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Francois Nel/Getty Simone Biles’s Critics Don’t Understand This Generation of Athletes
The world’s best gymnast doesn’t need to look invincible.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy
In the time I spent with Mike Lindell, I came to learn that he is affable, devout, philanthropic—and a clear threat to the nation.
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Ben Brody ‘How Does One Process Defeat?’
A letter to a civilian who deployed to Afghanistan
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John Moore / Getty The Lines of Connection
States make millions off phone-call fees from incarcerated people, but the cost can be even higher for their families.
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The Atlantic The Invisible Tech Behemoth
How has Microsoft escaped the scrutiny of reinvigorated antitrust regulators?
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Lars Tunbjörk / Agence VU / Redux Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.
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Getty; Adam Maida/The Atlantic Gentle Encouragement Wasn’t Going to Be Enough
Amid widespread misinformation and antivaccine propaganda, pro football needed to put more pressure on players.
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Danny Lyon / Magnum The Quiet Courage of Bob Moses
The late civil-rights leader understood that grassroots organizing was key to delivering political power to Black Americans in the South.
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Getty; The Atlantic The New Moral Code of America’s Elite
Two students went to Amy Chua for advice. That sin would cost them dearly.
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David Goldman / AP Democratic Leaders Are Betraying Black Voters
If the Democratic Party is not upholding a racist double standard with its inaction, it is at least acquiescing to one.
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Carlos Javier Ortiz / Redux Progressive Denial Won’t Stop Violent Crime
There’s no reason to accept this level of violence and suffering.
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Getty; The Atlantic The IRS Is Targeting the Poorest Americans
The agency doesn’t track the race of those it audits, but predominantly Black counties have higher audit rates than predominantly white ones.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic Why Isn’t the Military Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines?
Service members need to be protected against the coronavirus. This isn’t a close call.
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Getty; The Atlantic This Court Has Abandoned the Most Essential Element in American Democracy: Voters
Two recent decisions capture perfectly just how distorted the Court’s approach is.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Hate-Crime Case in Which No One Was Intimidated
A Utah arrest shows the danger of laws that let government enforcers chill speech that they don’t like.
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William Widmer / Redux What Those in Power Are Missing About the Opioid Epidemic
“This is what happens when public health fails.”
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OsakaWayne Studios / Getty; Adam Maida / The … All Crime Is Local
Americans are overestimating crime, even when they say crime in their neighborhoods hasn’t changed.
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Getty; The Atlantic Vaccinated America Has Had Enough
In the United States, this pandemic could be almost over by now. The reasons it’s still going are pretty clear.
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Getty ; Adam Maida / The Atlantic This Will End With President Tucker Carlson
The British experience should be a warning: Don’t let journalists go into politics.
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Getty; The Atlantic The University of California Is Lying to Us
Does getting right with contemporary concepts of anti-racism mean reviving one of the state’s most shameful traditions?
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