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The Atlantic Daily: Questions About the Future of Policing Remain Unresolved
A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd as the country continues to deal with the fallout from a spate of new killings.
April 20, 2021
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A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd. America is still reckoning with police brutality.
The conviction of the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is a win for justice, our staff writer David A. Graham says.
Spring is thawing America perhaps a little too quickly, one writer argues.
April 6, 2021
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It turns out that vaccine purgatory is rife with temptation. With every degree warmer, every vaccine dose put into an arm, the pull of our glorious, better summer grows.
Americans, ever eager for
be over, are racing toward the end of the pandemic.
Vaccine cheat days are adding up. “Right now, we’re in serious danger of botching our grand pandemic finale,” our staff writer Katherine J. Wu warns.
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Homeroom: My Daughter Is Lying to Me About School
She says she’s done her work, but her teacher tells me she hasn’t. What should I do?
Elena Xausa
Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com.
Dear Abby and Brian,
I’m writing about my daughter, a seventh grader whom I’ll call Z. Her school has been fully remote since last spring. Z used to love school, but after a year of remote classes, she is totally unmotivated.
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The Atlantic Daily: It’s Okay to Feel Burned Out
Our lives are different now. One year in, you might’ve picked up some weird pandemic habits, or maybe you’re just battling chronic burnout. It’s all okay.
March 16, 2021
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The pandemic has made our lives strange, small, and stressful. No wonder so many of us feel like we have “spent the past year being pushed through a pasta extruder,” as my colleague Ellen Cushing memorably put it.