Coming To The American Rescue
Senate Democrats passed the $1.9 trillion economic relief bill on Saturday, without any support from Republicans. The final bill pared back some elements of the House's version, including a minimum wa...
8 Mar 202115min
UBI Feel It Coming
Republican governors in West Virginia and Alabama have continued to advise wearing masks, bucking the trend of governors in Mississippi and Texas who want to rush things back to normal. California Gov...
5 Mar 202117min
The Trial Of Derek Chauvin
Jury selection begins next week for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and killed him last summer. We spoke to Jamiles Lartey, staff writer ...
4 Mar 202121min
It's Gonna Be May
Biden is now saying that we'll have enough vaccine doses for every American by the end of May, instead of July. Meanwhile, states like Texas and Mississippi lifting their mask requirements and relaxin...
3 Mar 202115min
Read My Lips: More Billionaire Taxes
The coronavirus relief bill moves to the Senate this week. A group of progressive House Democrats are continuing to push for a minimum wage increase in the bill. Meanwhile, Senator Warren and other De...
2 Mar 202117min
GO—And I Cannot Suppress This Enough—P
The US vaccination campaign is accelerating, with the country hitting over 2 million doses a day last Friday and Saturday. Following a plunge in new cases over the last few weeks, health experts are e...
1 Mar 202117min
Minimum Wage, Maximum Rage
The House is expected to pass its COVID relief bill as soon as today, but there's still a question of what happens when the bill gets to the Senate. Yesterday the Senate parliamentarian said the minim...
26 Feb 202122min
Vaccinate K-8
The FDA put out analyses yesterday showing that Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine is highly effective, setting the stage for its approval as early as this weekend.The CDC put out new guidelines ...
25 Feb 202120min
