Does it matter what powerful men say from the mountaintop if no one is listening? Dan and Axios' Felix Salmon discuss if the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has outlived whatever usefulness it may have once had.
Does it matter what powerful men say from the mountaintop if no one is listening? Dan and Axios' Felix Salmon discuss if the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has outlived whatever usefulness it may have once had.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms consoles the family of Rayshard Brooks on June 23 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Curtis Compton-Pool/Getty Images
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said on Monday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus after displaying no symptoms.
Why it matters: Lance Bottoms, one of several Black women on the shortlist to be Joe Biden's running mate, has risen to national prominence in recent months as part of a mass protests over racism and police brutality — driven in part by the killing of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police.
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President Trump's attacks are spreading to sports that are cornerstones of rural, conservative white American life.
Why it matters: The culture war that engulfed the NBA and NFL is reaching other major leagues, with teams that stonewalled activists for years suddenly showing a willingness to listen.