official Who Tested Positive for CovidAdministration officials acknowledge that as the highly contagious Omicron
variant has surged, a cluster of cases have been reported across the
administration. read more
Such incidents are inevitable.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Haitian Migrants File Lawsuit Protesting Treatment by Border PatrolImages of Border Patrol agents corralling Black migrants prompted criticism
of the Biden administration’s response to an influx of thousands in Del
Rio, Texas. read more
The Haitian migrants should win their suit.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Behind Manchin’s Opposition, a Long History of Fighting Climate MeasuresSenator Joe Manchin III noted climate policy when he said he would vote
against the Build Back Better Act. In his life and career, West Virginia
coal has loomed large. read more
Joe Manchin has proven himself immune to argument.
The Senate should pass the full bill if possible.
Failure will have consequences.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
‘Hey, Pal’: Biden Welcomes a New Puppy to the White HouseThe 3-month-old German shepherd with very large, pointy ears is named
Commander. read more
Joe Biden needs another friend.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
For First Time, Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Information From a House MemberThe committee is requesting testimony and documents from Representative
Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican who was deeply involved in efforts
to overturn the election. read more
A good idea.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Possibility of Criminal ReferralsThe House panel is examining whether there is enough evidence to recommend
that the Justice Department pursue cases against Donald J. Trump and others. read more
That is the ideal.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Possibility of Criminal ReferralsThe House panel is examining whether there is enough evidence to recommend
that the Justice Department pursue cases against Donald J. Trump and others. read more
That is the ideal.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Deal With Ted Cruz Sets Stage for Russia Pipeline Fight in Early 2022The Texas Republican leveraged his obstruction of diplomatic nominees into
a Senate vote that could complicate President Biden’s efforts to defend
Ukraine. read more
Diplomacy belongs to the Executive and its State Department.
Ted Cruz will lose this vote.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Deal With Ted Cruz Sets Stage for Russia Pipeline Fight in Early 2022The Texas Republican leveraged his obstruction of diplomatic nominees into
a Senate vote that could complicate President Biden’s efforts to defend
Ukraine. read more
Diplomacy belongs to the Executive and its State Department.
Ted Cruz will lose this vote.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
E.P.A. Announces Tightest-Ever Auto Pollution RulesUnder the new plan, designed to reduce planet-warming tailpipe emissions,
new vehicles would be required to average 55 miles per gallon starting in
2026. read more
This is a requirement for battery electric vehicles.
There is probably no need for a regulation.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Pentagon Updates Its Rules on Extremism in the Military“Liking” white nationalist and extremist content on social media could
result in disciplinary action, Defense Department officials said. read more
This change will be hard for the military to make.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Pentagon Updates Its Rules on Extremism in the Military“Liking” white nationalist and extremist content on social media could
result in disciplinary action, Defense Department officials said. read more
This change will be hard for the military to make.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Haitian Migrants File Lawsuit Protesting Treatment by Border PatrolImages of Border Patrol agents corralling Black migrants prompted criticism
of the Biden administration’s response to an influx of thousands in Del
Rio, Texas. read more
The Haitian migrants should win their suit.
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Ian Welsh23 hours ago
Today’s Center Is Yesterday’s Extreme[image: Today’s Center Is Yesterday’s Extreme]
And tomorrow’s center will be today’s extreme.
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In America in 1950 the top marginal tax rate was 91%. In 1925 the idea of
such a rate was an extreme position. Today it is an extreme position.
America in 1935 had a small standing army and believed that was the way to
be. After WWI it had demob... read more
Almost all cultures are diverse.
Ideas are not universally accepted.
The attempt at homogeneity is always an error.
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