The Colossal Problem of Publicly Funded Vaccines in Private Hands

Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times
Image of the Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine.
As Pfizer and Moderna prepare to roll out their COVID 19 vaccines, the problems associated with publicly funded vaccines in the hands of private companies are already on the horizon, as the drug industry seeks to control global efforts for a cure.

Friday Nite Videos | November 20, 2020

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Trump & Election Results | John Oliver. 'We Didn’t Start the Fire’ | The Trump Presidency in 3 Minutes. Jordan Klepper Takes on the Million MAGA March. Visible Beethoven. Feed the Birds (Trump Pence and MAGA) | Roy Zimmerman.

Trump & Election Results | John Oliver

A week after Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s various attempts to overturn the results, why his claims don’t hold water, and the consequences of indulging him.

Beethoven 250 tribute

In honor of Beethoven's 250th anniversary, the complex and beautiful cymatic geometry embedded in Beethoven's gorgeous melody are revealed. The imagery is the actual geometry of music imprinted onto pure water and is not computer generated.

On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway

Rebecca Solnit Literary Hub
There are situations in which there is no common ground worth standing on, let alone hiking over to.