Graeme Wood
Staff writer, @TheAtlantic. Lecturer, @Yale. Once upon a time: @CFR_org, @newrepublic, @DeutschePostDHL. Use your real name if you want me to read your replies.
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Urban Flight Seeded the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the United States by Arpit Gupta, Iris Yao, Joshua Coven :: SSRN
We document large-scale urban flight in the United States in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Populations that flee are disproportionately younger, whiter, an
Escape from New York
Tracking Urban Flight, and the Implications for the Future of Cities
LA Rapper Who Boasted About Getting Rich From Unemployment Fraud on Youtube Gets Arrested -- for Unemployment Fraud
A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich from committing unemployment benefits fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles on federal charges of carrying out that very scheme by fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million...
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"You gotta sell cocaine, I just file a claim"
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WSJ News Exclusive | Top White House Official Flew to Syria for Talks to Free U.S. Hostages
A top White House official recently traveled to Damascus for secret meetings with the Assad regime, marking the first time such a high-level U.S. official has met in Syria with the isolated government in more than a decade, according to Trump...
As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place
A nationwide operation of 1,300 local sites publishes coverage that is ordered up by Republican groups and corporate P.R. firms.
The Rukmini Callimachi Controversies: Some Thoughts
Most of the readers of my blog are probably aware at this point of a series of controversies surrounding the New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi. The initial spark was the arrest of one 'Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi' by the Canadian authorities on...
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A balanced assessment of the current state of the accusations against Rukmini Callimachi. (Some of the tirades against her have been unhinged.)
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Sibyl Hathaway - Wikipedia
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'Sibyl Beaumont had no contact with her father until the birth of her first child, Bridget (1902–1948), when he sent her a telegram of condolence because the child was female, saying: "Sorry it was a vixen” ‘
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Religion Professor Denies Accusations of Human Rights Abuse Cover-Up
A letter calling for the removal of a faculty member was sent to President Carmen Twillie Ambar yesterday, alleging that the professor participated in covering up the Iranian regime’s 1988 mass killing of political prisoners. The letter was written...
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Coronavirus: fake news factories churning out lies over ‘monkey’ vaccine
The messages are deliberately unsophisticated, laced with attempts at dark humour and calculated to spread fear, uncertainty and scepticism.A picture of Boris Johnson walking in Downing Street has
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These Russian anti-vaccination propaganda images, alleging that #COVID19 vaccinations will turn you into a monkey, are far too fun to be effective: thetimes.co.uk/article/fake-n… pic.twitter.com/P3zRLvU8Cb
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Chris Christie says he was in ICU for 7 days battling Covid-19, urges Americans to wear masks
"As a former public official, I believe we have not treated Americans as adults, who understand truth, sacrifice and responsibility," Christie said in a statement.
Lazy Cowards Don’t Start Civil Wars
All evidence suggests that the president would run from the responsibility of overseeing the violent fracture of America.
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Trump loses. What happens next? Here’s one possible scenario, a fitting end to the Indolent Presidency: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… (my latest in @TheAtlantic)
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For 200 Years Courts Upheld Rules to Protect Americans’ Health. Until Now.
A catastrophic sequence of decisions has blocked states from responding to the pandemic.
‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist
New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him.
My Son is No Sex Offender
But like hundreds of thousands, he is unjustly trapped on the registry.
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This is a painful read, made more painful because the remedy to the broken policy is so obvious
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Je suis allé à Disney World
Visiter « l'endroit le plus magique sur terre » pendant que la pandémie fait rage tout autour est une curieuse expérience, a constaté le journaliste canado-américain Graeme Wood, qui n'est pas ressorti indemne de sa première visite au célèbre parc...
‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers
Twin leaders of Myanmar’s God’s Army were once thought to have magical powers. Now adults, they are contending with the trauma of exile, alcohol and loss.
The Caliph of Lisson Green - Newlines Magazine
Muhammad al-Rifai was an unassuming figure who ended up as the nominal leader of the Muslim world. Despite the chaos and even absurdities of his attempts to form a caliphate in the 1990s, his efforts presaged actions that groups like ISIS would take...
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Interesting piece on the proto-ISIS London-based jihadist Abu 'Issa, “Caliph of Shepherd's Bush," by @tamhussein. I wrote about Abu ‘Issa—and an enthusiastic American convert who pledged allegiance to him—in my ISIS book: newlinesmag.com/essays/the-cal… pic.twitter.com/5CYz7xjPQO
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What do Americans think socialism looks like? | YouGov
YouGov asks Americans what countries and policies they think are socialist
Thousands Of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know To Show Up To Court? | DCist
Process servers are supposed to deliver summonses that tell tenants about their eviction cases. But the only evidence that they actually notify tenants of their cases are sworn documents filed by the process servers themselves, and a DCist...