On Wednesday, January 13 — the same day that the University of Massachusetts at Amherst released the results of an investigation into the romantic life of Alex Morse, finding no wrongdoing — the Cambridge Democratic City Committee met to debate …
A Reckoning Over Homophobia in the Democratic Party
On January 13, the Cambridge Democratic City Committee met to discuss a resolution calling for the resignation of Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford. The resolution was an attempt to reckon with the state party’s complicity last summer in the …
Hospital das Clínicas vacina professores em home office, alunos de pós da USP e até costureira
Menos de 24 horas depois de a enfermeira Mônica Calazans se tornar a primeira pessoa vacinada no Brasil, o complexo do Hospital das Clínicas, na capital paulista, divulgou internamente a primeira parte da sua lista para a vacinação de terça-feira, …
Will Bringing Science Back to the White House Reinvigorate Forensics Reform?
It wasn’t long after the incoming Biden administration announced its nominees for key science policy posts that Twitter began to celebrate with #ScienceIsBack. Among those using the hashtag was Eric Lander, a mathematician and molecular biologist who played a lead …
The Meaning of the Mittens: Five Possibilities
Attendees including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listen during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2021.
Photo: Caroline Brehman/Pool/AP
Pity the art directors, the stylists, and the stage managers. So much effort, taste, strategy, …
Adiós, Trump. O que muda na América Latina com Biden
A chegada de Joe Biden à Casa Branca traz expectativa de mudanças, em especial para as caravanas de migrantes que periodicamente tentam chegar aos EUA. Mas Cuba, Venezuela e o Brasil de Bolsonaro, em especial, também têm razões para ficar …
Biden Should End Espionage Act Prosecutions of Whistleblowers and Journalists
Before Donald Trump began his run for president, there was a war against journalism in the United States. President George W. Bush used the Espionage Act and sought to jail reporters who refused to give up their sources, not to …
4 years, 1,400 t-shirts and one message: Trump sucks
How many different t-shirts have you worn over the past four years? Forty-seven? Two hundred? Maybe even…a thousand?
West Philly artist Lori Waselchuk put on more than 1,420 distinct t-shirts between January 21, 2017 and January 20, 2021, one for …
Philly announces COVID-19 vaccine sign-up: Here’s what we know (and what we don’t)
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Philadelphia launched on Thursday an official form for residents and employers to indicate interest in getting COVID-19 …
All Illinois regions out of Tier 3 mitigations as Metro East Region 4 moves to Tier 2
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois health officials announced that Region 4, consisting of the Metro East region and surrounding counties, will be relaxed to Tier 2 mitigations, effective on Friday.
The IDPH added that if metrics continue to improve or stay …