Here’s a guide to how he could be forced out, or fight on. * Boris Johnson’s future is in doubt after two humiliating apologies about parties while the country was under Covid restrictions. Guest: Mark Landler, the London bureau chief for The New York Times. Johnson’s character, but this is a scandal that poses an existential threat to his leadership. Some voters in Britain have long been willing to overlook the foibles of Mr. Yet in the weeks since, the scandal has only grown, with public outrage building as more instances and details of lockdown parties at Downing Street have emerged. When allegations first emerged in November about parties held at 10 Downing Street, the residence and offices of the British prime minister, during a strict Covid lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson waved them away. * The two Covid Americas: You can read David Leonhardt’s analysis of a poll about attitudes toward the pandemic here. Guest: David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The New York Times. We explore the results of this poll - and the divides in opinion by age, vaccination status and politics. So, The Times commissioned a poll of 4,400 Americans to discover how they are thinking about the pandemic and gauge how, and when, we might pivot to living with the virus. The contagiousness of the Omicron variant has many people resigned to the fact that they probably will be infected this variant is, relative to its predecessors and in most cases, milder and there is universal vaccine access for those old enough to receive a shot. It appears that the United States may be at a turning point in the pandemic. * President Joe Biden and his legal team have spent a year preparing for this moment: the chance to make good on his pledge to name the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. * Justice Breyer has announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court bench upon the confirmation of his successor. Guest: Adam Liptak, a Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times. We take a look at the legacy of Justice Breyer’s time on the court, why he chose to retire now and how President Biden might decide on his successor. His decision has given President Biden the chance to nominate a successor while Democrats control the Senate. On Wednesday, it was revealed that Justice Stephen Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, will retire from the bench.ĭemocrats, and many on the left, will have breathed a sigh of relief. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. * Despite record beef prices, ranchers aren’t cashing in - the result of years of consolidation.įor more information on today’s episode, visit Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, subscribe to our newsletter. Goodman, a global economics correspondent for The New York Times. We speak to ranchers about the consolidation of the industry and explore what it can show us about a transformation in the American economy - one much bigger than beef. But there’s evidence that they were in fact a reflection of a more fundamental change in the meatpacking business. The conventional wisdom was that price increases simply reflected the chaos that the coronavirus had caused in the supply chain. Wholesale beef prices increased more than 40 percent - more than 70 percent for certain cuts of steak. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, _download Audm for iPhone or Android_._ĭuring the pandemic, the price of beef shot up. _This story was written by Maggie Jones and recorded by Audm. Many sex experts expect more open conversations and policies related to their senior sex lives in the years to come. The subset of older people who are having lots of sex well into their 80s could help shape those conversations and policies, while doctors can also do their part by attending to individuals’ physiological impediments to sex. Along with pleasure, other benefits are linked to sex: a stronger immune system, improved cognitive function, cardiovascular health in women and lower odds of prostate cancer, along with improved sleep, stress reduction and a cultivation of emotional intimacy. Profiling older couples for whom sex is still important, she considers the obstacles and joys of having intercourse over the age of 70, and the way society has begun to talk more openly about it in recent years.Īs bodies change, Jones writes, good sex in old age often requires reimagining and expanding: a conscious inclusion of more touching, kissing, erotic massage, oral sex and sex toys. Today, Maggie Jones explores the overlooked topic of geriatric intercourse.
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