Michelle Obama may not be the only First Lady who is capable of holding her own during double Dutch. But we can’t remember another one who, in front of cameras, would have been willing to even try.
THE FEED
The Great Resignation?
More Americans are quitting their jobs than at any other time in at least two decades, adding to the struggle many companies face trying to keep up with the economic recovery. The wave of resignations marks a sharp turn from the darkest days of the pandemic, when many workers craved job security while weathering a national health and economic crisis. In April, the share of U.S. workers leaving jobs was 2.7%, according to the Labor Department, a jump from 1.6% a year earlier to the highest level since at least 2000. …
Several factors are driving the job turnover. Many people are spurning a return to business as usual, preferring the flexibility of remote work or reluctant to be in an office before the virus is vanquished. Others are burned out from extra pandemic workloads and stress, while some are looking for higher pay to make up for a spouse’s job loss or used the past year to reconsider their career path and shift gears.
ideas
The Delusions of the Radical Centrist
2022 midterms
Brian Kemp May Be Outfoxing Donald Trump
covid-19
The Implications of the Lab-Leak Hypothesis
A whale of a tale
Licensed commercial lobster divers literally pluck lobsters off the sandy bottom, and as [Michael] Packard, 56, dove down Friday morning, he saw schools of sand lances and stripers swimming by. The ocean food chain was in full evidence, but about 10 feet from the bottom Packard suddenly knew what it truly felt like to be part of that chain. In something truly biblical, Packard was swallowed whole by a humpback whale.
“All of a sudden, I felt this huge shove and the next thing I knew it was completely black,” Packard recalled Friday afternoon following his release from Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. “I could sense I was moving, and I could feel the whale squeezing with the muscles in his mouth.”
the national interest
Biden’s Biggest Danger is Congressional Democrats Afraid to Tax the Rich
awards
Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder, Gets Pulitzer Nod
politics
Merrick Garland Unveils Plan B for Protecting Voting Rights
explainer
What’s Driving the Surge in Ransomware Attacks?
nyc mayoral race
Maya Wiley and Eric Adams Trade Jabs Over Cops and Guns
covid vaccines
Johnson & Johnson Must Toss 60 Million Vaccine Doses Made at Troubled Plant
2021 california recall election
Why Recall Fever Is Sweeping California
poltiics
Will Women Be Required to Register for the Military Draft?
department of justice
Trump DOJ Seized Adam Schiff’s Records in Search for Leaks
side effects
CDC Flags Rare Cases of Heart Swelling in Young People After COVID Jab
intelligencer chats
Why It’s So Hard to Hire Restaurant Workers Right Now
Doubles as a pretty good album cover
Photo: @justinsink/Twitter
inequality
The Limits of Wealth-Tax Populism
nyc mayoral race
Key Moments From the Third NYC Mayoral Debate
politics
Ilhan Omar Backs Down In Latest Blowup With Democrats
sports
Rafael Nadal Is an Artist Too
media
Jeffrey Toobin Returns From ‘Zoom Dick’ Exile
the national interest
Republicans Are Furious Fast-Food Workers Are Getting a Raise
Say what?
Feinstein, asked about some Dems saying they’d choose democracy over the filibuster: “If democracy were in jeopardy, I would want to protect it. But I don’t see it being in jeopardy right now.”
—@AndrewSolender
politics
Joe Manchin’s Silent Partners in the Senate
inflation
Why Inflation Is Lower Than It Looks
environment
Keystone XL Pipeline Canceled
d.c.
Inside the Big-Donor Scramble for a Biden Ambassadorship
covid-19
The People Who Transformed Themselves During the Pandemic
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