We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris. If you’d predicted this scene a month ago to anyone following the race, they would never have believed you. (Time)
• If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get? This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here? (Wired)
• The one weird monopoly trick that gave us Walmart and Amazon and killed Main Street: Walmart didn’t just happen. The rise of Walmart & Amazon, its online successor was the result of a specific policy choice, the decision by the Reagan administration not to enforce a key antitrust law. (Pluralistic)
• How hotels are colluding to jack up room rates, according to two lawsuits. (Popular Information)
• Online sports betting hurts consumers: New evidence makes it clear that more lawmakers need to take the issue seriously (Slow Boring)
• ‘Originalism is a dead letter’: Supreme Court majority accused of abandoning legal principles in Trump immunity ruling: (NBC News)
• Laundering Carbon and the New Scramble for Africa August: The carbon offset market is an integral part of efforts to prevent effective climate action… (Climate & Capitalism)

What are you reading or listening to?