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mRNA Technology: Four Decades in the Making

Jess Steier Unbiased Science
mRNA technology took 40 years to perfect. Here's the story, briefly. So if you’re sitting around the holiday table and someone tells you the mRNA technology is “too new” to trust, you now have the “receipts” to explain why that’s not accurate.

An Open Letter to Elon Musk

Stephen Engelberg ProPublica
I have little doubt that ProPublica will write stories in the coming years that will enrage people you know. Some of our work may even focus on you or your companies. With immense power comes immense scrutiny. But here are some ideas you should like.

Friday Nite Videos | December 27, 2024

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The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam. The Real Reason Polio Is So Dangerous. Nickel Boys | Movie. Kurt Vonnegut's Letter to the Future. 25 Million Stitches: A Refugee Exhibit.

Tidbits – Dec.26 – Reader Comments: Trump’s Pick for Attorney General: Rapist Gaetz; Democrats’ Path Back To Power; Economic Populism Did Not Lose This Election; Second Ku Klux Klan; Stop Blaming People for Wanting To Afford the Basics of Living;

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Reader Comments: Trump's Pick for Attorney General: Rapist Gaetz; Democrats’ Path Back To Power; Economic Populism Did Not Lose This Election; Second Ku Klux Klan; Stop Blaming People for Wanting to Afford the Basics of Living; Cartoons, and more...

We’re Already Seeing Signs That Trump Is Tanking the Economy

Timothy Noah The New Republic
Your stock portfolio may grow. But say goodbye to next year’s raise—and maybe even your job. Donald Trump’s election provides a useful occasion to examine the difference between what rich people want and what constitutes a thriving economy.

A Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate Power

Lawrence S. Wittner Foreign Policy in Focus
The rich are growing astronomically richer while poverty reduction has ground to a standstill. In today’s world of widespread poverty and unprecedented wealth, how about raising the wages of the most poorly-paid workers?

Of Misogyny, Musk, and Men

Clara Jeffery Mother Jones
Women are not okay. We’re furious...Trump’s margin of victory was powered by men, who voted for him by 55 percent—a few points more than went for him in 2020. Trump made gains with almost every type of man, especially younger men and Latino men.