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August 6, 2021

You’ll Probably Get Covid Eventually. But Avoid It for as Long as You Can.

The next six months of this pandemic may look dispiriting. But that doesn’t mean we’re doomed.

by Melody Schreiber

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Cory Booker Wants Baby Bonds in the Budget Reconciliation Bill

The proposal would help close the racial wealth gap by giving every child in America up to $2,000 annually in a savings account.

by Grace Segers

Richard Trumka Was Forthright Til the End

The late AFL-CIO president’s breathtaking Obama speech in 2008 was just one of countless times when he spoke a courageous truth.

by Timothy Noah

Why Are Democrats Inviting Republicans to Hold Them Hostage Over the Debt Ceiling?

Those nostalgic for the Obama years may soon get to relive the toxic brinksmanship that periodically threatened the global economy during that era.

by Matt Ford

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Too Many Americans Are Immune to Vaccine Mandates

While it’s understandable that we’re steadily moving toward requiring people to get the jab, it’s too soon to give up on increased access and friendly persuasion.

by Natalie Shure

The Impossibility of the Tesla Tell-All

A new book examines the tension between Elon Musk’s personality and the business of making cars. But what if there is none?

by Jo Livingstone

The “Reopening” Celebrations Were Misguided and Premature

Many Americans worked through the worst of the pandemic in jobs that exposed them to Covid. These people are working still, as many others retreat to safety again amid the surge of the Delta variant.

by John Patrick Leary

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