Mississippi has 82 counties. Since the state’s schools started reopening, schools in 71 of those counties have reported cases of the coronavirus even as Gov. Tate Reeves brags about the state’s overall new case count dropping.
In those 71 counties, 245 teachers and 199 students have tested positive, with an additional 589 teachers and 2,035 students being quarantined as a result. As of Aug.
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.Katie Martin / The AtlanticThe arrival of the fall semester didn’t end the debate over school reopenings. It’s not even September yet, but some schools have already opened and then closed because of outbreaks.
The postmaster general said he’ll stop screwing with the mail—but he left some wiggle room.
Democrats have “intentionally implemented” rolling blackouts, the president claimed.
The former Democratic presidential candidate’s response said volumes without saying a word.
In response to the allegations, the anti-Trump Republican group said it would “make every effort to attribute content” in the future.
Ronald Marin, age 30, left his home in Venezuela in 2018. He moved to Peru for health reasons. Formerly a teacher, he found work at a Catholic church and was soon asked to help comfort mourning families nearby. Marin later took vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, becoming a lay worker for his church. As the current pandemic grew, Catholic churches in Peru began closing their doors and restricting services to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The messages in the Zoom chat were snide at first, but not despondent. One person observed that the Democrats would rather listen to young people singing the national anthem than to their political opinions. Another noted that the event felt like a highly produced infomercial. Just 30 minutes in, a mustachioed man with a palm-tree Zoom background gave up on the whole production. “I’ve got to get some sleep,” he wrote to the group. “I’ve got Bernie taped.
Illustrations by Charlotte FosA blush-colored square filled with the all-caps advice SHOW UP EVERY DAY FOR SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE IN belongs to one of the least remarkable categories of Instagram content: visually unchallenging, impossible to disagree with, pink.
Nine years ago, frustrated with the lack of thoughtful coverage of Latino issues, I started a website to dig into the nuances of what I believe is the most important and misunderstood electorate of our time. I then watched as Bernie Sanders courted this vote through two presidential-election cycles—in particular, younger Latinos—tapping into a group that will likely change the face of the Democratic Party for years.I’ve also followed Joe Biden.
As this year marks 100 years since the ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing women’s right to vote, we look at the connection between the movement for women’s suffrage and the movement to abolish slavery. Many states created laws to continue to deny women the vote, and African American women were subjected to the same Jim Crow laws already used to deny the vote to African American men.
The Democratic National Convention faces criticism over the lack of diversity in its primetime programming during this year’s virtual event, even as Latinx voters are slated to make up the largest bloc of nonwhite voters in 2020. Only a handful of Latinx speakers and no Muslim speakers are appearing during the broadcasted convention, while Republicans like former Ohio Governor John Kasich were given slots.
One of the most memorable speeches of the opening night of the virtual Democratic National Convention was delivered by Kristin Urquiza, who said her father, a supporter of Donald Trump, died after believing the president’s assurances that the coronavirus was under control. “My dad, Mark Anthony Urquiza, should be here today, but he isn’t,” she said. “My dad was a healthy 65-year-old.
Calling the 2020 election “the most important in the modern history of this country,” Senator Bernie Sanders, in his speech to the Democratic National Convention, urged people to fight “against greed, oligarchy and bigotry” by voting President Trump out of office in November. “We need Joe Biden as our next president,” Sanders said.
On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a searing critique of President Trump, accusing him of being “in over his head” and incapable of carrying out the duties of the office. “If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can,” Obama said. We air excerpts from her keynote speech, delivered virtually after the convention was moved online due to the pandemic.
An inquiry into what makes Black English sound Black.
Parent-teacher relationships are changing. Two teachers discuss the best ways to connect when school is virtual.
Parenting advice on breastfeeding, online school, and sperm donors.
The photographer has a privileged “position of looking.
“A lot of people are being told to bring back the mail and then deliver it tomorrow, which creates a snowball effect.
A few years ago, the Department of Justice started looking into business practices in the canned tuna industry. What unfolded shocked an industry.
The shortage list was released hours after President Donald Trump touted the progress his administration has made in securing critical protective gear.
Both Kyle McGowan and Amanda Campbell have been with the health department since the start of the Trump administration.
A POLITICO survey of health care workers elicited dozens of stories from the front lines across the country.
Texas’s drop in testing is part of a larger nationwide trend that’s seen the average number of coronavirus tests fall since July.
Parenting advice on social isolation, taboo topics, and unfriending friends.
Her first reaction? Panic. Her second? What a great story.
