Justice Stephen Breyer, "And it is doubly wrong to think of its members as junior league politicians."

 

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Justice Stephen Breyer, the most senior member of the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing, delivered a stark public warning this week against partisan proposals to expand the court and the branding of its current makeup as "conservative."

"It is wrong to think of the Court as another political institution," Breyer said in remarks prepared for delivery at Harvard Law School. "And it is doubly wrong to think of its members as junior league politicians."

"Structural alteration motivated by the perception of political influence can only feed that perception, further eroding that trust," he said. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2Q3vrNN

New Mexico this week became the third state to make it easier to sue police officers for civil-rights violation

 New Mexico this week became the third state to make it easier to sue police officers for civil-rights violations, as it enacted a law barring a legal defense known as qualified immunity.

 

拜登的電網計劃可能不合時宜

儘管稅收抵免在幫助風能和太陽能發展方面發揮了重要作用，但在輸電能力建設方面是否會產生類似作用則遠遠沒那麼明朗。

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如果你在財政上有了一個名為稅收抵免的錘子，也許一切看起來都像顆釘子。

美國總統拜登(Joe Biden)的基建計劃提出了一些行之有效的方法來促進清潔能源的發展，例如將現有的太陽能和風能稅收抵免延長10年。更有意思的是，該計劃為高壓輸電線路引入了投資稅收抵免，目的是鼓勵建設至少20吉瓦的輸電能力。這大致相當於得克薩斯州電網的風力發電量，風力發電在得州電網佔有重要地位。

拜登政府的方向無疑是正確的：根據普林斯頓大學(Princeton University)去年12月發表的研究報告，為了到2050年實現拜登的淨零排放目標，美國需要到2030年前將電力傳輸系統擴大60%，到2050年前可能需要擴大兩倍。這是因為可再生能源豐富的地方，如風力最強的地方，不一定靠近電力需求較大的人口中心。

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That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It. 

By Cecilia Kang

• April 1, 2021
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A year after the pandemic turned the nation’s digital divide into an education emergency, President Biden, inheriting the problem, is making affordable broadband a top priority, comparing it to the effort to spread electricity across the country. His $2 trillion infrastructure plan, announced on Wednesday, includes $100 billion to extend fast internet access to every home.

The money is meant to improve the economy by enabling all Americans to work, get medical care and take classes from wherever they live. Although the government has spent billions on the digital divide in the past, the efforts have failed to close it partly because people in different areas have different problems. Affordability is the main culprit in urban and suburban areas. In many rural areas, internet service isn’t available at all because of the high costs of installation.

“We’ll make sure every single American has access to high-quality, affordable, high speed internet,” Mr. Biden said in a speech on Wednesday. “And when I say affordable, I mean it. Americans pay too much for internet. We will drive down the price for families who have service now. We will make it easier for families who don’t have affordable service to be able to get it now.”

“Investment upfront to build out infrastructure and support internet providers is fantastic,” Mr. Bouhmad said. He added that residents in places like Baltimore would continue to need federal subsidies and that the administration should focus on the costs of broadband as a major hurdle.

“Availability doesn’t equal accessibility in terms of price and user experience,” he said.

Asian-Americans Are Still Taking Shape as a Political Force and other subjects

Asian-Americans Are Still Taking Shape as a Political Force

Divided by generation and ethnicity, but galvanized by a surge of racially motivated attacks, Asian-Americans are growing rapidly as political players.

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President Biden this week unveiled a massive infrastructure proposal that he says would deliver a "once-in-a-generation investment" in the country.
Here are six key numbers from the wide-ranging measure:



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By The Numbers: Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
President Biden has unveiled a massive infrastructure proposal that he says would deliver a "once-in-a-generation investment" in the United States. Here are the key details.



Nike is suing an art collective for turning its Air Max sneakers into "Satan shoes" filled with human blood:



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Nike Is Suing an Art Collective for Turning Its Air Max Sneakers Into 'Satan Shoes' Filled With Human Blood
MSCHF’s newest drop plays like a sequel to their controversial 2019 series of “Jesus Shoes,” which featured holy water from the River Jordan.





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Emergent plant that ruined Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses had prior FDA violations https://wapo.st/3fyUp21



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Emergent plant that ruined Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses had prior FDA violations
A lab at Emergent Biosolutions, which is manufacturing vaccines for AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, is seen on Feb. 8, 2021, in Baltimore. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)By Jon Swaine and Jon SwaineInvestigative reporterEmailBioFollowChristopher RowlandChristopher RowlandBusiness re...


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Inquiry marks second probe into finances of CFO Allen Weisselberg following one by Manhattan District Attorney.



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New York attorney general probes finances of key Trump aide
Inquiry marks second probe into finances of CFO Allen Weisselberg following one by Manhattan District Attorney.
The #BBC said Wednesday that John Sudworth had relocated to #Taiwan and would continue to be the #British public broadcaster's #China correspondent



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BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety worries, 'propaganda campaign'
A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organization said.




Pharoah Sanders’s “Promises,” recorded with the d.j. Sam Shepherd, showcases both artists’ strengths—a rare feat for such an intergenerational collaboration.



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Pharoah Sanders Takes on Electronic Music
“Promises,” recorded with the d.j. Sam Shepherd, showcases both artists’ strengths—a rare feat for such an intergenerational collaboration.




American Airlines said on Thursday that it strongly opposes legislation passed by the Texas state Senate to limit voting access.



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American Airlines strongly opposes Texas voting restriction bill


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From WSJ Opinion: In Joe Biden’s ProgressiveWorld, everyone is a de-facto member of the teachers union: The public pays, and you do what you want, writes Dan Henninger.



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Opinion | Joe Biden, Which Side Are You On?
In ProgressiveWorld, everyone becomes a de-facto member of the teachers union. It won’t work.

2021年1月，CBP正式宣布對於所有來自「中國新疆維吾爾自治區」（Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region）的棉花產品與蕃茄產品，實施「扣留命令」（Withhold Release Order ），禁止該等產品或以其作為原料的貨物（例如，紡織品、蕃茄醬）輸入美國。

 

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禁止輸入使用「強迫勞力」商品的要求，不只是企業責任，而應是法律規範

美國聯邦法明文禁止進口使用「強迫勞動」所生產的產品，同時授權（並要求）行政部門執行此項法律（19 U.S.C. 1307）。

在此授權之下，美國聯邦「國土安全部」轄下的「海關暨邊境保護署」（Customs and Border Protection；CBP），於去年開始發布禁止新疆棉製品輸入的命令。從去年夏天的特定工廠（包括準噶爾棉麻有限公司、新疆生产建设兵团等），擴及至今年的整個新疆區域。

今年1月，CBP正式宣布對於所有來自「中國新疆維吾爾自治區」（Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region）的棉花產品與蕃茄產品，實施「扣留命令」（Withhold Release Order ），禁止該等產品或以其作為原料的貨物（例如，紡織品、蕃茄醬）輸入美國。

「國土安全部」（Department of Homeland Security）明確宣示：不會允計任何使用強迫勞動的產品進入美國、不會容忍此類產品出現在美國的生產鍊」！

如此的法律明文規範與行政執行，有助於保護基本人權與維持市場公平。相較於業者的自律，也更為有效。

以實際的行動，向中共的人權侵害與強迫勞動說「不」，不應該只是透過個別企業的倫理責任，也應該提升為國家法律的規範。

附圖：

1. 19 U.S.C. 1307 (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1307)

2. CBP Detention Order List (https://www.cbp.gov/....../withhold-release-orders-and......)

3. DHS press release (https://www.cbp.gov/....../cbp-issues-region-wide......)

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美國政府一位高級官員說，美國國務卿布林肯和國家安全顧問沙利文將於下週在阿拉斯加會見中共政治局委員楊潔篪和外交部長王毅，這將是總統拜登就職以來兩國高級代表首次面對面會晤。 美國眾議院通過了1.9兆美元的新冠病毒救助法案，並將其提交給總統拜登簽署。這項援助法案在為公共衛生措施提供新資金的同時，還提供了另一劑經濟援助，向許多美國人提供了1,400美元的支票，並延長了每週300美元的失業援助補貼。 美國首次申請失業救濟人數在上月底開始呈下降趨勢，這是值得歡迎的。不過，整體數據仍居高不下，顯示在疫情暴發一年後，裁員人數仍處高位。預計這些趨勢在3月第一週仍然持續，首次申請失業救濟人數下降，但仍維持在一個顯示勞動力市場嚴重失調的水準。 美國一位高級政府官員表示，拜登正在指示他的政府在年底前確保增加1億劑強生公司的新冠疫苗。這位官員說，任何增加的疫苗劑數都將在今年下半年交付。 在美國國家安全官員施加了數月的壓力後，Facebook的一個財團撤回了在加州與香港之間建設一條新的互聯網管道的申請，這是中美兩國政府之間裂痕加深的最新跡象。 陷入困境的中國房地產企業華夏幸福表示，由於流動性出現階段性緊張，公司及下屬子公司新增債務違約涉及本息金額人民幣83.8億元。