Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s quarter-century fight for the DREAM Act remains illusory, but its effects are real (chicagotribune.com)
chicagotribune.com/2026/08/02/dick-durbin-retiring-dream-act/?share=uirkrn2r2wcadcee8ui2
Opinion | Jared Leto and Hollywood’s Open Secrets (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Can Democratic Socialists Agree on Anything? They Say That’s Not the Point. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Opinion | Baseball Is Weird, Illogical, Asymmetrical. Robot Umps Do Not Belong. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Five Big Moments in Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Column | Impostor scams have already defrauded Americans of $1.8 billion this year. Here’s how to spot one. (wapo.st)
Has Gen Z Saved—Or Just Changed—Movies? (theatlantic.com)
Cambridge diversity poster boy faces questions over pig’s head claims (telegraph.co.uk)
Which Screen Is the ‘Good Screen’ Now? (theatlantic.com)
A Rodeo That Reminds Me of Home (theatlantic.com)
Taking Care of the Father Who Broke My Heart (theatlantic.com)
The Lever
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Lever Weekly: Location, Location, Deportation
Shady ICE developers, a health care war in Michigan, and more from The Lever this week.
Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter
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Still Hiding in Plain Sight
A free excerpt of my history book about the future.
Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say (wapo.st)
Opinion | Christopher Nolan Stared Into Elon Musk’s Soul (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
The Tigers' return for Tarik Skubal is actually ... good? (nytimes.com)
Trump’s Literal Gilded Age (theatlantic.com)
「ちいかわ」「スパイ教室」福祉事業所がアニメ受注 障害特性生かし:朝日新聞 (digital.asahi.com)
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