By Amit Dave AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. The coronavirus pandemic has wrought devastation on India, with 22.66 million cases and 246,116 deaths reported so far. … [Read more...] about Indian doctors warn against cow dung as COVID cure
A year living in a hotel with 3 kids. Inside Newark’s affordable housing crisis.
Shari Brown has no place to cook dinner. The hot plates in her hotel room just don’t cut it, but that’s all she has on hand. A shared microwave on the third floor is the only alternative. It’s been more than a year since the Newark resident had a consistent place to cook for her three kids. When it’s time to eat, Brown, 36, has few options: Prepared food from the supermarket, … [Read more...] about A year living in a hotel with 3 kids. Inside Newark’s affordable housing crisis.
U.S. Senate Democrats aim to expand voting as Republicans seek to rein it in
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate hope on Tuesday to advance sweeping election reform legislation making it easier for Americans to cast ballots, despite intense opposition from Republicans, many of whom support new restrictive voting rules at the state level. The 886-page bill would expand mail-in voting that was used widely in last year's … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate Democrats aim to expand voting as Republicans seek to rein it in
Is the GOP like the sinking Titanic?
Is the GOP like the sinking Titanic? The analogy is an increasingly credible one amid the news that Rep. Liz Cheney is not only almost certainly going to be dumped from her House leadership role, but is going to be fired with the support of the House Minority leader. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed on Sunday that he backs Rep. Elise Stefanik for the … [Read more...] about Is the GOP like the sinking Titanic?
Space tourism – 20 years in the making – is finally ready for launch
Space tourism has been slow to get off the ground. Nadia Bormotova/iStock via Getty Images Plus Wendy Whitman Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito achieved that lifelong goal – but he wasn’t a typical astronaut. Tito, a wealthy … [Read more...] about Space tourism – 20 years in the making – is finally ready for launch
Faces of those America is leaving behind in Afghanistan
The people of Afghanistan that the author encountered live very different lives from Americans. Brian Glyn Williams, CC BY-ND Brian Glyn Williams, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth U.S. troops are already heading home from Afghanistan, ending a two-decade-long war that saw as many as 100,000 American troops there. The withdrawal of the remaining … [Read more...] about Faces of those America is leaving behind in Afghanistan
GOP VISION FOR THE FUTURE (Cartoon)
LAUD LIZ CHENEY FOR DEFENDING TRUTH, BUT DON’T FORGET HER FATHER’S LIES
Kudos to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Her House GOP leadership post hangs by a thread because she refuses to mouth Trump’s Big Lie about a stolen election, and Wednesday she boldly framed the stakes: “The Republican Party is at a turning point, and Republicans must decide whether we are going to choose truth…” But we also need to recognize the inconvenient truth that she is … [Read more...] about LAUD LIZ CHENEY FOR DEFENDING TRUTH, BUT DON’T FORGET HER FATHER’S LIES
CHENEY WALKS THE PLANK (Cartoon)
Trudy Rubin: India’s COVID-19 tragedy has lessons for global vaccinations. Hint: It’s not by waiving vaccine patents
As America beats back COVID-19 with vaccines, the catastrophe in India reminds us that much of the world’s population has yet to receive a shot. Coping with a virulent second wave of the virus, desperate Indians plead for oxygen tanks for their loved ones. Mass cremations of victims barely cope with more than 300,000 new cases daily, but less than 4% of nearly 1.4 billion … [Read more...] about Trudy Rubin: India’s COVID-19 tragedy has lessons for global vaccinations. Hint: It’s not by waiving vaccine patents
Today’s GOP (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and comic strip cartoonist. His favorite expression “WHAT A HOOT” certainly sums up his outlook on his life and work which are inexorably entwined. Mike’s warm, easygoing and zany demeanor is evidence that his personality matches his creative talents. As … [Read more...] about Today’s GOP (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
It Would Aid Harris’s Mission to Go to the Border
By Donald H. Harrison Vice President Kamala Harris is making a mistake by declining to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, but not for the reason that Republican critics may think. In the political chess game between the Biden-Harris Administration and its Republican adversaries in Congress, in border states, and in the media, Republicans want to persuade the public that the … [Read more...] about It Would Aid Harris’s Mission to Go to the Border
U.S. hiring takes big step back as businesses scramble for workers, raw materials
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, likely curbed by shortages of workers and raw materials as rapidly improving public health and massive government aid fueled an economic boom. The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday, which showed a plunge in temporary help jobs - a harbinger for future hiring - as … [Read more...] about U.S. hiring takes big step back as businesses scramble for workers, raw materials
Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based burgers
Does being told that a veggie burger, like the one on the right, is better for the environment make you more likely to choose it over beef? AP Photo/Nati Harnik Anna Mattila, Penn State The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Consumers are more likely to choose a plant-based meat substitute when the … [Read more...] about Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based burgers
Harry the Wonder Dog
by Jay Johnson Ultimately this is a story about judgement. Sometimes based on our experiences both real and imagined we draw a conclusions about people not based truth but assumptions. Unless those assumptions are corrected or proved wrong we carry them around in our mind like it was empirical fact. It has been a long time since I felt like I could write again. I lost … [Read more...] about Harry the Wonder Dog
Out of Afghanistan
As we finally end our involvement in America’s Longest War, a war that has cost us more than 2,300 lives and approximately 21,000 wounded, we continue to hear the pros and cons for and against getting involved in Afghanistan in the first place, for and against staying in Afghanistan year after year and now, for and against withdrawing our troops. Some call it “declaring … [Read more...] about Out of Afghanistan
Editorial: The Trump specter hangs over the Republican Party
Much of America has moved on, but more than 100 days after he left the Oval Office, the specter of Donald Trump hasn't gone away. That was plain with two new developments on Wednesday. In the first, Facebook's Oversight Board announced it supported Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to ban Trump from using Facebook and Instagram after the then-president incited his … [Read more...] about Editorial: The Trump specter hangs over the Republican Party
Micro Mind
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India logs new record in daily cases, ‘double mutant’ linked to surge
India logged another grim global record of 412,262 Covid-19 cases on Thursday as officials said a "double mutant variant" could be "linked" to the deadly second wave sweeping across various states. The South Asian country registered 3,980 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, making it the deadliest day in the country since the pandemic began and raising the death toll to … [Read more...] about India logs new record in daily cases, ‘double mutant’ linked to surge
‘A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore’ – chatting with author Frank Dello Stritto
We have a treat for The Moderate Voice readers. Film genre author and scholar Frank Dello Stritto chats with us about his book of essays, “A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore: The Mythology & History of Classic Horror Films,” Cult Movies Press, 2003. Frank has written several books, including a memoir of being a "Monster Boomer," "I Saw What I Saw When I Saw It." … [Read more...] about ‘A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore’ – chatting with author Frank Dello Stritto