pandemic Archives - PlanetPOV

Civil Rights

How to Change the Minds of Anti-Vaxxers – Lock Them Out

AdLib - August 5, 2021 0

COVID-19

COVID-19 Data: “Regression to the Tail”

Steppenwolf - July 5, 2020 0

COVID-19

COVID-19: Prepare For a Long War

Steppenwolf - July 4, 2020 2

COVID-19

The COVID-19 Data – It Doesn’t Add Up

Steppenwolf - June 16, 2020 0

COVID-19

I Take Absolutely No Responsibility

Steppenwolf - June 11, 2020 0

COVID-19

The Global Pandemic Need Never Have Happened!

Steppenwolf - March 24, 2020 0

COVID-19

Trump’s Pandemic

Ray Cunneff - March 24, 2020 11

TOP NEWS

Government Shutdown That May Lead to Mass Layoffs Begins

A bitter spending deadlock between President Trump and Democrats plunged the federal government into the first shutdown since 2019. [...]

A More Polarized Senate Drives Shutdown Gridlock

With few senators from conservative states in their ranks, Democrats feel less pressure to capitulate, while more conservative Republicans are not inclined to cut a deal. [...]

Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

On an almost daily basis, thousands of words pour forth from the president’s mouth. Sometimes, he tucks in a wildly revealing insight about the direction he is taking the country. [...]

Hegseth Lectures Military Brass on ‘Woke’ Leaders, Fitness and Grooming

Senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards. [...]

Judge Disqualifies Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney From Handling Cases

A federal judge said Sigal Chattah was not “validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.” The Trump administration had appointed her to the post in a way that circumvented federal procedures. [...]

White House Withdraws Nomination of E.J. Antoni, Trump’s Pick to Lead BLS

E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [...]

Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Hydrofluorocarbons

The E.P.A. plan would allow grocery stores, air-conditioning manufacturers and others to phase out hydrofluorocarbons in cooling equipment more slowly. [...]

Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York asked that the funding be restored, accusing the Trump administration of “walking away from the fight against terrorism.” [...]

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence. [...]

In Unusual Move, Prosecutors Secure Federal Charges From Local Grand Jury

A judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said that what appeared to be a kind of grand jury forum shopping seemed to have broken “decades-long norms and the rule of law.” [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day [...]

0% intro APR until 2024 is 100% insane

Bowen: Momentum is the strength of Trump's Gaza plan, but lack of detail is its weakness

The plan is a significant moment - but it lacks the nuts and bolts that determine whether diplomatic agreements hold together, or don't. [...]

Trump peace plan 'ignores interests of Palestinian people', Hamas official tells BBC

A senior Hamas figure told the BBC the group is likely to reject Trump's Gaza peace plan, saying it "serves Israel's interests". [...]

For Netanyahu, avoiding a peace deal may now be worse than agreeing one

Trump is asking the Israeli PM to risk his government but dangling the prospect of a historic legacy, writes Lucy Williamson. [...]

Italy PM tells Gaza aid flotilla to stop or risk 'preventing peace'

The Global Sumud Flotilla says it has entered an area "where previous flotillas have been attacked". [...]

European leaders meet in high-security Danish summit after drone disruption

The EU is under pressure to boost defence after Russian air space incursions and after drones targeted Danish airports. [...]

No more scribbling: Indian court tells doctors to fix their handwriting

A legible medical prescription can make a difference between life and death, the court says. [...]

Flights in Afghanistan grounded after internet shutdown

The Taliban have yet to give an official reason for the shutdown, but said it would last indefinitely. [...]

US cities should be military training grounds, Trump tells generals

The US president warned military leaders of a "war from within", and signals they will be tasked with intervening. [...]

Entire Ukrainian family killed in Russian drone strike, officials say

The bodies of two young boys and their parents were recovered from their destroyed home in the Sumy region, rescuers say. [...]

South Africa's top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel

The circumstances around Nathi Mthethwa's death are being investigated by the French authorities. [...]

Tag: pandemic

How to Change the Minds of Anti-Vaxxers – Lock Them Out

COVID-19 Data: “Regression to the Tail”

COVID-19: Prepare For a Long War

COVID-19 Reality Check UPDATE

The COVID-19 Data – It Doesn’t Add Up

I Take Absolutely No Responsibility

The Global Pandemic Need Never Have Happened!

Trump’s Pandemic

RECENT POSTS

Vox Populi – 09-19-2025

Vox Populi – 09-12-2025

Vox Populi – 09-05-2025

Vox Populi – 08-29-2025

Vox Populi – 08-15-2025