Coronavirus Relief Bill Will Get a Vote on Sunday
Congress is working feverishly through the night to bring America the coronavirus relief it needs.Kevin Drum 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.Good news on the stimulus front tonight: Senators reached an agreement on the Federal Reserve’s…
Report: Trump Asked About Imposing Martial Law to Run a New Election
Here is the front page of the New York Times at the moment: Down below the fold, just barely beating out “Biden Introduces His Climate Team,” is a story headlined “Trump Weighed Naming Election Conspiracy Theorist as Special Counsel.” The conspiracy theorist in question is Sidney Powell, who is indeed a complete loon. However, if…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: December 18 Update
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What Combination of Interventions Is Most Effective for a Pandemic?
A team of researchers led by a group from Oxford University has published an interesting new study about the effectiveness of various interventions in the fight against COVID-19. Here are their basic results: Unlike some previous studies, this one finds that closing schools and universities can be quite effective—along with very strict limits on gatherings.…
Friday Cat Blogging – 18 December 2020
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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…