Why I Can’t Watch the RNC Why I Can’t Watch the RNC
The level of Trump toxicity in my system makes it impossible for me to consume the RNC’s festival of fear and cynicism.
Aug 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Toward Criminal Justice Toward Criminal Justice
An artist’s thoughts on solutions.
Aug 26, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Lanier
Letter From Seoul Letter From Seoul
“South Korea is not looking to the US to show the way anymore.”
Aug 26, 2020 / Kristin R. Pak
Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law
Wresting justice from the police requires resources far beyond those of an ordinary citizen. And that’s the problem.
Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme
Trump and the Republicans have staked their political futures on a big lie that they’re banking on voters not to check.
Aug 26, 2020 / John Nichols
The RNC’s Extremist Problem The RNC’s Extremist Problem
Eager to shore up the GOP base, the party’s convention has elevated QAnon, anti-suffragists, anti-Semites, and assorted weirdos.
Aug 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Scholars of Poverty and Inequality Face Their Own Racial Reckoning Scholars of Poverty and Inequality Face Their Own Racial Reckoning
Beliefs about Black cultural deficiencies show up regularly in the field of inequality and poverty studies. It’s time to call that what it is: racism.
Aug 25, 2020 / Nicole Sussner Rodgers and Deadric T. Williams
The Climate Apocalypse Has Arrived The Climate Apocalypse Has Arrived
And yet Trump is determined to burn down not only our democracy but our environment too.
Aug 25, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Thanks to 2020, We’re All Losing It Thanks to 2020, We’re All Losing It
Does anyone remember what the Republicans did yesterday?
Aug 25, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
How Trump Betrays the Working People Who Elected Him How Trump Betrays the Working People Who Elected Him
The president is trying to con his supporters once more.
Aug 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel