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The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet

Even with a competent president, we’d still be in deep trouble.

Jun 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

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Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak

Inmates say guards treated them like “lepers” as Covid-19 tore through the penitentiary.

Jun 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Molly Minta

NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott

NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott

A debate heats up among NBA players over whether to return to the court amid nationwide protests against racist violence.

Jun 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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Letters From the June 29/July 6, 2020, Issue Letters From the June 29/July 6, 2020, Issue

Labor Agonistes… No act of altruism…

Jun 16, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers, Gary Younge, and Sasha Abramsky

Dim Reaper

Dim Reaper Dim Reaper

Our president endangers public health for the bottom line.

Jun 16, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Stephen Miller

Checking Off Stephen Miller’s Wish List Checking Off Stephen Miller’s Wish List

With new rules targeting undocumented students and asylum-seekers, the Trump administration continues to lash out at immigrants.

Jun 16, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19

How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19 How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19

The city’s leaders bungled the closing of the schools when the coronavirus struck. Can they be trusted to reopen them safely?

Jun 16, 2020 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

The Racist Roots of New Technology

The Racist Roots of New Technology The Racist Roots of New Technology

From facial recognition to VR, Ruha Benjamin’s new book illuminates how cutting-edge tech reproduces inequalities.

Jun 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

How Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right

How Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right How Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right

The brutality of sacrificing human beings to keep meat aisles well stocked might be a turning point in the debate over the future of beef.

Jun 15, 2020 / Feature / Eamon Whalen

Should I Confront My TERFy Ex-Colleagues on Social Media?

Should I Confront My TERFy Ex-Colleagues on Social Media? Should I Confront My TERFy Ex-Colleagues on Social Media?

A lefty hockey mom wonders if her Facebook posts are affecting her kids’ social lives.

Jun 12, 2020 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

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