Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Critics say new coronavirus relief bill won’t provide enough relief to Americans U.S. House of Representatives approves measure to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level People age 21 and older soon will be able to buy marijuana … Continued
Lawmakers Continue Negotiations on New Covid-19 Relief Bill as Cases Soar. Governor Announces Most of State Could Face Stay-At-Home Order. Santa Clara County Officials Rollout Vaccine Plan.
Daniel Handler discusses his most recent novel, Bottle Grove, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival Associate Artistic Director Evren Odcikin talks about the theatre company and the Covid shutdown. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
President-elect Biden Congressional Dems Back Bipartisan Pandemic Relief Bill. Britain First Western Country To Approve Covid Vaccine. US Health Officials Warn of Harsh Pandemic Winter Ahead.US Health Officials Warn of Harsh Pandemic Winter Ahead. San Francisco Mayor London Breed Attends November Social Outing, Despite Covid.
Guest: John Fabian Witt is the Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law and History at Yale, where he serves as Head of Davenport College. He is author of the Bancroft Prize–winning Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History, his latest book is American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19.
Attorney General William Barr Debunks Trump Voter Fraud Claims. Millions of Americans Face Pandemic Jobless Benefits Deadline as Congress Debates New Bill. President-elect Biden Introduces His Economic Team in Covid Ravaged Economy. Apparent Vehicle Attack in Germany Kills 4 Injures Many More.
0:08 – The Supreme Court hears the Trump Administration’s arguments to remove undocumented immigrants from the US Census (highly unconstitutional) and what we’ve learned seeing Amy Coney Barrett inaction so far. Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) covers courts and the law for Slate. 0:34 – Listeners: What are you dealing with right now, what do you … Continued
Wisconsin and Arizona Certify Biden Victory Over Trump, Despite Baseless Challenges. Moderna Files For Approval For Covid-19 Vaccine In US and Europe. Governor Newsom Warns Most of California Could Return to Strict Coronavirus Lockdown. SCOTUS Hears Trump Administration’s Argument For Not Counting Undocumented Immigrants In Census.
It’s often difficult to separate health information from health misinformation. Are you more likely to believe a dramatic story about a disease rather than a recent study in a medical journal? Is what you’re reading about the Covid-19 pandemic based on science or are social media sites spreading news that is even more contagious than … Continued
Centro Legal de la Raza is administering an emergency rental assistance program under the coronavirus aid, relief and economic security act. Funds are to be used to provide rental assistance to low income tenants in unincorporated Alameda County who have lost work or income due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The application period remains open...
