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Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett

Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett

A Republican Senate majority representing a minority of voters just packed the court with another right-wing judicial activist. This is why Senate races matter.

Oct 28, 2020 / John Nichols

Paul Gilroy: ‘Whiteness Just Ain’t Worth What it Used to Be’

Paul Gilroy: ‘Whiteness Just Ain’t Worth What it Used to Be’ Paul Gilroy: ‘Whiteness Just Ain’t Worth What it Used to Be’

A conversation about racial tensions on both sides of the Atlantic, nationalism, and why inequality might be the key to understanding our current crisis.

Oct 28, 2020 / Q&A / Francis Wade

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For Black Americans, Being Voters Is Who We Are For Black Americans, Being Voters Is Who We Are

Voting is not merely one right among many, an act reducible to pulling a lever. It is an identity that is a marker of full citizenship.

Oct 28, 2020 / Dorian T. Warren

‘Why Tell Me That We’re Safer Here?’

‘Why Tell Me That We’re Safer Here?’ ‘Why Tell Me That We’re Safer Here?’

Understanding community cultural perceptions of risk—the stories people tell themselves—is critical to understanding the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oct 28, 2020 / Molly Bolick

A truck full of cotton is dropped off next to a ginning depot.

We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms

Challenging the right wing’s cold war agenda means highlighting the Uighur re-education camps’ links to counterterrorism and global capital.

Oct 28, 2020 / A. Liu

The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth

The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth

Young Thais are finding power in each other—and their demands could transform Southeast Asia.

Oct 28, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump

In a footnote to a concurrence that restricted vote counting in Wisconsin, the justice included an ominous reference to Bush v. Gore.

Oct 27, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

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Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers

The pandemic has exacerbated the cruel inequities of the US economy.

Oct 27, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal. Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal.

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has reached the 50 ratifications needed to become international law.

Oct 27, 2020 / Ray Acheson

Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos

Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos

Public intervention. Phone booth, Rivington and Allen Streets, NYC 2020.

Oct 27, 2020 / OppArt / Maia Lorian

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