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TWO TIMELESS TRUTHS FOR THESE TRYING TIMES

These maxims might help all of us get a grip, step back from hopelessness, and push ahead. By Jim Hightower | January 13, 2021 This article was originally posted in OtherWords.

5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated

Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News   January 15, 2021 As an emergency physician, Dr. Eugenia South was in the first group of people to receive a covid vaccine. She received her second dose last week  — even before President-elect Joe…

“Where They Countin’ the Votes?!”: New Video Details Tense Moments as Capitol Mob Sought Out Lawmakers

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story originally appeared in ProPublica. by Jack Gillum, video by Lucas Waldron and Maya Eliahou More than 10 million people…

Vaccination Disarray Leaves Seniors Confused About When They Can Get a Shot

Judith Graham   January 14, 2021 Use Our Content It can be republished for free. For weeks, doctors’ phones have been ringing off the hook with anxious older patients on the other end of the line. “When can I get…

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story originally appeared in ProPublica. by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien/ProPublica When Kim Dine took over as the new…

Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News   January 13, 2021 Dr. Andrew Carroll — a family doctor in Chandler, Arizona — wants to help his patients get immunized against covid, so he paid more than $4,000 to buy an ultra-low-temperature freezer…

New York City Paid an NBA Star Millions After an NYPD Officer Broke His Leg. The Officer Paid Little Price.

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was first published in ProPublica by Mike Hayes for ProPublica Five years ago, NBA guard Thabo Sefolosha was…

A Tale Of Two Mobs and How Many Broken Americas?

How the GOP abandoned democracy and became an accomplice to insurrection, and what must be done now. By Mitchell Zimmerman | January 12, 2021/Originally published in otherwords.org/

Nancy Pelosi wants Trump out of office, fast. This is the plan.

The House is expected to act swiftly this week, but next steps in the Senate are less clear. Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will on Tuesday take the next steps in…

Even With Senate Control, Democrats Will Need Buy-In From GOP on Key Health Priorities

Emmarie Huetteman   January 11, 2021 Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and more attention to systemic racism in health care. On…