Government

Anne Schuchat

‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’ ‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’

CDC Deputy Director Anne Schuchat did something really radical. She told the truth about Covid-19 in the US.

Jul 2, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Zuccotti Park

Tear Gas and Clubs in Lafayette Square Were Just the Beginning Tear Gas and Clubs in Lafayette Square Were Just the Beginning

Trump and Barr are turning to the “Occupy model” to crush the current uprising against police brutality.

Jul 2, 2020 / Dave Lindorff

We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That.

We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That. We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That.

The problem is not that there is no money, but that the decisions have already been made not to spend it on homelessness and the injustices that create and perpetuate it.

Jul 2, 2020 / Mary Kate Bacalao

Donald Trump

Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism

The Never Trump super PAC makes entertaining ads that get under the president’s skin—but progressives should take a closer look at their agenda.

Jul 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Eliot Engel walks past a voting booth

In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won

The Democratic primary between Eliot Engel and Jamaal Bowman signals a sea change for American Jews.

Jul 1, 2020 / Eric Alterman

Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal

Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal

We can’t just ignore it: Not every student has access to the same resources. But they should.

Jul 1, 2020 / Mary Retta

Bowman in front of a lectern

How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom

Establishment candidates deaf to the demand for change are courting defeat.

Jun 30, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mike Pence

Pence Masks Up While Trump Keeps Dog-Whistling Pence Masks Up While Trump Keeps Dog-Whistling

Americans needs to get the message about masks, but the president’s too busy promoting white supremacists.

Jun 30, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb

Some people really want “I miss Aunt Jemima” to be the hill they die on.

Jun 30, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Armored vehicle in the desert

Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health

Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.

Jun 30, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

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