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A New Documentary Shows How Paid Leave Gives Families a Lifeline
Regina Mahone The film reveals what’s possible when families can access supportive policies. Olympic champion Allyson Felix understands this issue intimately. The post A New Documentary Shows How Paid Leave Gives Families a Lifeline appeared first on The Nation. Source link
The Good List: 6 Things to Bring Delight to Your Day
Questions for bats, Rothko weather and Knicks fever. Source link
An Uncertain Path for Americans Exposed to Ebola
Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country. Source link
The Dems After Tuesday’s Primaries, plus Elmore Leonard’s Bad Guys
Jon Wiener John Nichols analyzes this week’s primary results in California and elsewhere, and, from the archives, Elmore Leonard talks about where his characters and plots came from. The post The Dems After Tuesday’s Primaries, plus Elmore Leonard’s Bad Guys appeared first on The Nation. Source link
What’s Really Behind Peter Thiel’s Panicked Move to Argentina
David Futrelle Some tech observers think that the Palantir overlord sees the end times coming, but his real motivation is likely much more mundane and self-interested. The post What’s Really Behind Peter Thiel’s Panicked Move to Argentina appeared first on The Nation. Source link
Tiny Love Stories: ‘As He Dressed, I Slipped Into His Closet’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Source link
Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness
A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors during long computations, an important prerequisite for becoming truly useful Source link
I Tried to Have a Kid With My Best Friend. It Got Complicated.
Two queer friends dreamed of raising a child together. They almost made it real. Source link
An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism
Ilana Cohen A controversial bill is proposing that NYPD create a plan for instituting anti-protest buffer zones around many NYC schools. The post An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism appeared first on The Nation. Source link
In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough
Joan Walsh The state assemblyman wants to go to Congress to take on MAGA, but says that Democrats need to show Americans that they are “gonna make their lives better. Quickly.” The post In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough appeared first on The Nation. Source link