CDC updates mask recs for vaxxed
The CDC recommendation changed due to alarm that the delta variant "behaves differently" than previous strains
AOC warns Dems: GOP will end democracy
"The time to fight like hell for democracy is right now. We may not get another chance"
Pelosi outmaneuvers McCarthy on Jan. 6
Turns out that the January 6 committee does not need braying GOP idiots in order to be credible
Gymnastics unitard fights sports sexism
Female athletes are deciding how much or little they want to expose compared to their covered male counterparts
Behind the current US "liquor shortage"
Global supply chain issues and production delays are contributing to a liquor shortage of sorts across the US
Media use of "sexual assault" vs "rape"
"Catch and Kill" explores how legal definitions & media can police survivors' experiences
“Sick and cynical”: Stefanik goes low
GOP tries to smear Pelosi as officers recount vicious attack by Trump supporters egged on by the former president
Capitol cops come under attack again
Right-wing media pundits spent much of Tuesday attacking the cops who fought off a violent mob on January 6
Masks are the wrong mandate for MAGAland
Coddling and cajoling the Trumpers isn't working: Mandates give them a chance to save face while avoiding COVID
Corporate PACs funding Sedition Caucus
Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Koch Industries and Elon Musk's Space X lead corporate donors to GOP Big Lie apologists
Ask Ivanka: Will Dems subpoena Trump?
Congress' January 6 select committee began Tuesday. Will Democrats call on Ivanka Trump or Jared Kushner to testify
Arizona audit: liaison threatens to quit
Arizona audit liaison, Ken Bennet, threatens to resign from post during talk show citing Cyber Ninja ethics concern
Avoiding the robot apocalypse
We’d better control machines before they control us
Mental illness informs brain science
Two new books about neuroscience explore the biology of the brain and the mysteries of mental illness
Trump Org. witness is under a gag order
"What we have here is a concerted effort to keep my client quiet"
Can Democrats seize the moment?
The House select committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection is a potent political weapon. Democrats better not waste it
Biden's relapse into bipartisan fantasy
Biden still claims that Republicans "know better." But as one critic says, the time for magical thinking is over
What does Eric Trump's silence mean?
Trump biographer Michael D'Antonio believes that the truth is that Ivanka is also in legal "peril"
Bezos shade? FAA redefines "astronaut"
An astronaut's mission must be "essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety"
How Trump suckers people into his cult
"Trump grew a cult following by casting himself as an outsider"
The double-edged sword of Elliot Page
The actor's popularity helps spotlight underrepresented issues, but his celebrity can also be a shortcoming
Beyond Subway: Fish fraud is rampant
A viral investigation into the content of Subway's "tuna" is a portent of a much larger fish regulatory problem
Why the meat myth is harmful
Americans eat more meat per capita than any other country, even though meat consumption is linked to health issues
A new space treaty for the 21st century
With satellite traffic increasing and space tourism set to take off, the laws governing space need an overhaul