What we are reading July 1, 2026
We are getting all American in the news this week. Have a great holiday weekend.
What to Know About the Heat Wave Headed to the U.S. Ahead of Fourth of July
A “heat dome” is expected to bring extremely high temperatures to parts of the country.
Chad de Guzman
Seven Days At The Bin Store | Defector
This spring, a new business opened on the main drag of my West Philadelphia neighborhood, provoking both excitement and trepidation. “I saw it just the other day and feared it,” one friend texted. “Like what the actual fuck is that shit,” said another. “Why?!!!” said a third. “Who is that for?” Until last summer, the…
Jen Kinney
Elon Musk’s USAID Cuts: A Silicon Valley Genocide
World’s First Trillionaire is Killing the World’s Poorest Children
Gil Duran
A New $500 Million Fund Is Trying to Eliminate the Common Cold
The project, called Intercept, aims to financially back the development of treatments that protect against respiratory infections of all kinds, plus technology to clean air.
Veronique Greenwood
Act Right
The most controversial part of the Martha’s Vineyard debate wasn’t what was said. It was how many people immediately knew what it meant.
The Color of My Politics
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