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Voting-rights advocates shouldn’t expect Biden to do the impossible in Congress, while Biden should understand there are laws you cannot out-organize.

7/24/2021

myths

The Truman Show

By Paul Campos

How the 33rd president finagled his way to a post–White House fortune — and created a damaging precedent.

Will Old or New Allegations Keep Herschel Walker Out of Georgia’s Senate Race?

2022 midterms

A report suggests the problems associated with the football legend’s history of mental illness may not be safely in the past.

U.S. Men’s Basketball Had a Rocky Olympics Start. I’m Still Excited.

olympics 2021

By Eve Peyser

This year, Team USA taking home the gold is not a sure thing by any means. But there’s plenty for fans to look forward to.

De Blasio Pushes for Private Employers to Implement COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

covid-19

By Nia Prater

During an interview with WNYC, de Blasio advocated for vaccine mandates, saying they would help more people get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Yet Another Political Scion Runs for Office in Georgia

politics

Bryan Miller, grandson of the late governor and senator Zell Miller, will try to do better than Matt Lieberman, Michelle Nunn, and Jason Carter.

Welcome to the ‘What Are We Doing Here?’ Olympics

olympics 2021

By Jen Chaney

The opening ceremony’s determined efforts to project normalcy amid the abnormal were occasionally lovely and frequently surreal.

Cleveland Renames Baseball Team After Traffic Mascot

sports

By Nia Prater

Good-bye, Indians; hello, Guardians.

A Brief Guide to Congress’s Packed Summer Schedule

congress

With conflicting reports on late-night talks and meaningless failed votes, it’s hard to track what Congress is doing. Here’s their pre-recess plan.

The Backbreaking Work That Goes Into a Bag of Chips

business

By Sarah Jones

Frito-Lay workers strike for family time and against dangerous conditions.

How Anti-Racist Is Ibram X. Kendi’s Anti-Racism?

the discourse

By Eric Levitz

His approach to fighting racism contains glaring inconsistencies and contradictions that might undermine his own project.

What We Know About the Dangerous Delta Variant

explainer

By Chas Danner and Paola Rosa-Aquino

The more transmissible COVID strain now accounts for an estimated 83 percent of new cases in the U.S.

7/23/2021

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey tries openly shaming the unvaccinated

Folks are supposed to have common sense … It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down … I’ve done all I know how to do. I can encourage you to do something, but I can’t make you take care of yourself.

—Alabama.com

The Not-So-Happy Story of the World’s Biggest SPAC

the money game

By Jen Wieczner

Billionaire hedge-funder Bill Ackman and a gang of retail investors on Reddit were both very excited about a deal. Now, no one is.

The Olympics’ COVID Problem Is Growing

tokyo olympics

By Intelligencer Staff

The games are opening today, as more and more athletes test positive for the virus and cases in Tokyo rise.

Washington Post Sued for Gender Discrimination

power

By Claire Lampen

Reporter Felicia Sonmez says she was banned from covering sexual misconduct after going public with her own assault allegations.

The NFL Is Getting Tough on Unvaccinated Players

covid-19

By Nia Prater

Roger Goodell says teams with a COVID outbreak could face penalties and unprotected players must be tested daily.

Imagine a 9/11 Commission If the Hijackers Had Allies in Congress

the national interest

By Jonathan Chait

The whole premise of an investigation was that both parties opposed the insurrection.

7/22/2021

The NFL puts the pressure on unvaccinated players

The NFL just informed clubs that if a game cannot be rescheduled during the 18-week season in 2021 due to a COVID outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team with the outbreak will FORFEIT and be credited with a loss for playoff seeding, per sources.

Massive implications.

—@TomPelissero