Dems to Biden: You must out-populist Trump at the debate
The president has a compelling antimonopoly record. But he doesn’t always lean into it. And voters don’t really know of it. The debate could change that.
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Biden’s economy: Good metrics, bad vibes, few levers
Friday’s good jobs numbers may be a boost. But boosts haven’t yet materialized into political benefits.
Biden hoped for a big economic story to tell. Now, he’s going small.
The president is getting more micro in his economic sales pitch as the landscape loses its luster.
US job market slows in April
Friday’s government report showed that last month’s hiring gain was down sharply from the blockbuster increase of 315,000 in March.
Trump’s Risky Reaction to the Immunity Decision
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Today, three Atlantic writers explain the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity and what it means for the future of the American presidency.
First, here are four new stories:
The world is realigning.
Biden has a bigger problem than the debate.
‘A battle to the death’: The next abortion cases en route to the Supreme Court
The cases moving through federal courts could further roll back abortion access, even if Biden wins in November.
Swap Your Meat for Cheese
Times are tough for omnivores. By now, you’ve heard all the reasons to eat less meat: your health, the planet, the animals. All that might be true, but for many meat-eaters, vegetables aren’t always delicious on their own. Pitiful are the collards without the ham hock, the peppers without the sausage, the snap peas without the shrimp.
In my family’s universe, meat is the sun around which vegetables, beans, and grains revolve. Take it away, and dinner descends into chaos.
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide
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Donald Trump has become the first former president to be convicted of a felony, found guilty of 34 counts in a Manhattan court on May 30.
The verdict is a historic moment. Not long ago, the idea that a former president—or a major-party presidential nominee—would face serious legal jeopardy was nearly unthinkable. Now he is convicted and is scheduled to be sentenced this summer.
Trump Secures His Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
When the Supreme Court agreed to take up the question of whether Donald Trump is shielded from prosecution over his role in January 6, two core questions were at stake. First was the substantive matter of whether the Court would find that presidential immunity protected a former chief executive from some measure of criminal accountability for engineering an insurrection.
A Fancy Card Is Becoming the Only Way to Get a Restaurant Reservation
The cocktail is $21, and it is absolutely worth it. Or at least that is what I’ve heard about a certain gussied-up old-fashioned that keeps making the rounds on my Instagram. Rum is infused with rose petals, ginger, and a smattering of other Indian spices and then mixed with orange juice and whole milk. The dairy curdles and is strained out drip-by-drip until the final clarified liquid is as clear as glass—a recipe that took two months to develop and requires 36 hours of preparation.
“Uncharted Territory”: Biden Vows to Stay in the Race Despite Public’s Doubts About His Health
Chris Lehmann, D.C. bureau chief for The Nation, discusses the ongoing fallout from Thursday’s first presidential debate of 2024 and mounting pressure on President Biden to drop out of the race amid questions about his age and mental fitness. “It appears that Biden and his inner circle of advisers are doubling down,” says Lehmann. “They took this incredible risk to do this debate … and they’re now saying it’s a greater risk to change horses.
Phone Hacking, Stolen Info: New Washington Post Publisher’s Ties to Murdoch Papers Raise Alarm
We look at the unfolding ethics scandal at The Washington Post that has rocked one of the nation’s leading news outlets and raised questions about its future. The controversy centers on CEO and publisher Will Lewis, who has reportedly pressured journalists inside and outside the newsroom not to run unflattering stories about him.
“Power Grab”: SCOTUS Overturns 4 Decades of Federal Regulatory Control, Hands Power to Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday approved a power grab by corporate interests who want to strip federal agencies of their power to regulate public health, the climate and environment, worker protection and more. In the 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority overturned a precedent known as the Chevron doctrine that stems from a Reagan-era ruling called Chevron v.
Far Right in France “On the Doorstep of Power” as National Rally Surges in Snap Election
France’s far right has won the first round of voting in a snap election, followed closely by the left, as President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition is trounced. We go to Paris for an update as the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen shocked the French establishment after winning the most votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Supreme Court ‘inadvertently’ exposes opinion that would restore emergency abortion access in Idaho
The decision posted online shows that the justices voted to dismiss the dispute from their docket.
Opioid deaths rose 50 percent during the pandemic. In these places, they fell.
A federal plan to promote treatment and distribute overdose reversal drugs showed promise. Communities are trying to keep it going.
Gun violence is fueling national trauma, surgeon general warns
Vivek Murthy hopes the growing number of victims, both direct and indirect, will persuade Congress to do more.
Inside the $100 million plan to restore abortion rights in America
Leaders of the coalition say they want to make the procedure more accessible and affordable than ever before.
Avian flu spread in cows not being tracked, posing greater risk of human transmission
Mark Lyons, a senior USDA animal health official, said federal officials are “still working closely to understand the breadth” of the bird flu outbreak in the nation’s dairy herds.
Dems to Biden: You must out-populist Trump at the debate
The president has a compelling antimonopoly record. But he doesn’t always lean into it. And voters don’t really know of it. The debate could change that.
Biden’s economy: Good metrics, bad vibes, few levers
Friday’s good jobs numbers may be a boost. But boosts haven’t yet materialized into political benefits.
Biden hoped for a big economic story to tell. Now, he’s going small.
The president is getting more micro in his economic sales pitch as the landscape loses its luster.
US job market slows in April
Friday’s government report showed that last month’s hiring gain was down sharply from the blockbuster increase of 315,000 in March.
Biden Boasts of Israel Support in Gaza Assault as Trump Uses “Palestinian” as Slur Against Biden
Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s exchange on foreign policy in Thursday’s presidential debate revealed that “the two candidates are extreme militarists, and one of them, Donald Trump, is a proponent and expresser of fascistic politics,” says activist Norman Solomon. In the brief section on Gaza, Biden boasted of his support for Israel as it pummels the Gaza Strip, while Trump criticized Biden, saying Israel should be allowed to “finish the job,” and said Biden is “like a Palestinian.
Biden-Trump Debate: Silky Shah on How Both Candidates Scapegoat Immigrants, Promote Xenophobic Myths
Thursday’s CNN debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was “a really, really rough night for those who are fighting for immigrant rights,” says Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network. “Trump repeatedly was stoking a moral panic on immigration, and Biden had very little in response.” Both candidates boasted about restricting immigration and militarizing the border, while casting immigrants as dangerous and violent.
2024 Debate: Trump Lies About Abortions After Birth as Biden Fails to Defend Reproductive Rights
Abortion rights were a key focus of Thursday’s CNN debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the first to be held since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Trump took credit for nominating the conservative justices who helped overturn the law, and falsely claimed that Democrats support abortions “even after birth.
“Taking Black Jobs”? Economists Darrick Hamilton & Dean Baker on Inflation & Taxes in Pres. Debate
We speak with two leading economists about Thursday’s CNN debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, where the candidates sparred over tariffs, taxes, inflation and more. Trump repeatedly claimed that immigrants coming to the United States are stealing “Black jobs,” which is a “fascist notion,” says Darrick Hamilton, founding director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School.
“Step Aside Joe”: After First Pres. Debate, Democrats Reeling from Biden Missteps & Trump Lies
The first 2024 presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump was held on Thursday night. It marked the first time a sitting president debated a former one. It also marked the two oldest candidates ever to run for president, with a combined age of 159. The 90-minute discussion hosted by CNN was more of an incoherent debacle than any substantive debate. Biden was halting and disjointed.
Donald Trump’s Theory of Everything
At Thursday’s debate, while Joe Biden struggled to put a sentence together, Donald Trump struggled to utter any sentence that wasn’t about illegal immigrants destroying the country.
Harsh rhetoric—and policy—on migrants and the border has long been a pillar of Trump’s political identity, but it used to slot into a much wider range of grievances.
Beech Trees Are Masters of Coordination
This article was originally published by Quanta Magazine.
Each summer, like clockwork, millions of beech trees throughout Europe sync up, tuning their reproductive physiology to one another. Within a matter of days, the trees produce all the seeds they’ll make for the year, then release their fruit onto the forest floor to create a new generation and feed the surrounding ecosystem.