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Raw data: Inflation in America

1 year 2 months ago
John Lanchester says today that the inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, "has for a century described economic reality, shaped political debate and determined the fate of presidents." Amen to that. I wish we could staple the CPI to the forehead of every adult in America.
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 2 months ago
This is a example of Zephyranthes in our front yard. According to Wikipedia, there are now about 200 species of this flower "following the expansion of the genus in 2019." Also: The name is derived from Ζέφυρος (Zephyrus), the Greek god of the west wind, and ἄνθος (anthos), meaning flower, referring to the slender stalks. ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

New stopgap bill in Congress would postpone shutdown deadline to December

1 year 2 months ago
WASHINGTON — Congress is on track to approve legislation this week that will give lawmakers until mid-December to broker agreement on the annual government funding bills that were supposed to become law before the end of this month. The stopgap spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution, has the broad bipartisan support it needs […]
Jennifer Shutt

Great Day St. Louis promoting Fall Festival with Live Show Oct. 11

1 year 2 months ago

KMOV CHANNEL 4’S “GREAT DAY ST. LOUIS’’  WILL BE LIVE FROM FLORISSANT FRIDAY, OCT 11 Mayor Tim Lowery has announced that the Great Day St. Louis Show, is coming back to Florissant on Friday, Oct.11t to do a live show starting at 9 a.m. on the front lawn of Florissant’s City Hall. Great Day St. […]

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School shooting damage lasts for years, survivors tell panel of U.S. House Democrats

1 year 2 months ago
WASHINGTON — The devastating effects of school shootings continue well after shootings occur, according to survivors, experts and educators who spoke at a roundtable U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee Democrats held Monday. Democrats scheduled the discussion after the recent school shooting in Georgia, where two students and two teachers were killed. Witnesses told the […]
Ariana Figueroa

Court Shuts Down Tennessee’s Attempt To Ban People From Talking About Abortion Options

1 year 2 months ago
Tennessee’s government cranks out a lot of stupid laws. It’s been doing it for years, but things have accelerated recently as the state’s legislators seek to curtail rights for, well, pretty much everyone but white men. It has enacted book bans, anti-trans laws, and the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision triggered its long-dormant anti-abortion law. But […]
Tim Cushing