← June 29, 2020 → 1 “We’re at this inflection point where we have to grapple with what it means to be American and to take care of each other.” by Stacey Abrams and Brittany Packnett Cunningham at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2 The ironclad case for D.C. statehood hasn’t changed in decades. by Joshua Keating in Slate 3 Why containing COVID-19 now will be harder than when the lockdown started. by Nicole Wetsman in the Verge 4 Researchers found a way to coax bacteria into creating new antibiotics. by Diana Yates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5 What should replace the racist monuments coming down all around the nation? by Alex Gray in Fast Company