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The Greater Quiet

The Greater Quiet The Greater Quiet

The first installment of our new series, featuring portraits of the people affecting and affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Aug 14, 2020 / Steve Brodner

We Live Here!

We Live Here! We Live Here!

Detroit Eviction Defense and the Battle for Housing Justice (an excerpt from a forthcoming graphic novel).

Aug 14, 2020 / OppArt / Jeffrey Wilson and Bambi Kramer

Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina?

Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina? Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina?

In the slums of Buenos Aires, government aid has been slow to materialize. Instead, community organizations are leading the fight.

Aug 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Anita Pouchard Serra

Essentially Brooklyn

Essentially Brooklyn Essentially Brooklyn

Essential workers by youth/adult community artists—a multi-panel mural on view in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, until November 2020. (Vanessa by Angel Garcia.)

Aug 13, 2020 / OppArt / Joe Matunis and Los Muralistas de El Puente

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After Charlottesville, Protesters Are Still in Danger After Charlottesville, Protesters Are Still in Danger

I nearly died in the attack that killed Heather Heyer. Three years later, the conditions that led to the violence have not changed.

Aug 12, 2020 / Aubtin Heydari

That Will Show Us!

That Will Show Us! That Will Show Us!

Police violently respond to protests against police brutality!

Aug 12, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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Grief in Florida Grief in Florida

Chaos distorts the common stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance—but Florida is not alone.

Aug 12, 2020 / Gregg DeChirico

Ending Mass Incarceration Is Only the Beginning

Ending Mass Incarceration Is Only the Beginning Ending Mass Incarceration Is Only the Beginning

Victoria Law and Maya Schenwar, authors of Prison By Any Other Name, argue that prison reform just widens the net of the criminal justice system.

Aug 12, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’ Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the representative talks about cutting the defense budget, what Covid-19 has revealed about systemic racism, and her mentor Shirley Chish...

Aug 11, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols

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Letters From the August 24/31, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 24/31, 2020, Issue

An ounce of prevention… Abortion and the court… Color-blind reporting…

Aug 11, 2020 / Our Readers and Maia Hibbett

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