US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recounts bout of profound loneliness
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy tells of his struggle with isolation, likened to the danger of smoking.
Pornhub blocks Utah users ahead of age verification law
The move is in response to a new law in the US state requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages.
The Debt Ceiling and False Equivalence
The hardest political stories for reporters to cover and pundits to analyze can be those that are neither 100 percent stories nor 50 percent stories. A 100 percent story is…
7th Grader Opens Fire at School in Serbia, Killing 8 Children
A seventh-grade student went on a shooting rampage at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, early on Wednesday, killing eight children and a security guard, the Serbian police said. The police…
Erdogan Makes Comeback in Turkish Polls. Opposition Sends Mixed Signals on Russia. | naked capitalism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, still very much alive, is making up ground quickly in the polls ahead of the May 14 elections. Back in early March, Erdogan was running…
The Democrats’ Dianne Feinstein Problem
Annie Karni contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
Big Banks Must Become Globally Resolvable – or Significantly ‘Smaller’ | naked capitalism
Yves here. It is frustrating to see an article give a good statement of a problem and then not understand what a solution would entail. The authorities in the US…
Covid: The Poor People’s Pandemic | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post focuses on an important aspect of Naked Capitalism Covid coverage, that it has harmed lower income groups the most, in both health and income terms. Liz…
Danish Wind Pioneer Keeps Battling Climate Change
The contemporary wind power industry, which has spawned hundreds of thousands of spinning rotors generating electricity without putting greenhouse gases into the air, was to a great extent born in…
‘Whatever It Takes’: The Street Teams Who Help Mentally Ill New Yorkers
Half a year with the street counselors who dispense free sneakers, monthly injections and gentle encouragement to some of the city’s most vulnerable and volatile residents. May 3, 2023 Chris…