Plus, issues with the bipartisan infrastructure deal, and more...

 
Tuesday
August 3, 2021
The Media Is Too Clueless and Sensationalistic to Properly Explain Breakthrough Covid
By hyping scary figures and alarming statistics while overlooking crucial context, many news outlets are creating a misleading picture of the dangers the Delta variant poses to the vaccinated.
by Alex Shephard
 
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Affluent Southern Californians are funding a massive effort to criminalize the unhoused and defeat their few remaining political allies.
by Natalie Shure
 
The embattled New York governor attempted to lie and spin his way out of a damning report from the state's attorney general. 
 
by Alex Shephard
 
Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is frustrated by the way the Senate has warped his original bill.
by Grace Segers
 
The White House is putting money into pro-vaccine influencer campaigns while dropping the ball on essential efforts to save Americans from eviction and poverty.
by Jacob Silverman
 
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has made it clear his company is interested in both infrastructure investments and climate investments.
by Kate Aronoff
 

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