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America is heading for an economic miracle, thanks to Biden

The Biden-Harris administration is poised to pull off something that hasn’t been managed in this century, something that has happened only other time since 1965. They’re about to stick the elusive “soft landing” with the economy.

Whenever inflation increases, the usual instrument for bringing it down is higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve. Those higher interest rates can lead to a sharp decline in business purchases and consumer confidence.

GOP Senate candidates are just plain weird about women

Now that Ohio Sen. JD Vance has been elevated to the national stage as Donald Trump’s running mate, we’re getting a very good look at just how, well, weird Republicans are. Central to that weirdness is how overtly hostile they are to women.

Right now, Vance is garnering most of the headlines—and for good reason.

How JD Vance went from green tech investor to climate change doubter

Trump’s VP pick flip-flopped on global warming as he rose in GOP politics, earning a zero score on climate from a leading environmental group.

By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main

On Oct. 10, 2017, a fresh-faced JD Vance was direct and pragmatic about America’s energy future when asked whether the U.S. “should protect the coal and steel industries.

Olympics Photo of the Day: A Leap Through the Antlers

Buda Mendes / Getty
One of the best parts about the Olympics can be the creativity and variety found in the arenas and courses. For the 2024 equestrian cross-country course, designer Pierre Le Goupil took inspiration from the features and grounds of the Palace of Versailles, creating 28 decorative obstacles—including this fence shaped like a stag’s head, with antlers reaching up more than 23 feet (7 meters) on either side.

Olympics Photo of the Day: A Leap Through the Antlers

Buda Mendes / Getty
One of the best parts about the Olympics can be the creativity and variety found in the arenas and courses. For the 2024 equestrian cross-country course, designer Pierre Le Goupil took inspiration from the features and grounds of the Palace of Versailles, creating 28 decorative obstacles—including this fence shaped like a stag’s head, with antlers reaching up more than 23 feet (7 meters) on either side.

A Comedian Who Delivers Rapid-Fire Laughs

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Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained.

A Comedian Who Delivers Rapid-Fire Laughs

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.
Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained.

Athena

As you imagined me, I came
      to you, near as the sound of an owl
           in the clearing, then nearer,
my eyes two moons, one holding
      the gaze of another, silver
           under an olive leaf—bridle,
bit, chariot, ship, the water chinning
          the scant prow, shearwater
                 splitting the gold waves.

What Is America’s Gender War Actually About?

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here.
The United States is politically polarized along several lines, including race, geography, and education. Heading into a general election that will once again offer voters a choice between a Democratic woman and a Republican man, gender may seem like the clearest split of all.

Athena

As you imagined me, I came
      to you, near as the sound of an owl
           in the clearing, then nearer,
my eyes two moons, one holding
      the gaze of another, silver
           under an olive leaf—bridle,
bit, chariot, ship, the water chinning
          the scant prow, shearwater
                 splitting the gold waves.

What Is America’s Gender War Actually About?

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here.
The United States is politically polarized along several lines, including race, geography, and education. Heading into a general election that will once again offer voters a choice between a Democratic woman and a Republican man, gender may seem like the clearest split of all.

Paris Olympics Slammed for “Social Cleansing,” Mass Displacement, Militarization & Greenwashing

Just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of apparently coordinated arson attacks were reported on France’s high-speed rail network. No one has claimed responsibility yet. Before the games, protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities as “social cleansing.

Meet the Journalist Who Lost Her Leg in Israeli Strike & Carried Olympic Torch for Slain Colleagues

As Paris hosts today’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics, we speak with Lebanese photojournalist Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse, who carried the Olympic torch Sunday in Paris to honor journalists wounded or killed on the job. Assi lost her leg in the same Israeli attack that killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah in southern Lebanon on October 13, and says carrying the Olympic torch was a great opportunity to highlight the “atrocities” happening in the region.

“Unspeakable”: Doctors Back from Gaza Say Death Toll “Much Higher,” Push Harris, Biden for Ceasefire

We speak to two doctors who are part of a group of 45 U.S. doctors, surgeons and nurses who have volunteered in Gaza since October 7 and wrote an open letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, demanding an immediate ceasefire and an international arms embargo of Israel. The group includes evidence of a much higher death toll than is usually cited: more than 92,000 people, which represents over 4% of Gaza’s population.