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Friday
August 21, 2020

Trump’s Cloud of Gossip Has Poisoned America

The president’s insatiable need to traffic in rumor and conspiracy blows larger holes in our shared reality with each passing day.

By David Roth

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	Joe Biden Has Found His Big Idea It’s not just about defeating Donald Trump, but providing an off-ramp from this all-consuming political moment.By Alex Shephard

	Joe Biden Finds His Voice The former vice president has spent a career looking for the right words. Last night, he found them. By Walter Shapiro

	Ban Yachts They’re floating castles of crime, polluting our air and water.By Kate Aronoff

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	The Biden Era Will Put the New Left to the Test Progressives have gotten all they can out of the election season. After November, they will have to raise a ruckus to secure victory. By Osita Nwanevu

	The Conservative Misdirection of the Affirmative Action Debate The battle over Ivy League admissions focuses on a handful of elite schools and ignores deeper educational inequalities exacerbated by Covid-19.By J.C. Pan

	Biden’s Setting Himself Up to Get Blamed for Lost Blue-Collar Jobs Big Oil is collapsing. Democrats can either plan for it and win its workers or ignore the problem—and get punished for it.By Kate Aronoff

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