‘I Don’t Want to Be George Floyd’: In police body camera footage seen by his family, Jawan Dallas said, “I can’t breathe, I don’t want to be George Floyd.” He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Read Gabrielle Gurley on how police reform since the 2020 uprisings has been, at best, incremental.

Massachusetts Blues: Massachusetts has a Democratic trifecta, but can't pass even the most popular progressive reforms. Robert Kuttner explains how democracy is broken at all levels of government in the Bay State.

Sen. Chris Murphy: ‘This Party Has Not Made a Firm Break From Neoliberalism ’: Rich Men North of Richmond, horseshoe theory, and a new podcast series. Luke Goldstein spoke with Sen. Chris Murphy about his quest to understand America’s spiritual crisis:

The Life-and-Death Cost of Conservative Power: Right-wing governance can have deadly consequences for the American people. Residents of red states, Paul Starr writes, can expect to lose several years of life compared with their fellow citizens in blue states.

Actually, Opioid Victims Love the Sackler Immunity Shields: This week during a Supreme Court hearing, Purdue Pharma’s attorneys argued the Sackler family’s bankruptcy settlement and legal immunity was acceptable to the victims of the opioid epidemic. Maureen Tkacik has the story.

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