Education Secretary backs mandatory school Covid-19 vaccines
“I would like governors who hold those decisions to make those decisions now that [vaccines] are FDA-approved.
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My Abusive Father Blew His Millions. Now He Wants to Live With Me.
He’s too sick to live independently and too toxic to let him move in.
Murders Are Spiking in America
If 2020 was a year of death, COVID-19 was not the only culprit. Last year saw the largest increase in murders on record, according to new federal-government data.There were some 21,500 murders in 2020—nearly 5,000 more than in 2019. That’s a 29 percent spike, far outpacing the previous record increase, 12.7 percent, set in 1968.
Jim Mattis Gives Damning Testimony On Elizabeth Holmes And Theranos
“We were being deprived of fundamental issues,” the former defense secretary said.
Adam Kinzinger: Republicans Are ‘Frigging Crazy’
In each edition of my newsletter, I’ll bring readers inside The Atlantic, and discuss the issues that concern us the most. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to get future issues of Notes from the Editor in Chief.Political courage is a fascinating phenomenon, particularly at moments when it is largely absent.
The Gabby Petito Story Is Rocking #Vanlife TikTok
“#Vanlife is our entire life. It affects everything we do.
Brian Williams’ Punchline On Anti-Vaxxers, Anti-Maskers Is A Showstopper
The MSNBC host signed off with one heck of a zinger.
The Al Capone Approach to Anti-vaxxers
At the end of August, Reddit users told the company’s leadership they had blood on their hands. As part of an organized protest, the moderators of dozens of large subreddits, or forums on the site, shared a letter condemning Reddit for failing to act on the “rampant” spread of COVID-19 misinformation and allowing conspiracy-minded anti-vaccine subreddits to proliferate. The letter emphasized that vaccines are safe, masks are effective, and social-distancing measures are useful.
The Difference Between Hope and Optimism
“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness.During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Navy vice admiral who was held for more than seven years in a North Vietnamese prison noticed a surprising trend among his fellow inmates. Some of them survived the appalling conditions; others didn’t. Those who didn’t tended to be the most optimistic of the group.
United States of War: How AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal Could Inflame Tension, Provoke War with China
Criticism is growing of AUKUS, a new trilateral military partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that the countries say is needed to counter China’s growing power in the Indo-Pacific region. As part of the agreement, the U.S. has agreed to help Australia build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, replacing a previous deal Australia had with France.
The Globalized, Corporate-Led Food System Is Failing Us: Boycott Grows of U.N. Food Summit
More than 500 civil society groups boycotted the United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York for giving corporations an outsized role in framing the agenda.
Raj Patel: Climate, Conflict and Capitalism Drive Global Hunger. COVID Made It Worse
With hunger growing across the globe during the pandemic, the United Nations is holding its first Food Systems Summit, but the gathering is facing fierce criticism for giving corporations an outsized role framing the agenda. The United Nations’ own experts on food, human rights and the environment released a statement warning the summit could “serve the corporate sector” over the needs of workers, small producers, women and Indigenous peoples around the world. U.N.
Help! My Spoiled Half-Sister Is Demanding I Fund Her Gap Year in Bali.
I’ve paid for other family members’ college expenses; now she wants “her” share.
When You’re Responsible for Deciding Who Doesn’t Have to Get the COVID Vaccine
How can you tell if a person is faking a religious belief?
Ask a Teacher: Homework Is a Constant Battle in Our House
Real-life teacher advice on homework, depression, and school boards.
Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex. Then the Revolution Came for Him.
It’s been a turbulent few decades for the most influential advice columnist in America.
Why Biden isn’t hitting the panic button on the debt ceiling — yet
With the deadline looming, the White House is starting to ramp up pressure on Republicans.
What Cities Can Do With All the Hotels No One Wants to Stay In
Tourists may not need these rooms right now, but another group does.
The Most Unholy Snacks People Invented While Working From Home for a Year
Away from the social pressure of the office kitchen, you guys have been busy.
Help! I Despise My Friend’s Husband.
He is at minimum inept as a parent and at worst outright abusive.
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
“We Are Troy Davis”: 10 Years After Georgia Execution That Galvanized Anti-Death Penalty Movement
Tuesday marks 10 years since the state of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis for a crime many believe he did not commit. He was put to death despite major doubts about evidence used to convict him of killing Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, including the recantation of seven of the nine non-police witnesses at his trial. As the world watched to see whether Davis’s final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S.
Rep. Ro Khanna on Border Guards Whipping Haitians, U.S. Drone Strikes, Afghanistan & Ending Iraq War
We speak with California Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about border guards whipping Haitians, U.S. immigration policy, raising the refugee cap, investigating the full 20 years of the War in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.
What Germany’s Far Right Has Taught Us
When Germany heads to the polls this weekend, the far-right Alternative for Germany will again be on the ballot, once a fringe presence that has become the largest—and most loathed—opposition party in the Bundestag. It has stood at the center of scandal after scandal, yet unlike other far-right parties across Europe, its experience in mainstream politics hasn’t had a moderating effect on its outlook. The AfD of 2021 is more established, but also more radical.
News Roundup: Mitch’s next federal shutdown; Giuliani’s deadly hoax; Abbott’s weirdest stunt yet
In the news today: Senate Republicans remain unified in their promise to cause another government shutdown while daring Democrats to do something about it. An internal Trump campaign document shows that top Trump “lawyers” knew full well that their election claims were lies; those claims would soon lead to a violent attempted insurrection inside the U.S. Capitol.