News Reports

Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative June, 2021 news and views (Part 2).; The month’s news prior to June 17 is in Part 1 of this report.

 

June 24

Top Headlines

• New York Times, Democrats Show New Urgency on Crime, Signaling a Shift
• Washington Post, Colleges want students to get coronavirus shots, but there’s a stark red-blue divide
• Washington Post, Nearly 900 Secret Service members were infected with the coronavirus. A watchdog blames Trump
• Washington Post, Defense secretary backs removing sexual assault prosecutions from military justice system

 

Pro-Trump Election Lies, Jan. 6 Insurrection Day

• New York Times, Michigan Republicans published an unsparing debunking of voter fraud claims in the state
• New York Times, Indiana Woman Is First Person to Be Sentenced in Capitol Riot
• Proof via Substack, Investigation and Commentary: A Comprehensive Overview of All Five of Donald Trump’s January 6 War Rooms, Seth Abramson
• Washington Post, Opinion: Merrick Garland is the wrong man for the job, Jennifer Rubin

Virus Victims, Responses

• Washington Post, Spread of delta variant renews danger to regions with low vaccination rates
• Washington Post, Analysis: Even the world’s most successful vaccination programs are hitting hurdles
• New York Times, Brazil Passes 500,000 Covid Deaths, a Tragedy With No Sign of Letup
• New York Times, Live Updates: Sydney Outbreak Prompts Travel Ban and Mask-Wearing
• Washington Post, Federal health officials cite ‘likely association’ between coronavirus vaccines and rare heart issues in teens, young adults
• Washington Post, Opinion: The benefits of vaccination in young adults far outweigh the risks, including for myocarditis, Leana S. Wen, M.D.
• Washington Post, 177.9 million U.S. vaccinated
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 618,294

   

U.S. Elections, Politics, Governance

• Washington Post, Editorial: Voting reform cannot die. The future of democracy is at stake
• New York Times, Wildfires Threaten Urban Water Supplies, Long After the Flames Are Out
• New York Times, Can Maya Wiley or Kathryn Garcia Still Beat Eric Adams? Yes, but …
• New York Times, India Walton, a socialist candidate, stuns longtime incumbent in Buffalo mayor’s race
• Washington Post, Far-right activist Ammon Bundy is running for Idaho governor, tapping an anti-establishment trend
• Washington Post, Cindy McCain to be nominated as ambassador to U.N. food and agriculture programs,
• New York Times, Senators will meet with President Biden Thursday after a potential breakthrough on an infrastructure bill
• New York Times, General Pushes Back on G.O.P.

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