Новости за 28.09.2022

On Tuesday afternoon, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin threw in the towel: Facing opposition left, right and center, the Energy Independence and Security Act he wrote will not be included in the continuing resolution that needs to pass this week in order to keep the government funded. The Energy Independence and Security Act was a vehicle for what is known as permitting reform, which speeds the federal approval of new energy projects. Manchin’s proposals had been criticized by climate progressives... Читать дальше...

Days before the new omicron-specific bivalent Covid booster was rolled out at her Walgreens store, Salem, a pharmacy operations manager who works near Chicago, received word from Corporate that the vaccines were on their way. “We were told Thursday that week would be the earliest,” she said. “Suddenly we received a shipment of two boxes that Monday.”

In early February, a group of Black activists from a range of reproductive rights and justice organizations in Texas gathered at an Airbnb in Dallas. Since the country’s most restrictive abortion law to date, Senate Bill 8, had taken effect in September, some of the organizations had been fielding desperate messages from frantic Texans, many of whom were Black, and many of whom could not afford to travel out of state or take off work to get an abortion. Even as they bore witness to this crisis... Читать дальше...

If you try to follow news on threats to the LGBTQ community, 2022 has been an exhausting year. It began with a raft of anti-trans bills considered in state legislatures before moving to the more recent Republican governors’ tactic of acting outside the law, alongside harassment and violence targeting all-ages drag and Pride events and hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. Each week brings some new twist to the horror. But the totality of the threats can be lost amid each individual news... Читать дальше...

On its very succinct website, the Ready for Ron PAC, which is currently building the email list that will eventually fuel a Ron DeSantis presidential run, tells potential donors that “the America-First Agenda must be revived” and promises the Florida governor is destined to be “the next great American president—like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.”