How to Motivate People to Get a Vaccine
At this point in the pandemic, many Americans remain unvaccinated because they believe the coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to do them any good …
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How the Copy Cats Came for Clubhouse
Last December, Chris Barnett bought his first iPhone at the insistence of his friends. They told him he needed to get on Clubhouse, an invitation …
Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Website
Lawmakers in Washington are prodding technology companies to take steps to limit the visibility and reduce the risks of a website that provides …
How the Kremlin Is Militarizing Russian Society
MOSCOW — Stepping onto a podium in heavy boots and military fatigues at a ceremony outside Moscow, six teenagers accepted awards for an …
Your Tuesday Briefing
The streets of Amsterdam were quiet on Monday. Credit…Peter Dejong/Associated PressAnother Covid Christmas for Europe and the U.S. New …
What We Lose if We Don’t Build Back Better
I’ll leave the savvy political analysis to others. I don’t know why Senator Joe Manchin apparently decided to go back on an explicit promise he …
Crack Down Hard, or Wait and See? Europe Splits on Omicron Response.
PARIS — The Dutch can now invite only two guests to their homes as part of a new lockdown. In Denmark, where masks and other social restrictions …
In Big City Politics, a Call to Fund the Police
This past November, Bruce Harrell, a longtime local politician, won the Seattle mayoral election. During his campaign, Harrell, who’s Black and …
Profiteering Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Businesses have increased their profits at the same time that they have raised their prices, so it’s natural to ask whether profiteering is …
Haitian Migrants File Lawsuit Protesting Treatment by Border Patrol
WASHINGTON — Mirard Joseph was bringing food to his wife and child, he said, when a Border Patrol agent on horseback in Del Rio, Texas, “lashed …