The Atlantic Politics Daily: MAGA vs. the Coronavirus
It’s Tuesday, February 18.In today’s newsletter: Why the coronavirus outbreak could bring out the worst in Trump. Plus: Is Bernie Sanders as polarizing as elite Democrats claim he is?*« TODAY IN...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: That Time Sanders Nearly Primaried Obama
It’s Wednesday, February 19. Debate night, Vegas, 9 p.m. ET. See you there.In today’s newsletter: The behind-the-scenes story of the time Bernie Sanders almost mounted a primary challenge against...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: The United States of Jeff Bezos
It’s Thursday, February 20.In today’s newsletter: We’re talking about another billionaire (but not this one or that one). Plus: Russian trolls have a next favorite candidate.*« TODAY IN POLITICS...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Elizabeth Warren’s Last, Last Stand
It’s Friday, February 21.In today’s newsletter: Is Elizabeth Warren’s latest debate performance too little, too late, at least in Nevada? Plus: Comparing Bernie Sanders and ... George McGovern.*« TODAY...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: ‘Namaste Trump’ Is a Sequel
It’s Monday, February 24. In the rarest of rare outcomes, a jury convicted Harvey Weinstein today of sexually assaulting two women (but acquitted him on the most serious charge, predatory criminal...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Medicare for All—Maybe
It’s Tuesday, February 25. In today’s newsletter: Some Medicare for All talk for all who want to talk about it.Plus: Biden at the brink? Bloomberg to the breach? Where candidates stand heading into the...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Bernie’s Big Vulnerability
It’s Thursday, February 27. In today’s newsletter: What Bernie Sanders’s 2020 rivals learned from Hillary Clinton. Plus: Venezuela is the eerie endgame of modern politics, Anne Applebaum writes.*«...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: The American Workplace Isn’t Ready for the...
It’s Friday, February 28. South Carolina’s open primaries on Saturday are the final test before Super Tuesday. And President Trump said he would nominate the House Republican John Ratcliffe as director...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Bernie Sanders’s Biggest Threat
It’s Monday, March 2. In today’s newsletter: Joe Biden, a “unity” candidate? Plus: You probably don’t know Kevin Sheekey, but he’s been working on Bloomberg’s campaign for years.*« TODAY IN POLITICS...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: The Factors Shaking Up Super Tuesday
It’s (Super) Tuesday, March 3. In today’s newsletter: Who will get the votes? More than 1,300 delegates are up for grabs today, as the first polls start to close. Plus: This Texas representative being...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Biden’s Super Tuesday
It’s Wednesday, March 4. In today’s newsletter: Biden’s not only back from the wilderness—he’s a Democratic front-runner again. Plus: half a billion spent and zero states won.*« TODAY IN POLITICS...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Elizabeth Warren Was Punished for Her Competence
It’s Thursday, March 5. In today’s newsletter: Some theories from strategists and analysts about what went wrong in Elizabeth Warren’s presidential run. Plus: Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed, and probably...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is...
It’s Friday, March 6. In today’s newsletter: Our science and technology reporters confirm just how few Americans have actually been tested for the coronavirus, despite administration promises. Plus:...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: When Everyone Stays Home
It’s Monday, March 9. As the stock market flails, the best response is to do nothing, Annie Lowrey writes. Italy’s now-nationwide quarantine efforts are a harbinger.In the rest of today’s newsletter:...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Running for President During an Epidemic
It’s Tuesday, March 10. Ordered here by the number of delegates up for grabs: Michigan, Washington State, Missouri, Mississippi, Idaho, and North Dakota vote (in ND’s case, by caucus) today.In the rest...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: The Dangerous Misnaming of the Coronavirus
It’s Thursday, March 12.In today’s newsletter: The insidious language of the “Wuhan virus.” Plus: The staggering heartlessness toward the elderly.*« TODAY IN POLITICS »When it comes to the popular...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Congress Isn't Ready for the Coronavirus
It’s Friday, March 13.In today’s newsletter: Why the U.S. is so behind on COVID-19 testing. Plus: The white-collar work-from-home reckoning, hastened by the viral outbreak.*« TODAY IN POLITICS...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Remember the Election?
It’s Monday, March 16.In today’s newsletter: The governor of Ohio recommended this evening that the state postpone Tuesday’s primary voting until June.In the rest of today’s newsletter: The winner of...
View ArticleThe Real Lesson of the College Closures
When some college students first got the news that their school was canceling in-person classes due to the coronavirus outbreak, they broke out into spontaneous dining-hall dance parties, joked about...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: This Is What Democracy (in a Pandemic) Looks Like
It’s Tuesday, March 17. Voters in Arizona, Illinois, and Florida went to the polls today, despite public-health experts’ concerns.In the rest of today’s newsletter: Managing the voting booth in the...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: A Mid-Apocalyptic Democratic Primary Night
It’s Wednesday, March 18. In today’s newsletter: What do Biden’s past presidential runs tell us about this one? Plus: The coronavirus warning signs that the country missed.*« TODAY IN POLITICS »Joe...
View ArticleThe Atlantic Politics Daily: Where Are the Billionaires?
It’s Thursday, March 19. Tulsi Gabbard drops out. Congress rushes to finalize a $1 trillion rescue package to help families and shore up the U.S. economy.In today’s newsletter: Where are the...
View ArticleYou Should Already Be in Lockdown
Editor’s Note:The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. I know you want to, but just don’t. That quick walk to get takeout? Skip it....
View ArticleJoe Biden’s Man on the Left
(NAte Palmer)Not long after the 2008 election, Jared Bernstein caught a predawn Amtrak train to Wilmington, Delaware, and then schlepped several miles to Joe Biden’s house for a job interview. As Biden...
View Article‘What If You Just Don’t Tell Anyone?’
What do I do now? COVID-19 diagnoses start with a barrage of grueling decisions and paralyzing worries. Did I infect anyone else? Whom will I tell? Where can I isolate? Should I go to the hospital?...
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