Staffing Season
What A Day16 Des 2020

Staffing Season

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was announced as Biden’s nominee for transportation secretary yesterday, and former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm is expected to be picked to lead the Energy Department. We discuss those picks, plus other recent Biden nominees, like Marcia Fudge, Tom Vilsack, and Denis McDonough.

The Dolly Parton-backed Moderna vaccine has been reviewed by the FDA and found to have an efficacy rate of 94.1 percent. Zooming out, a New York Times report said it may take until 2024 for less affluent countries to fully immunize their population, since rich countries have bought up all the supply.

And in headlines: Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for kidnapping 300 boys in Nigeria last Friday, European countries announce antitrust proposals for tech companies, and Prince Harry and Meghan are podcasters now.

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Putin Cozies Up To Modi And Xi

Putin Cozies Up To Modi And Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and held hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Beijing this weekend. Their talks came during the annual Shanghai Coopera...

3 Sep 202521min

Chicago Caught In The Trump Administration's Crosshairs

Chicago Caught In The Trump Administration's Crosshairs

The Trump administration is preparing a major Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Chicago, and it may come as soon as this week. The details have been few and far between, but it would li...

2 Sep 202520min

Introducing Shadow Kingdom: Coal Survivor

Introducing Shadow Kingdom: Coal Survivor

The What A Day team is off. But we’re excited to bring you the first episode of Season 2 of Crooked’s award-winning limited series, Shadow Kingdom: Coal Survivor.On New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski...

1 Sep 202542min

Cash Bail Keeps People In Jail

Cash Bail Keeps People In Jail

This week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending cash bail in Washington D.C. and other jurisdictions around the country. He summarized the largely successful criminal justi...

29 Aug 202524min

Why Conservatism Is Dead In The Trump Era

Why Conservatism Is Dead In The Trump Era

President Donald Trump’s administration is full of sycophants. That was made quite apparent this week (if it wasn't already) during a three-hour-long televised Cabinet meeting. The lengthy meeting all...

28 Aug 202520min

Three Signs Of The Trumpification Of The Economy

Three Signs Of The Trumpification Of The Economy

In the federal government’s latest excursion into the private sector, the US announced last week that it took a 10% stake in Intel. The move comes after the Defense Department became the biggest share...

27 Aug 202524min

Trump's Trolling Weakens Polling

Trump's Trolling Weakens Polling

A lot has happened so far since President Donald Trump took office for a second term, but one thing is certain- he's indisputably unpopular. According to Gallup, Trump's six-month approval rating was ...

26 Aug 202522min

What Do Liberals Actually Believe?

What Do Liberals Actually Believe?

Third Way, a center-left think tank, released a list of words it thinks Democrats should stop using on Friday. The list included words like “intersectionality,” “body shaming,” “cisgender,” and “LGBTQ...

25 Aug 202523min

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