Reading archive 2024-03-07

Behind F1's Velvet Curtain: If you wanted to turn someone into a socialist you could do it in about an hour by taking them for a spin around the paddock of a Formula 1 race. The kind of money I saw will haunt me forever. - "The great irony of the other side is that they need journalism. The petrochemical companies, deeply powerful institutions, need journalists to write about all the things they attach themselves to that are not being a petrochemical company."

Opinion  Biden’s opportunity to break with Netanyahu has arrived

Sweden finally joins NATO in expansion spurred by Putin’s Ukraine war

Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior: Trump’s former physician and GOP ally is now a retired captain, not an admiral

Scientists say they’re closer to reviving mammoths. What could go wrong?: The plan to bring back the woolly mammoth — or at least a version of it — is ambitious but raises hairy questions

For the first time in centuries, a gray whale is spotted in New England

As D.C. leaders brace for ‘tight’ budget, council chair broaches tax hike: Phil Mendelson (D) warned of likely cuts to programs and a potential tax increase to overcome a deficit in the range of $600 million to $800 million