How Moderate Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Ideological Allies
A group of centrist Democrats wants the party to confront the pharmaceutical industry. Their main opponents? Other centrist Democrats.
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GOP Governor’s Vaccination Tour Reveals Depths Of Distrust
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has hit the road, meeting face-to-face with residents to try to overcome vaccine hesitancy — in many cases, hostility — in Arkansas.
If My Boyfriend Knew What I Really Thought About During Sex With Him, He’d Lose His Mind
Lately, it’s entered my dreams, too.
When the Applause Just Won’t End
Four minutes for Flag Day. Five minutes for Aline. Nine minutes for The French Dispatch.The Cannes Film Festival, which concludes today, has long held an unusual reputation for its lengthy standing ovations. The tradition—which perhaps reached an apotheosis when Pan’s Labyrinth received 22 minutes of applause in 2006—has at times attracted mockery.
Nicolas Cage Hasn’t Lost His Edge
On the basis of its advertising, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the indie film Pig is nothing more than the latest over-the-top entry in Nicolas Cage’s bewildering Hollywood career. He’s developed from promising young talent to Oscar winner to action star to, well, living meme.
Republicans Like Bob Corker Have Nowhere to Go
Senator Bob Corker had just gotten out of a hot-yoga session with his wife on a Sunday morning in 2017 when his phone started blowing up. President Donald Trump was tweeting about him, falsely claiming that the Tennessee Republican supported the Iran deal (he did not) and that he had begged Trump for a reelection endorsement (Corker says he never did such a thing).
Help! Our Neighbors Exiled My Kids From Their Pool for an Absurd Reason.
There’s a heatwave, and they’re overreacting!
Why Your Leisure Time Is in Danger
Christopher Anderson / Magnum
As Europe was recovering from the Second World War, the philosopher Josef Pieper was wondering about leisure. “A time like the present,” he admitted, “seems, of all times, not to be a time to speak of leisure. We are engaged in the re-building of a house, and our hands are full.
The Seemingly Minor Change the Pope Just Made That Is Freaking Out Conservative Catholics
Critics said the decision was out of character for Francis.
I Want to Cut Off My Stepson—and Give Money to the Woman He Had an Affair With
They had a child together. Their kid deserves my help more.
The Reason We’ll Be Stuck With Insane Car Prices for Months
New? Used? The car market may not sort itself out for a while.
Supercuts Pioneered a New Kind of Hair Salon
It started out as a modern, unisex alternative to both the barbershop and the beauty salon.
GOP messaging guru Luntz advised Biden’s Covid task force
Andy Slavitt, who helped the task force, said that of all the informal advisers, Luntz was “among the best.
Olivia Rodrigo joins Biden vaccine push to make young people ‘happy and healthy’
The 18-year-old singer partnered with the White House on Wednesday to encourage young people to get vaccinated.
Pandemic fueled deadliest year for drug overdoses, CDC data shows
Health officials and experts worry that the pandemic has sapped the political will to tackle the drug crisis.
I Never Know if I Should Trust Guys When They Try a Familiar Line on Me
I have plenty of reason to doubt them.
In Missouri, Teaching Kids About Race Put Black Educators in Serious Danger
School officials received constant harassment, and metal detectors had to be installed at school board meetings.
Help! My Stepsister Is Saying That My Twins Will Be “Her Babies.”
She’s had fertility troubles, but her obsession with my pregnancy is out of hand.
Ask a Teacher: My Racist Childhood Bully Now Teaches at a Nearby School
Teachers advise on childhood bullies, summer reading, and standardized testing.
Fed’s Powell feels heat from all sides as inflation spikes
Both the Fed and the Biden administration have said rapid price increases are being stoked by temporary factors.
Gasoline is up and GOP sees an easy target: Biden
Americans are hitting the road as strong economic growth pushes up oil prices, and Republicans are trying to pin pump prices on Biden’s energy policies.
How the Pandemic Fueled Global Hunger: 2.5 Billion Lack Nutritious Food, 1 in 5 Children Are Stunted
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry worldwide, along with conflict and the impacts of climate change. A new report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world found about one-tenth of the global population were undernourished last year, more than 2.5 billion people did not have access to sufficiently nutritious food, and one in five children now face stunted growth.
Pence Rebuffed Secret Service Plan To Leave Capitol, Fearing A Halt To Electoral Vote Duty
Trump reportedly asked if “Mike” was OK while praising insurrectionists and ripping Pence for lacking the “courage” to overturn the presidential election.
Cyber Ninjas Now Aims To Pound On Arizona Voters’ Doors To Grill Them Over 2020 Ballots
State Republicans backed off a similar plan months ago after the Justice Department warned such activity could be considered voter intimidation.
Vivek Murthy gets personal, shares he lost 10 family members as he talks COVID-19 misinformation
For the first time in months, the U.S. is reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 every hour as the delta variant spreads nationwide. The increase in cases comes at a time when the number of people being vaccinated is decreasing and the rollout of vaccinations has slowed, the Associated Press reports.
Garland reverses decision that blocked immigration judges from pressing pause on some deportations
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday restored the ability for immigration judges to press pause on the certain deportations, including cases considered low priority or where an immigrant has a petition pending and shouldn’t be deported while that’s decided. The decision, which reverses policy by Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, could significantly slash the immigration backlog, the American Immigration Lawyers Association said.
Donnie and Bill ‘history’ tour turning out to be a loser—Trump and O’Reilly not filling the seats
In June, Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly announced that they were teaming up for a “history tour” at arenas across the nation. The promise is that Trump and O’Reilly will take the stage so that the disgraced former Fox host can interview the disgraced former real estate scammer, with the later promising to provide a “never-before-heard inside view of his administration — which will be historical in and of itself.
Trump Says Gen. Mark Milley Should Be ‘Impeached’ Over Coup Fears
Ex-president, who never served in the military, rips chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military official in the nation, as a “general who didn’t have a clue.
Connect! Unite! Act! Nashville celebrates on July 17 to honor the civil rights legacy of John Lewis
Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, but also to get out the vote, support candidates and engage in other local political actions that help our progressive movement grow and exert influence on the powers that be.
Yes, this is fascism: The Atlantic’s conservative David Frum says it’s time to use the F-word
By any historical measure this country should not be where it is right now, politically speaking. The worst pandemic to strike this nation in over a century has begun its slow but inexorable transformation into an event now comprehensible in hindsight rather than experienced in the immediate moment.