Rooster has it!
President Biden will announce a $2 trillion package of infrastructure spending to be paid for by a substantial increase in corporate taxes. / The New York Times
Why isn't the Federal Reserve more worried about inflation? Because even if the economy booms again, it's still in bad shape for millions of Americans. / The Washington Post
Many billionaire philanthropists ended this past year (much) wealthier than when they started. / Vox
Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for more oversight in the financial system after the meltdown of Bill Hwang's private investment firm. / Bloomberg
Debate in the United States over whether and how to develop "vaccine passports" reflects global disarray on the issue. / The Washington Post
Zeynap Tufekci: The vaccine news is getting better every day. / Insight
Another reason to wear masks post-vaccination? The tamping down of communicable diseases. / NPR
Politifact calls out Facebook for allowing vaccine misinformation to "persist" on its site (Politifact is one of Facebook's fact checking partners). Meanwhile, Snopes calls out the platform for continuing to host a group linked to the Capitol attack. / Politifact, Snopes
Ted Chiang: We fear and yearn for "the singularity"—computers making themselves smarter—but it will probably never come. / The New Yorker
A new report says the UK is not yet a "post-racial country," but its success in tackling race-based disparity "should be regarded as a model for other white-majority countries." / BBC News
Analysis of the names of 6,816 complexion products reveals bias in the beauty industry. / The Pudding
Mary Retta: American capitalism is an indiscriminate killer, and any warring among the generations won't improve it. / bitchmedia
Related: What was Chandler Bing's actual job? Flailing upward. / The Atlantic
Remembering an unseen vérité documentary of Britney Spears in 2002. / Vanity Fair
The cat filter that became a lawyer's screen during a court hearing was all because of an old setting on Dell computers. / The Morning News
Photographs of the interiors of some of California's fringe spiritual sect or cult-like groups. / The Guardian
A swan is "terrorizing" residents of an English village with persistent door-knocking. / CBC
Today is the Championship Match of the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes®. Which title will claim the prize? Will its author accept a live rooster? Check it and see! / The Tournament of Books
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