Phillip Reese March 16, 2021 For all of our grousing about covid fatigue, a few novel trends are clear one year into the pandemic.
Category: Assorted Ideas
‘Explained by KHN’: Consumer Concerns About the Covid Vaccines
Arthur Allen and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Tarena Lofton March 12, 2021 The twists and turns of the American health system can sometimes
The relief bill signed by Biden could take a huge — if temporary — bite out of child poverty
About half of all Black and Latinx children will benefit from the expansion of the child tax credit, which is also expected to help women
Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston’s legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
At least 160 Confederate symbols were removed from public spaces across the United States in 2020, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Even Virginia,
One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact March 11, 2021 Now that the coronavirus has been in the United States for roughly a year, new numbers are revealing
OUR ELECTIONS ARE BEING RIGGED
Republican lawmakers are stealing our electoral process in broad daylight. By Jim Hightower | March 10, 2021 Assorted Ideas, Large & Small After looking into one of
Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in
What do witches have to do with your favorite beer? When I pose this question to students in my American literature and culture classes, I
January warm spells, March freezes: How plants manage the shift from winter to spring
Richard B. Primack, Boston University Weather patterns across the U.S. have felt like a roller coaster ride for the past several months. December and January
The 19th Explains: What is the Equal Rights Amendment and will it become part of the Constitution?
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have been trying to add it to America’s founding legal document for nearly 50 years. Could 2021 be the
As death approaches, our dreams offer comfort, reconciliation
Carine Mardorossian, University at Buffalo One of the most devastating elements of the coronavirus pandemic has been the inability to personally care for loved ones