Plus, the ignored pandemic planners, and more...
Tuesday
May 11, 2021
Low Wages and Crappy Jobs Gave Us the Labor “Shortage”
Republicans think overly generous unemployment benefits are keeping people from working. Biden might be taking the bait.
By Jacob Silverman
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Listen Closely to the Cicadas. They’re Telling Us Something.
Periodical cicadas were born out of crisis. Now we’ve created a crisis they may not survive.
By Eleanor Cummins
Why the Democrats Need an Architectural Vision to Counter the Right’s
Republicans are already advancing a distinct—if ugly and tasteless—aesthetic. Biden should follow in FDR’s footsteps and create a Public Works Administration for the twenty-first century.
By Kate Wagner
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The Pandemic Planners Were Ready. No One Listened.
The heroes of Michael Lewis’s new book, “The Premonition,” are a band of intrepid policy entrepreneurs.
By Chris Lehmann
ICYMI: How Bill Gates Impeded Global Access to Covid Vaccines
Through his hallowed foundation, the world’s de facto public health czar has been a stalwart defender of monopoly medicine.
By Alexander Zaitchik
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