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The Real Reason There Was a Beer, Hand Sanitizer, Yeast, and Pasta Shortage
It wasn’t just because of a shortage of beer, hand sanitizer, yeast, and pasta.
The Highly Contingent, Deeply Uncertain Case for Economic Optimism
The new jobs numbers were a mixed bag.
The Plastic Clog That Won’t Go Away
The polarizing nature of Crocs has brought the brand to the edge of oblivion and back to soaring popularity.
Once again, U.S. at pandemic crossroads
A brief opportunity to bring down the caseload before cold weather sets in may be squandered.
Colleges’ dilemma: Fight outbreaks or send sick kids home
About 20 percent of colleges plan to open exclusively or primarily in person, according to a tracker from Davidson College in North Carolina.
Trump contradicts health officials, says ‘probably’ a Covid-19 vaccine in October
While three vaccine developers have entered the final stages of trials, phase III, the studies take months and enroll tens of thousands of people.
Contact tracing foiled by conspiracy theories, lack of federal messaging
A total of 14 states and New York City supplied POLITICO contact tracing results showing widespread public reluctance to participate in disease tracking.
HHS secretary insists no politics at play in coronavirus vaccine race
Alex Azar’s remarks come as three vaccine candidates have entered late-stage Phase 3 clinical trials.
Trump and Pence try a messaging reboot on economic recovery
After months of setbacks amid Covid-19, the White House used Labor Day to focus on worker resilience and tout pre-pandemic conditions.
‘A tale of 2 recessions’: As rich Americans get richer, the bottom half struggles
The trend is on track to exacerbate dramatic wealth and income gaps in the U.S., where divides are already wider than any other nation in the G-7.
Trump’s rebound story meets mounting bankruptcies
It won’t exactly be an October surprise, but it could still be a shock: a wave of business failures hitting during the campaign season.
Trudeau’s plan to revive Canada — and his political future
Canada’s prime minister is building a Covid-19 recovery plan he hopes will “change the future” — and turn the page for his Liberal Party.
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop
Despite unemployment above 10 percent and millions of jobs vaporized, Trump is running on his economic record before the pandemic.
Quid Pro Quo: Did Trump Help Kill Anti-Corruption Probe in Guatemala to Aid Reelection Bid?
Iván Velásquez is a Colombian prosecutor who headed the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala from 2013 to 2019, a powerful U.N.-backed commission formed to investigate corruption in the country and supported by the Obama administration.
“Loss of the Entire Community”: 6 Months Later, Trauma of Breonna Taylor’s Killing Remains
Filmmaker Yoruba Richen, director of The New York Times documentary “The Killing of Breonna Taylor,” says the 26-year-old EMT’s killing was not just a devastating blow to her friends and family, but a “loss of the entire community.” Police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, fatally shot Taylor during a raid on her home in March, part of a botched drug investigation.
Wednesday Night Owls: Before Trump feinted at the military-industrial complex, he pushed arms sales
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
At Common Dreams, Ariel Gold, the national co-director and Senior Middle East Policy Analyst with CODEPINK for Peace, writes Peace Through Weapons Sales to the UAE:
On September 7, Trump spoke out against the revolving door of U.S. weapons sales and endless wars. Pushing back against a report in the Atlantic that he had disparaged fallen U.S.
‘I Don’t Want To Scare People’: Trump Again Defends Downplaying COVID-19
More than 190,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, but the president argued that the number would’ve been far higher without his actions.
Here’s a list of all the NBA arenas being turned into voting sites for this year’s election
After video of the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police in Wisconsin—which left Blake paralyzed from the waist down—made its way across the world, NBA players staged a walkout, shutting down the entire playoffs. Over the 48 hours, rumors and leaks came out in the media about what was and was not happening between ownership and the players to either begin playing again or scrapping the season entirely.
Church leader who blamed COVID-19 on same-sex marriage tests positive for virus
Patriarch Filaret, the 91-year-old who heads Kyiv Patriarchate, a Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, made international headlines back in March when he blamed the novel coronavirus on same-sex marriage. Now, he is making headlines again. Why? According to the church, Filaret tested positive for the virus on Sep. 4 and has since been hospitalized. According to the church’s Facebook statement, he is in a stable condition and treatment is ongoing.
CBP claims it’ll renew medical care for detainees after DHS watchdog issues warning about lapse
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been so close to letting medical services for detained people lapse that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) watchdog issued an alert urging the agency leaders to act as soon as possible, saying that “[a]t a time when CBP is challenged with a COVID-19 pandemic that poses a serious public health and safety risk to both migrants in custody and CBP staff, it is critical that medical services continue uninterrupted.
How prisons, jails, and policing inflict gendered violence
This story is part of Prism’s series on incarceration as gendered violence. Read the rest of the series here.
Public discourse and news reporting on criminal justice often paints a picture that renders invisible the experiences of women, girls, transgender people, and gender-nonconforming individuals confined in U.S. federal and state prisons, as well as local jails. The prevailing narrative, which is almost completely male, overlooks that not only do women in the U.S.
What That Sturgis COVID-19 Paper Doesn’t Show — And What It Does
Scholars are paying attention to new research on the motorcycle rally’s effects on coronavirus spread, but they have lots of questions about it, too.
All the Logistical Problems of That NYMag Sex Diary, Cataloged
I am not here to wonder if this is fake, just to marvel at it.
Bob Woodward Defends Withholding Trump’s Coronavirus Comments For Months
The veteran journalist said that the president made the controversial comments in February and he needed time to be sure of their accuracy.
The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Is an Intuition Nightmare
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.Aaron MarinNine months into this outbreak, your brain may feel like it’s been tumbling around in a washing machine, bouncing up against despair and hope intermittently.
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Why Didn’t America’s Shutdowns Work?
Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, James Hamblin takes questions from readers about health-related curiosities, concerns, and obsessions. Have one? Email him at paging.dr.hamblin@theatlantic.com.Dear Dr. Hamblin,I’m an American living in Germany, and I’ve been following how some people in the United States have opposed lockdowns due to fears about “shutting down the economy.