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W.H. Council of Economic Advisers Chair: 'A Lot' of Inflation 'Is Due to the Strong Support We Gave to Households'

On Monday’s edition of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse stated that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been looking at data to understand the source of inflation, and “one of the things that we can see is a lot of

China Announces Major Investment in IVF to Reverse Birth Rate Collapse

Chinese state media reported Sunday on a new “five-year plan” to massively increase in vitro fertilization (IVF) to stave off demographic collapse.

Treating Long-Haul Syndrome

Long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID, chronic COVID or long-haul syndrome, refers to symptoms that persist for four or more weeks after an initial COVID-19 infection.

B Vitamins Might Help Prevent Worst COVID-19 Outcomes

Vitamins C and D can help prevent and even play a role in the treatment of COVID-19

Evicted from their Office, Al Jazeera Works from a Front Yard in Tunisia

I first met Lotfi Hajji some 15 years ago, after Tunisian authorities under President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali had refused a request by Al Jazeera, the Qatar-funded pan-Arab television station, to accredit the Tunisian journalist as their local correspondent. Hajji at the time was active in the Tunisian Human Rights

Memory, and Memorial, Will Prevail

Last week, Russian authorities made clear their intentions to shut down Memorial, the country’s most authoritative human rights organization, and one of its oldest.

Summers: Inflation 'Threatening to Become a Spiral,' 'We Need to Be Moving Quickly'

On Tuesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” economist Larry Summers said that inflation is “threatening to become a spiral,” there needs to be quick action to stop the “inflationary psychology” that currently exists, and that if inflation grows, “it’s going to be very expensive and very costly to put the inflation

What Governments Should Learn from The Climate Activists

“Nothing about us without us” – that was the call from the indigenous rights advocate Ghazali Ohorella from the Alifuru people in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia during a panel at the climate summit in Glasgow. This plea was echoed by many activists from groups marginalized by systemic oppression whom I met

The 2021 Intentional Gift Guide

The holidays are quickly approaching.As we usher in a pandemic holiday season, post-vaccination, some of us may be gathering with family and loved ones for the first time, in a long time.

REVIEW: “A Quest for Wisdom – Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life”

This is a fascinating and beautiful book, one of those gems you serendipitously discover and shake your head at your good fortune. Although it is new and I received it as a gift, it reminds me of a few books I have discovered over the years while rummaging through used

Letter to a Colluder: Stop Enabling Tyranny Stand Down … So You Can Stand Up

A few hundred at the top, to plan and direct at every level; a few thousand to supervise and control (without a voice in policy) at every level; a few score thousand specialists (teachers, lawyers, journalists, scientists, artists, actors, athletes, and social workers) eager to serve or at least unwilling

Biden's Soaring Food Costs Strike the Hungry at Local Food Banks

President Joe Biden’s soaring food costs are impacting the hungry at local food banks across the nation.

35 Popular Old Sayings & Their Real Meanings You Had No Idea About

Have you ever wondered where old sayings like ‘turn a blind eye to’ or ‘burning the midnight oil’ come from? Some of the following sayings have a really sinister origin, and others are completely surprising. Means: To do something without delay Real meaning: In the 19th century, a hat was