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Trump Has Dismantled More Monuments Than Any Protest
The president is threatening 10-year prison sentences for anyone who vandalizes a monument. He has destroyed four himself, including one honoring Native American cultural heritage.
HHS whistleblower’s controversial claim: Azar is punishing him
Rick Bright claims the HHS secretary instructed staffers not to cooperate with him in his new role.
Media Brutally Calls Out John Bolton For Putting Money Over Patriotism
The former national security adviser was humiliated on CNN, Fox News and “The View” for not testifying during Trump’s impeachment trial.
A State-by-State Coronavirus Tracker
Editor’s Note: The data used in our COVID-19 tracker are updated daily around 5 p.m. ET. How many people have the coronavirus in your state, and how many people are being tested for it? The COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic is monitoring vital information about the pandemic in each U.S. state, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.All 50 states regularly report their new positive cases, as do Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
The Atlantic Daily: A Catastrophic Week in the U.S. Pandemic
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 AtlanticThe second surge is here. The U.S. logged more coronavirus cases in the past week than in any since the start of this outbreak.This latest phase is striking states that were relatively spared earlier, such as Texas and Arizona.
Jack Abramoff, The Face Of Corrupt Lobbying, Charged In Yet Another Lobbying Scheme
One of the world’s most infamous corrupt lobbyists was charged in yet another corrupt lobbying scheme.
Who Cares if the IRS Sent Stimulus Checks to Dead People?
This isn’t the scandal journalists are making it out to be.
CDC chief: Covid-19 infections could be 10 times higher than confirmed cases
The CDC on Thursday removed a specific age threshold on its guidance for who is at high risk of contracting the virus and now says risk increases steadily with age among adults.
A Burst of Light Unlike Any Captured Before
Astronomers don’t usually jump out of bed when they receive alerts in the middle of the night that, somewhere far away, two black holes have smacked into each other and sent shock waves coursing through the universe. These days, the detection of colliding black holes verges on routine, and astronomers know what to do: Go back to sleep.
The Supreme Court Didn’t Have to Rely on Xenophobic Logic
A little more than a century ago, in what are known as the Chinese Exclusion Cases, the Supreme Court said that the political branches possess sweeping powers over noncitizens who are seeking to enter the United States. The Court’s reasoning for granting Congress and the president these expansive powers wasn’t just because of some special status of the border. Rather, the Chinese Exclusion Cases were rooted in racism and xenophobia.
How to Deal With Grandparent Favoritism
Plus: Welcoming a pre-teen niece into the family. But, like, in a *cool* way.
Texas governor pauses state’s Covid reopening
Gov. Greg Abbott has urged state residents to wear masks.
Bored With Your Board Games? Try One of These.
From Qwirkle to Codenames, there’s something for everyone.
I Walked All 1,114 Blocks of My ZIP Code Just to Catalog How People Style Their House Numbers
Believe it or not, I learned a lot.
Repair & Revive: Rev. William Barber on Fighting Racism, Poverty, Climate Change, War & Nationalism
The Poor People’s Campaign offered a counterpoint to President Trump’s sparsely attended Tulsa campaign rally with a mass digital gathering that unveiled a policy platform to spur “transformative action” on five key issues of systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and the threat of religious nationalism. “We have to repair and revive,” says Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign.
How U.S. and Brazil Leadership That “Neglects Science” Led to Hemisphere’s Worst Coronavirus Crises
As coronavirus infections worldwide approach 10 million, nearly half can be found in the two largest countries in the Americas: the United States and Brazil, which now has the worst infection rate in the world and could surpass the U.S. death toll next month. “What we see in the country is a reflection of the leadership that we have,” says Marcia Castro, professor of demography, chair of the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H.
Help! My Girlfriend Is a Med Student Training to Perform Abortions. I’m Squeamish.
I’m a pro-choice liberal, and I feel so horrible for having this hang-up.
The Government’s Response to the Coronavirus May Have Actually Cut the Poverty Rate
By some measures, livelihoods actually improved when the economy locked down. It’s up to Congress to keep them that way.
How McKinsey and Co. Became the Kings of Consulting
Working at a firm like McKinsey was once considered prestigious. Now, it’s complicated.
House Democrats tack to center with election year health care bill
The House Democratic plan is less ambitious than the platform put forward by Joe Biden.
Fauci says White House told NIH to cancel funding for bat virus study
“Why was it canceled? It was canceled because the NIH was told to cancel it,” Fauci said.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
Woman Who Praised KKK Apologizes, Vows To Never Wave Confederate Flag Again
Kathy Jenkins had yelled “KKK belief” at a Black Lives Matter protest in Missouri and vowed to teach hate to her grandchildren in a video that went viral.
