“I’m Not Going to Take This Stuff From Anyone”: A Very New York Response to Anti-Asian Hate
Karlin Chan started the Chinatown Block Watch last February. He’s still at it.
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The Government Is Helping People Pay Rent, but Something’s Gone Wrong
We gummed up a system that’s supposed to aid struggling Americans quickly.
Joe Manchin: Any Voting Rights Legislation Has To Make Trump Supporters Happy
It will be hard to “restore bipartisan faith” in elections with Trump out to destroy it.
My Face Is Suddenly Causing a Big Problem in Bed for My Wife
I will seek medical intervention if necessary.
Lack of vaccine capacity propels Canada into global race to attract drug companies
Canada has had to rely entirely on over-burdened foreign supply chains for a Covid vaccine rollout that has lagged international peers.
I Needed a Job. He Asked If I Was Proposing Marriage.
I was 8 when Patty Hearst was kidnapped. For several years, I was afraid to sit in a well-lit room after sundown, because I was next on the kidnappers’ list, and they were lurking in my backyard. I was sure of this.Was my fear justified? Of course not. Was it real? One hundred percent yes.Bill Clinton pardoned Hearst on his last day in office. When I heard the news, I cheered.
Elizabeth McCracken on the Mysteries of Married Life
Editor’s Note: Read Elizabeth McCracken’s new short story, “The Irish Wedding.” “The Irish Wedding” is taken from Elizabeth McCracken’s forthcoming collection of stories, The Souvenir Museum (available on April 13). To mark the story’s publication in The Atlantic, McCracken and Ena Alvarado, a former assistant editor of the magazine, discussed the story over email. Their conversation has been lightly edited for clarity.
The Irish Wedding
Editor’s Note: Read an interview with Elizabeth McCracken about her writing process. Because Jack didn’t drive—not stick, not on the left side of the road, not at all, ever—Sadie piloted the rental car from the Dublin airport to the wedding, grinding gears and scraping along the greenery and—for a few miles—creeping behind a tractor on a winding road. It was 10 p.m. and raining. If Ireland were emerald, she couldn’t say. She would risk nothing.
“Vaccine Passports”: ACLU Warns of Privacy Nightmare That Could Create “Two-Tiered Society”
As people try to find a safe way to gather and travel during the pandemic, there is growing interest in documenting who has been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19. The World Health Organization has warned so-called vaccine passports may not be an effective way to reopen, and healthcare professionals argue vaccine certificates may further exacerbate vaccine inequality.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jody Williams Slams Biden Admin for Claiming Landmines Are a “Vital Tool”
The Biden administration is facing criticism from human rights groups after it announced this week it will leave in place a Trump-era policy to allow military commanders to use landmines across the globe. A Pentagon spokesperson described landmines as a “vital tool in conventional warfare” and said restricting their use would put American lives at risk, despite Biden’s campaign promise to promptly roll back Trump’s policy.
Ex-Iranian Diplomat: Revived Nuclear Talks Must Start with U.S. Lifting of Crippling Sanctions
The United States and Iran are holding more indirect talks as part of a push to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, after former President Donald Trump pulled out of the accord nearly three years ago. The two countries agreed to set up two expert-level working groups along with other signatories of the 2015 deal, which is formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
Help! My Sister-in-Law Claims We Named Our Baby After Her.
My husband and I are baffled and more than a little uncomfortable.
Ask a Teacher: My Son’s Teachers Can’t Stop Talking About His Large Size
It really bothers me that my son’s height is such a topic of conversation.
My Daughter’s Gaston Obsession Showed Me Why He Is Disney’s Best Villain
My 4-year-old is completely hung up on Gaston. And now I am, too.
States Keep Repeating the Same Mistake With Marijuana Legalization
New York and New Jersey want to help groups harmed by the war on drugs. Their plan isn’t good enough.
Biden’s Huge New Bill Leaves Reaganomics on the Ash Heap of History
Get in, Jack—we’re transforming American infrastructure.
Joe Biden Picked a Good Time to Become President
The opportunity for a competent administration to do something historic was helped by timing, weather, and, yes, Trump.
What Two Dealers and One Smoker Think of New York’s New Weed Laws
“We’ve already been f—ing smoking weed the whole time.
L.A. Cleared One of Its Largest Homeless Encampments. Is It the Start of a Crackdown?
Activists fear the police-enforced closure will inspire similar actions across the city.
Senior Trump and Biden officials knew for months about problems at vaccine plant
A new analysis raises questions about whether more could have been done to prevent a contamination that ruined more than 15 million vaccine doses.
Congress shoveled out billions to boost contact tracing. It may have come too late.
The public health effort has been stymied by a shortage of disease trackers.
Former USAID chief tapped to lead vaccine diplomacy efforts
Gayle Smith, who led the agency under former President Barack Obama, will serve as coordinator of global Covid response and health security.
Arkansas governor vetoes ban on youth transgender care
The Republican warned the measure amounted to government overreach, but Republican lawmakers are likely to override his veto.
How Do I Tell My Partner I’m Scared of His Huge Penis?
I wasn’t really able to do anything but hold it there.
European Travel Influencers Had a Bizarre Solution for COVID in New York
On Instagram, one travel industry refused to shut down.
Biden’s spending plans collide with a resurgent U.S. economy
The numbers signal the U.S. is well on its way toward a revival, one that’s widely expected to reach record levels of growth later this year.
‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.