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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: America’s Vaccination Campaign Is Not Over
The U.S. did not meet Joe Biden’s Fourth of July inoculation goal. Delta, the dangerous new variant, ought to inspire a renewed urgency.
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Getty; Katie Martin / The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Time to Get Awkward
This Fourth of July, many fully vaccinated Americans can gather in person, hooray! Also, we can gather in person, oh nooo.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Only Congress Can Save Voting Rights Now
Voting rights had a tough day at the Supreme Court. Now it’s up to lawmakers to act.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Heat Threatens to Define the Next Century
One week in, and this summer is already scorching. Take it seriously.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Who’s Afraid of Critical Race Theory?
How an academic discipline became a partisan talking point
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Pride Is Expanding Exactly as It Should
“Pride, at its essence, is an incredibly ambitious idea.” Plus: Suggestions for what to read, watch, and listen to this weekend.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Why Are Ketchup Bottles So Hard to Use?
Why your cookout favorites are the way they are. Plus: some safety rules for vaccinated summer travels.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Joe Manchin Was Never a Mystery
The hopes that progressives attached to the West Virginian regarding the voting-rights bill were clearly unrealistic. Plus: What to do if you want to decrease your dependence on Amazon.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Where the End of Quarantines and Masks Isn’t in Sight
As the United States moves on from the coronavirus, other countries are still getting left behind.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Summer of Quitting
Americans are leaving their jobs. That might be a good sign for the labor market.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Biden’s Post-Trump Reset
After four years of Donald Trump, President Biden is recalibrating America’s relationships abroad.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Trump’s DOJ Looks Even Worse Now
We’re still finding out how bad the Department of Justice was under President Donald Trump—and how it can be abused and politicized.
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Niklas Halle'n / AFPGetty The Atlantic Daily: What We Know About the Delta Coronavirus Variant
Delta is raising alarms globally. What does it mean for Americans?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Right to Vote Is Under Assault
And Democrats may be missing their best shot to fight back.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Vaccinated America Is Distracted by Its New Freedoms
Residents might be tempted to talk about the pandemic in the past tense, but we’ll need to stay in this together to end it for good.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: America Isn’t Split in Half. It’s Divided Into Four.
The country has fragmented into four groups, our writer argues, each informed by a distinct narrative about the nation’s moral identity.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Inside 10 Downing Street With Boris Johnson
The British prime minister knows exactly what he’s doing, one of our writers argues. Then: How did a meditation app become a billion-dollar business?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Republicans’ Election-Fraud Claims Are Here to Stay
The GOP is coalescing around the notion that Democrats are stealing elections, our writers warn.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: America’s Two-Decade Bender
When does indulgence become a problem? We survey the state of America’s vices.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Housing Market Is Brutal
Millennials are finally ready to buy homes. Too bad today’s real-estate market is a record-breaking mess.
