A Judicial ‘Shitshow’ Blocks Absentee Ballots in Wisconsin A Judicial ‘Shitshow’ Blocks Absentee Ballots in Wisconsin
Just as municipal clerks were preparing to mail 1 million ballots to voters, the state Supreme Court halted the process.
Sep 11, 2020 / John Nichols
Echoes Echoes
Diminished chords. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 7.
Sep 11, 2020 / Steve Brodner
Bob Woodward’s Accidental Scoop Bob Woodward’s Accidental Scoop
Once an investigative journalist, Woodward is now just a court historian.
Sep 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Endless Summer Endless Summer
Covid spreads and violence escalates under Trump’s leadership.
Sep 11, 2020 / OppArt / Emily Waters
Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories
On Lovecraft Country and Tesla.
Sep 11, 2020 / Stuart Klawans
Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest
When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.
Sep 11, 2020 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
Trump’s Tromperie Plumbs New Depths Trump’s Tromperie Plumbs New Depths
With catastrophic wildfires ravaging the West, this climate-change-denying, environment-destroying president now claims to be a “great environmentalist.”
Sep 11, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
We Can’t Dismiss Young Voters. Here’s Why. We Can’t Dismiss Young Voters. Here’s Why.
Young voters are often perceived as ambivalent. But history shows us that young people led the nation’s most significant movements, including the fight for voting rights.
Sep 11, 2020 / StudentNation / Sherri Williams
The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports
A new study points to the blood being shed for the World Cup. That shouldn’t blind us to the deaths and misery caused by stadium boondoggles here at home.
Sep 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Trump Lied, Americans Died Trump Lied, Americans Died
This presidency is America’s preexisting condition. Until it is ended, Donald Trump will continue to lie, and Americans will continue to die.
Sep 10, 2020 / John Nichols