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The CDC Diaspora Fights Back

Jonathan Cohn The Bulwark
How America’s scientific army is trying to stand up for public health—and stand up for itself.

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes was a spur of the moment decision designed to get the issue behind him quickly. “Trump just said: ‘F*ck it: Release ‘em all,’” an advisor recalled.

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How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic

Jane Mayer The New Yorker
The secretive titan behind one of America’s largest poultry companies, who is also one of the President’s top donors, is ruthlessly leveraging the coronavirus crisis—and his vast fortune—to strip workers of protections.
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