Friday Cat Blogging – 18 December 2020
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From Our Archives, Roger Wilkins’ “White Out”
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Each Friday, we pull articles from our archives to propel you into the weekend. “I knew no black people—young or old, rich or poor—who didn’t feel injured by the experience of…
No, the CDC Is Not Deprioritizing Vaccines for the Elderly Because They Are Too White
This tweet seems to be getting a fair amount of attention this morning: The US CDC is going to recommend that ‘essential workers’ are vaccinated before the over-65s, despite their *own modelling* showing this will result in more deaths. Why? They say it is unethical to prioritise the elderly because they are not racially diverse…
Undocumented People Have Been on the COVID Front Lines for Months. Will They Be Scared Off the Vaccine?
Latino workers cross the street in the Westlake area by MacArthur Park, Los Angeles on May 21, 2020. – Undocumented immigrants impacted by the corornavirus shutdown could apply for California coronavirus emergency assistance plan for undocumented people in April.APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to…
Could Rudy Giuliani Face a Perjury Charge?
Mike Mulholland/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On December 14, Rudy Giuliani Zoomed into a Missouri legislative hearing. His testimony was part of his endless roadshow to overturn the election, and, as he has done so often…
Republicans Move to Kill Fed’s Ability to Help Democratic Presidents
This man is deeply concerned that the Fed might help out a future Democratic president.Sarah Silbiger/CNP via ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The New York Times reports that congressional Republicans have invented yet another reason…