President Joe Biden has ordered vaccinations for American workers to combat the sharp increase in Covid-19 infections as the Delta variant spreads. Can he do that?The requirements cover about 100 million Americans: federal employees and contractors, health care workers and private sector employees at companies with more than 100 workers.The president expressed frustration that a […]
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Covid-19 Changed the Way We Watch Movies. The 1918 Pandemic Set the Stage.
The 1918 flu pandemic helped to usher in the Hollywood studio system. Could Covid-19 transform the industry?
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New York Tenants Are Organizing Against Evictions, as They Did in the Great Depression
Activists concerned about pandemic-related homelessness are seeking rent relief. In the 1930s, tenants banded together against evictions.
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Where the City’s Marshals Get Their Power
The threat of pandemic-related evictions is looming, despite a Trump administration moratorium that runs through Dec. 31. Across the country, the task of enforcing eviction orders often falls to sheriffs’ departments. But in New York City, city marshals — officials who have been likened to everything from repo men to bounty hunters — form a […]
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The Domestic Violence Case That Turned Outrage Into Action
The ‘Burning Bed’ killing put domestic violence in the headlines.
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Covid-19 Contact Tracing Raises Privacy Concerns
To help stop the spread of Covid-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has asked former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and a team from Johns Hopkins to put together a contact tracing ‘’army.” In a 24-hour period this week, 4,681 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the state. Tracking their contacts over the […]
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Our Appetite for Beef Is Growing. So Are Climate Worries.
Scientists warn that to slow climate change, we need to change how we farm and what we eat.
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Meatless Burgers Are on Trend. Eating to Save the World Has a Long History.
Plant-based meats may be high tech, but the ideas behind them have been around for decades.
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Lingering Peril From Lead Paint
About half a million children have dangerously high lead levels in their blood, mostly from exposure to peeling paint and contaminated dust. The fight over who should clean it up has lasted for decades.
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Perp Walks: When Police Roll Out the Blue Carpet
Perp walk: Unfair maneuver or a strong warning to would-be criminals?
