Politics Done Right

As Covid Cases Surge in China and Europe, US Defunds Pandemic Response: “It is simply inexcusable that we may be right back where we were two years ago due to lack of funding for the basics: tests, vaccines, treatment, and data,” said one public health expert. The White House announced Monday it will be scaling back public health measures to fight the Covid-19 virus despite surging infections rates elsewhere in the world and critics who say that it is much too premature to act as though the pandemic is over. After Republicans refused to support new Covid-19 funds in an omnibus spending bill last week, $22.5 billion for pandemic-related programs was stripped from the package, money the Biden administration says was needed to make sure uninsured Americans have access to vaccines, treatment, and testing. Putin is the dog that caught the car. This is going to be the end of his presidency, says Thom Hartmann: Thom Hartmann visited Politics Done Right to discuss his new book “The Hidden History of Big Broth