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Georgia Voters Can Put an End to Mitch McConnell’s Grim Reaping

January runoff races could flip the Senate and prevent the majority leader from obstructing another Democratic presidency.

John Nichols

Election 2020

Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform

Portland’s protest movement couldn’t oust Mayor Ted Wheeler, but the city overwhelmingly voted to create a new police oversight board.

Zoë Carpenter
Politics

Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point

The former VP apparently won a decisive victory, but the sore loser in the White House is not expected to concede. Guess what: he doesn’t have to.

Joan Walsh
Election 2020

Black People Repudiated Trump Like He Was a Piece of Used Gum

It’s time for centrist Democrats to stop whining about Black Lives Matters protests and start recognizing that Black voters literally saved the election.

Elie Mystal
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Politics

Texas Democrats Thought 2020 Would Be a Banner Year. Instead, It Was a Catastrophe.

Republicans will now lock in their majority for years to come.

Justin Miller and The Texas Observer

The Election Nobody Won

A narrow Biden victory offers four years of gridlock—and that’s the best-case scenario.

Edward Burmila

‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red

The GOP claimed victory on every statewide down-ballot race.

Gwen Florio

World

A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile

Do the problems that beset us, so similar to those that plague our Chilean brothers and sisters, not cry out for a radical reimagining of who we are?

Ariel Dorfman

For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

Trapped in crowded, unsafe accommodations with little access to health care, millions have been abruptly deprived of income.

Sarah Aziza

Could Colombian Politicians Help Trump Win Florida?

The Trump campaign is using disinformation and red-baiting tactics exported from Colombia to sway Florida’s Latinx vote.

Miguel Salazar

Culture

Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston

We should be able to distinguish racist imagery from imagery depicting racists.

Barry Schwabsky

Aaron Sorkin’s Inane, Liberal History Lesson

Why his reformist retelling of the Chicago Seven fails to tell the real story of the leftists on trial.

Charlotte Rosen

When Raving Was Radical

Rainald Goetz’s 1998 novel captures both the complicated politics of the German electronic music scene and the chaotic experience of a night lost to dancing.

Rachel Hahn

Watch and Listen

View: How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?

Livestreamers and citizen journalists are providing constant, steady footage of the protests for Black Lives. Is that a good thing?

November 3, 2020

Listen: The Election and the Streets of DC

Deadspin’s Chuck Modiano joins the show to talk about recent police violence protests in DC.

November 3, 2020

View: Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle

This election could decide whether one of the most destructive fossil fuel projects continues to be built, or is brought to a halt.

October 27, 2020
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