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Give the Students a Round of Applause

Give the Students a Round of Applause Give the Students a Round of Applause

It's been a… tumultuous school year. But that didn’t stop young people from fighting for change.

Dec 31, 2020 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Monroe Prison

What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture What an Ex-Cop Learned in Prison About Police Culture

Brooks Laughlin tells incarcerated writer Michael J. Moore, “The most manly thing you can do is ask for help.”

Dec 31, 2020 / Michael J. Moore

Mitch McConnell

The Stimulus Battle Highlights McConnell’s Pernicious Politics The Stimulus Battle Highlights McConnell’s Pernicious Politics

The Senate majority leader remains the master of obstruction as he blocks the popular $2,000 check.

Dec 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A US Special Forces soldier at a remote village in the Arghandab District in Afghanistan

Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster? Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster?

Under a Biden presidency, perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.

Dec 30, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

Don the Con

Don the Con Don the Con

Billboard location: 1022 NW Grand Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. December 2020.

Dec 30, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito

Sniffing Our Way Back

Sniffing Our Way Back Sniffing Our Way Back

Everyone is cautious; the trails are empty; drag queens are forced to perform outdoors. But eventually we will get close again—and bring history another step forward.

Dec 30, 2020 / John Scagliotti

Out of the Ether

Out of the Ether Out of the Ether

On Mank, Let Them All Talk, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari, and more films from the end of 2020.

Dec 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness

Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness

Even as Bernie Sanders holds up a Pentagon spending bill to force a Senate vote on $2,000 payments, most House Democrats approve another DOD blank check.

Dec 30, 2020 / John Nichols

Blame Mitch for the Lack of Federal Relief

Blame Mitch for the Lack of Federal Relief Blame Mitch for the Lack of Federal Relief

Not nearly enough ire has been directed at the Senate majority leader for trying to ensure that any relief package contains a corporate liability shield.

Dec 30, 2020 / Bryce Covert

media scrum Trump

Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals

In my last column, I’d like to leave you with what I’ve learned covering the media for more nearly 25 years.

Dec 30, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

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