Cheat Sheet - America’s Dystopian New Normal

Today: Senate Proposes Warrants for Email Search , Michelle Obama's Let's Move Stalls , Dozens Dead in Baghdad Bombings July 21, 2013 REALITY 1. America's Dystopian New Normal Our economic inequality is starting to seem insurmountable. The Daily Beast's Lloyd Green asks: does either party care about the widening gulf between the rich and the rest of us? Read it at The Daily Beast PRIVACY'S BACK 2. Senate Proposes Warrants for Email Search You soon might not have to worry about the government snooping into your emails without a warrant—so go back to sending as many cat videos as you want. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy is trying to fast-track a bill that will require warrants for all email searches, hoping it will get passed before the August recess, The Hill reported on Sunday. Leahy has unanimous support among Democrats as well as the backing of Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking member—and Leahy's office claims they have more than the 60 votes required to prevent a filibuster.  Leahy's bill won't affect any National Security Agency programs (sorry Edward Snowden, no action on the stuff you leaked yet), but it will stop local and federal police from accessing private email messages without a warrant. Read it at The Hill LET'S STAY STILL 3. Michelle Obama's Let's Move Stalls Remember Let's Move? The First Lady's main cause, nutrition, has been quietly undermined by the very companies that once were its biggest champions, according to lobbying records and other records analyzed by the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. "The White House got cold feet," said Sen. Tom Harkin, who had once championed Michelle Obama's nutritional guidelines. "It sort of undermines everything the First Lady was doing." When Obama first launched Let's Move in March 2010, she zeroed in on advertising for fatty foods and sugary drinks that were geared toward children, but top food and media corporations launched a fierce opposition battle against advertising guidelines—and by December 2011, any guidelines to the industry were effectively killed. Read it at Los Angeles Times CONFLICT ZONE 4. Dozens Dead in Baghdad Bombings At least 30 people were killed Saturday and six more on Sunday in a wave of car bombs in Baghdad in one of the bloodiest months in Iraq in years. More than 535 people have been killed so far this month and more than 2,700 have been killed this year in Iraq, raising fears that the country will descend into an all-out sectarian conflict again. Officials said the bombs on Saturday went off after the breaking of the Ramadan fast, when many people were out shopping or socializing. "The car blew up, smashing shopfronts and throwing passer-bys like toys," said shopkeeper Said Mohammed Murad. Read it at Reuters Out There 5. Fringe Factor: Should Oral Sex Be a Crime? Sorry, lovers: Virginia may make all oral and anal sex illegal. From Tea Party immigration "science" to first-graders' gun classes, The Daily Beast's Caitlin Dickson shines a light in to the far reaches of statehouse politics. Read it at The Daily Beast UM WHAT? U.S. 'Bombs' Australia In training exercise gone wrong. AU REVOIR Belgium's King Albert Abdicates Son Philippe takes over. CARRY ON 'Glee' Will Have Tribute to Cory Monteith In third episode of the season. SUPERFRIENDS Batman, Superman to Team Up In "Man of Steel" sequel. WE USED TO BE FRIENDS 'Veronica Mars' Trailer Debuts Will be set 10 years after she left Neptune High. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Emmy Noms in 120 Seconds '30 Rock,' 'Boardwalk,' 'Breaking Bad,' you'll be glad...you watched this supercut of this year's top Emmy nominees. More Videos The Wyatt Earp Myth by Andrew C. Isenberg The Life of Helen Thomas by The Daily Beast Aaron Sorkin's Twitter Ghost by Ben Jacobs

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