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Biden reappointed Jerome Powell, seated at left, to head the Fed. Some progressives wanted him replaced with Lael Brainard, seated right. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Jerome Powell keeps his job at the Fed, where he’ll be responsible for preventing inflation from spiraling out of control – without tanking the economy

After weeks of mulling, Biden decided to give Powell another term as Fed chair, which means he will have more influence over the trajectory of inflation than anyone else.
L’actuelle secrétaire d’État au Trésor américain, Janet Yellen, reste l’une des rares femmes parmi les économistes les plus influentes au monde. Jessica McGowan / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP

La science économique, mauvaise élève de l’égalité hommes-femmes aux États-Unis

Seuls 15 % des professeurs titulaires américains sont aujourd’hui des femmes. Une proportion qui n’a que très peu évolué depuis 20 ans.
A display used to educate the public on rubella vaccination and the mother-to-fetus transmission of this virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Public Health Image Library

In Zika, echoes of US rubella outbreak of 1964-65

Though separated by time and place, there are surprising similarities in the the social issues raised by the rubella outbreak of 1964-65 and the recent Zika outbreak in South America.

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