Canceling Betsy Ross.
This month marks the longest US economic expansion on record, and the longest stretch of monthly job gains. 1/15
Most of those jobs are in the service sector, doing little to lift communities suffering lost manufacturing work. 2/15
A good headline to summarize the weekend in diplomacy: “Trump Helps Bring Shunned Authoritarians Back In From the Cold.” 3/15
George Soros and Charles Koch team up to end the United States’ policy of “forever war.” 4/15
In a private Facebook group, Border Patrol agents share jokes about migrants’ deaths and vulgar images of lawmakers. 5/15
For Independence Day, Trump wants to be surrounded by generals and tanks. 6/15
Nike cancels the July 4th release of “Betsy Ross” sneakers to avoid being associated with white supremacists. 7/15
"Things are happening that are not supposed to happen.” A report from the fastest-heating city on Earth. 8/15
Things we didn't know: Manufacturing cement is responsible for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions—more than what comes from all of the world's trucks. 9/15
A very specific census finds that Central Park is home to approximately 2,373 eastern gray squirrels. 10/15
Graffiti has been "defanged, coopted, and commodified," with cities like London and Buenos Aires installing "public paint parks." 11/15
A summer camp lake monster for Generation Z: Aram Bartholl’s “Obsolete Presence,” a giant iPhone in a lagoon. 12/15
The medium for California artist Peggy Noland is other people's cars—to wrap in fur or shiny materials. 13/15
Just, you know, a weird but good profile of Roger Federer from inside a private jet. 14/15
Cori Gauff becomes the youngest player to win a match at Wimbledon since 1991 by defeating her idol Venus Williams. 15/15
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