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Hate Your Boss? Here’s How to Become Your Own
It’s scary to start out on your own. But it’s dangerous to stay in a job you hate.
Tim Sweeney’s Quest to Slay the Mobile Duopoly
Why the battle between Epic Games and Apple is no David-and-Goliath story.
Germany eyes global health ambitions as U.S. steps back
Berlin is emerging as the likely new global health power but it doesn’t want to go it alone.
Four people at Republican convention in Charlotte test positive for Covid-19
Two attendees and two members of support staff tested positive for the virus.
Trump skips RNC announcement of rapid Covid tests
The president instead spoke more broadly about the nation’s testing initiatives.
Economy hurting after Congress fails to act on stimulus
“When you have $60 billion less going to families,” former U.S. Treasury economist Ernie Tedeschi told POLITICO, “that means that there’s going to be something close to that less in spending.
Unemployment Isn’t Too High — Regular Wages Are Too Low
In the debate over Covid-19 relief, Congress is worried about the wrong problem.
Japan’s economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic
For the April-June period, Japan’s exports dropped at a whopping annual rate of 56 percent.
Negotiators ‘miles apart’ on Covid funding, with little hope for deal until September
Asked when she would next be meeting with Republicans, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday: “I don’t know. When they come in with $2 trillion.
Hurricane Laura Devastates Gulf Coast, Laying Bare Climate Crisis, Environmental Racism
Hurricane Laura has slammed ashore as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, bringing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour to the Gulf Coast. The strongest storm to hit Louisiana in over a century, Laura made landfall near the border of Louisiana and Texas. At least six people have been killed. Residents near Lake Charles were told to stay indoors with windows and doors shut when a chemical fire broke out at a Biolab plant.
Historian Rick Perlstein on the RNC & Trump’s Dangerous Propaganda Driving People to Violence
President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s nomination on Thursday before a crowd of about 1,500 on the South Lawn of the White House. In defiance of social distancing guidelines, attendees sat shoulder-to-shoulder with few people wearing masks. Trump spoke as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus neared 180,000 — by far the highest total in the world — and repeatedly defended his administration’s handling of the pandemic.
Biden: ‘Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is reelected?’
“Fires are burning and we have a president who fans the flames rather than fighting the flames,” Joe Biden said in a speech on recent violence, from the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, to the protests following it, to counterprotests from armed far-right groups.
Speaking from White House, Trump defends pro-Trump murderer Kyle Rittenhouse
Donald Trump gave another campaign monologue attacking opponent Joe Biden from the White House press room this evening. In it, Trump confirmed one of Biden’s central claims: Donald Trump is incapable of denouncing violence by his own supporters.
Trump first defended a caravan of Trump supporters who drove through Portland firing paintballs and pepper spray at protestors. “That was a peaceful protest, and paint is a defensive mechanism, paint is not bullets.
‘We found something worth fighting for’—NBA breakout star uses win to give fans resistance pep talk
NBA player Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets dropped 50 points, helping secure game seven against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, but basketball isn’t the only reason the Canadian breakout star was driven to tears in a postgame interview.
Answer to this question about the alleged Kenosha shooter should be easy, but White House refuses
During a Monday afternoon briefing, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany used fearmongering language typical of the Trump administration, including painting a picture of anarchy, chaos, and riots in Democrat-led cities, in her opening address. McEnany even brought up Donald Trump’s incessant tagline of “law and order,” which his Twitter feed has been full of lately.
Tiffany Trump’s ‘Clueless’ Attack On Joe Biden Backfires On Twitter
The president’s younger daughter gets called out for hypocrisy on social media.
He ‘didn’t think of them as a product’: Georgetown coach John Thompson dies devoted to his athletes
John Thompson, an esteemed Georgetown University basketball coach and the first Black head coach to win the NCAA national championship, has died at 78 years old, the university announced Monday. And while his personal record in athletics as a two-time champion playing for the Boston Celtics is more than enough to earn him due praise, it’s his personal investment in his players and their 97% graduation rate that have humbled those even outside of the world of sports.
Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse’s Deadly Shooting: ‘They Attacked Him’
The president said the armed teen Trump supporter in Kenosha, Wisconsin, “probably would have been killed” at protest over police shooting of Jacob Blake.
HHS bids $250 million contract meant to ‘defeat despair and inspire hope’ on coronavirus
The proposed communications contract comes as the agency faces growing questions about its independence from the Trump White House.
Steve Scalise Defends His Use Of Altered Biden Interview With Activist
The Republican admitted the video shouldn’t have been edited but maintained that the real interview still proved that Joe Biden wants to defund police.
White House Posts Fake Video Of Joe Biden ‘Sleeping’ During TV Interview
The footage was taken from a 2011 interview with Harry Belafonte, who later had some choice words for Trump.
Why Is the Maker of Fortnite Fighting With Apple and Google?
It’s a surprisingly principled stand by a multibillionaire.
How Colleges Are Blaming Their Students for Coronavirus Outbreaks
“Last night, a large group of first-year students selfishly jeopardized the very thing that so many of you claim to want,” one administrator wrote.
U.S. Faces A ‘Perfect Storm’ Of Political Violence Heading Into November Election
There have been nearly 11,000 demonstrations in the U.S. this summer — as well as a rising tide of state repression and vigilante violence.
Help! My Wife Revealed My Deepest Secret to Our Closest Friends.
“I am embarrassed they know something so intimate about me. I feel completely humiliated.
The Atlantic Daily: What Portland Foretells about the State of Democracy
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.A pro-Trump caravan clashed with counterprotesters in Portland, Oregon. One man, purportedly affiliated with a far-right group, died. One of our writers warns that such violence speaks to something troubling about the state of democracy.