Plus, the legal limbo of separated immigrant families, and more...
Tuesday
June 29, 2021
The End of American Politics
Everything you think you know about how our democracy functions is about to change.
by Osita Nwanevu
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The Case Against the Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
Most theories about the pandemic starting with a bioengineered virus are less plausible than the simpler alternative: bats being bats.
by Lindsay Beyerstein
We’re Already Forgetting the Trump Era. His Supporters Won’t Forget Us.
Elites want to wish away the last four years, but they ignore the former president’s 50 million fans at their peril.
by Wallace Shawn
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The Immigrant Families Separated by Trump Are Stuck in Legal Limbo Under Biden
The White House is discovering that the path to undoing the former president’s most despised policy is full of tricks and traps.
by Felipe De La Hoz
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Capture the Delights of A’Ziah King’s Twitter Saga?
Hollywood rarely lets women have fun—and get away with it.
by Lidija Haas
From Stonewall to Today: How Activism Changed the World
It’s the fifty-second anniversary of the event that started the LGBTQ movement. But it’s what happened after the uprising that really matters.
by Evan Wolfson
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