In 2001, a Mysterious Invention Became a Viral Sensation—Then Went Down in Flames. I’ve Always Wondered: Was It All My Fault?
This was an entirely new kind of media frenzy—the birth of virality as we now know it.
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Don’t Let Anyone Normalize January 6
While he was president of the United States, Donald Trump tried to overthrow the election of 2020, first by fraud, then by violence. His efforts were defeated in great part because of the integrity and courage of state-level Republican officials.Half a year has now passed since supporters of the president stormed Congress in an effort to coerce Vice President Mike Pence to declare Trump the winner of the 2020 election.
Frustration As Biden, Congress Allow Eviction Ban To Expire
Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes with the midnight Saturday expiration of a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.
Fauci: ‘I don’t think we’re going to see lockdowns’
Fauci also warned, however, that “things are going to get worse” as the Delta variant continues to spread across the U.S.
A Crimson Tide of Debt
Weeks into his freshman year at the Marion Military Institute, a public two-year college in Alabama, Thomas was bored. The campus, in the sleepy, hard-luck town of Marion, lacked the glitzy amenities of modern-day universities. To escape the institute’s starchy military uniforms and rigid schedule, Thomas would jump in his truck on weekends and head to Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama.
The Day the Space Station Lurched
Mission control in Houston first noticed it Thursday morning.The International Space Station was drifting. The station is always moving, of course, in a looping trajectory around Earth. But this, what mission control was seeing in the latest data, was unexpected, and unnerving. On Thursday morning, the space station was suddenly and mysteriously deviating from its course.
Stillwater Isn’t a Typical True-Crime Drama
Stillwater’s premise is simple: What if you were Amanda Knox’s father? This Matt Damon–starring project from the director Tom McCarthy is only loosely based on reality, but the dilemma facing roughneck Oklahoma dad Bill Baker (played by Damon) has the same sensational hook: His daughter is imprisoned in Europe after being found guilty of murdering her roommate in a splashy trial.
Help! I Didn’t Get a Job Because I Look Too Much Like a Dead Man.
As you can imagine, I’ve been in a real state.
Dear Care and Feeding: A Chasm Is Growing Between My Teen and Me. What Can I Do to Close It?
Parenting advice on racial differences, being nonbinary, and family names.
A Genius Plan to Improve Amtrak
What the beleaguered operator should do with $66 billion from Congress.
The Architect of Japan’s Olympic Stadium Thinks It Looks Just as Good Empty
It resembles a giant planter plopped in the middle of Tokyo. That’s on purpose.
You Don’t Care About the Infrastructure Bill, Which Is Why It Might Pass
The boring-Congress theory of getting things done.
My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?
He could use the money. But so could I.
CDC under fire for decision to limit tracking of Covid-19 cases in vaccinated people
The agency’s decision to limit its reporting of breakthrough cases has prompted wide variation in how states keep tabs on them.
CDC releases data behind latest mask guidelines
The hotly anticipated study helped convince the agency to revise its guidance on mask-wearing earlier this week.
‘Sellout’: Anti-vax conservatives come for DeSantis
The GOP governor is urging people to get vaccinated as Florida’s Covid infections spike. But some in DeSantis’ base are openly questioning him.
Government leaders to their workers: Get vaccinated or get tested
California, as well as much of the rest of the country, is on the brink of a fourth surge driven by the highly contagious Delta variant.
The Atlantic Daily: The Delta Whiplash Is Here
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.The Delta whiplash is here. A leaked CDC report, along with some new data released by the agency, put this week’s updated mask rules in context: This variant is more worrisome than previously thought.America is not back to square one.
Dear Care and Feeding: Our Teen Just Discovered Income Inequality and Won’t Stop Lecturing Us About Privilege
Parenting advice on privilege lectures, name appropriation, and nanny interference.
My Wife and I Had Sex With Our Friend One Night. No One Told Me What Would Happen After.
I’m not sure of protocol here.
Help! My Husband Won’t Speak to Me if I Don’t Pay a “Tithe.”
I get that I need to contribute to the finances, but this feels unfair.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
U.S. economy surpasses prepandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth
The growth is another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession.
Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
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.
“People Are Outraged”: General Strike in Guatemala Denounces Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic
We go to Guatemala to speak with an opposition lawmaker and a Maya K’iche’ leader who joined Thursday’s major national strike demanding the resignation of right-wing President Alejandro Giammattei and other government officials facing allegations of corruption.
Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure
Israel has launched what has been described as a maximum pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, after the iconic ice cream brand announced it would halt sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has asked 35 U.S. governors to enforce state laws which make it a crime to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS.