Jake Levine, an attorney and former Obama administration staffer, this week was named the first-ever "chief climate officer" at the Development Finance Corp., a U.S. government group that acts like a venture capital firm focused on developing countries.
Axios Re:Cap speaks with Levine and Axios climate reporter Andrew Freedman about the significance of this new role, and how Levine will handle billions of dollars in financing to combat global warming.
The man accused in the Atlanta spa shootings was indicted on murder charges, yesterday. The prosecution says it will be pursuing a hate crime penalty. We recently sat down with our resident legal scholar, Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman, to help us understand the complexity of defining and prosecuting hate.
Plus, the GOP pushes Rep. Liz Cheney out of leadership.
India is dealing with daily new COVID cases well above 300,000, and a new variant, first detected in India, has been declared a global concern by the World Health Organization. Political blowback and calls for a nationwide lockdown are proliferating, even after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had critical Facebook posts removed.
Axios Re:Cap discusses the difficult and deadly situation in India, the political tensions that continue to escalate, and the role of social media during the crisis with New York Times reporter Karan Deep Singh, who is based in New Delhi.
As the country reopens, we’ve begun checking in with American mayors who are grappling with decisions around relaxing restrictions and opening school, offices and other businesses, just to name a few. Today, we talk to Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Ariz.
Plus, a COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers gets FDA approval.
And, the Biden administration’s move to protect transgender healthcare.
