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A number of recent articles shed light on the foggy nature of lawmaking in a 50/50 Senate. By SueEllen Campbell | Thursday, February 4, 2021 We have seen much of what President Biden’s administration will be doing about climate change through Executive Office actions. But what about the legislative branch? With Democrats holding the slimmest possible edge in the Senate and a modest edge in the House, what might realistically happen? Answers to this important question are by nature somewhat complicated. And there are always some chances for surprises, unexpected developments triggered by exc...

Progressives say that permanent fencing would only increase harmful policing tactics that have failed in the past.

The Atlantic Or is it still risky to be optimistic? January 29, 2021 People are getting vaccinated, but it’s not happening quickly enough. Case counts are dropping fast, but a near-record number of people are still sick. Do we have reason for optimism? Or could optimism still get us in trouble? Alexis Madrigal and Robinson Meyer, staff writers and co-founders of the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic, join James Hamblin and Maeve Higgins this week to discuss. Listen to their conversation here: Subscribe to Social Distance on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another podcast platform to rece...

This is the Jan. 28, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. The day before President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — one of the country’s most influential business groups, and a longtime opponent of aggressive climate policies — made a seemingly major announcement: It would support a market-based approach to slashing emissions. American climate policy, the Chamber said, “should recognize the urgent need for action.” But three days lat...

The Physics of Covid-19–If You Squeeze the Coronavirus, Does It Shatter?, asks Katherine Wu for The New York Times. –Scientists are exploring the physics of viruses, to understand how these pathogens assemble themselves — and might be rent apart. The Pandemic Is Finally Softening. Will That Last? asks Robinson Meyer for The Atlantic –The pandemic is softening, but the reprieve may not last. “In other words, the numbers are finally moving in the right direction. But while the trajectory of the pandemic is encouraging, the overall level of infection is staggering” Physicists Study H...