Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies
Iowa’s recent derecho has highlighted the danger of utility monopolies: Residents are at the mercy of one corporation’s capacity to respond to disaster.
Aug 24, 2020 / Emily Berch
USPS Out of Sorts USPS Out of Sorts
The postmaster general undermines voting-by-mail.
Aug 24, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Color of Contagion The Color of Contagion
The pandemic has intensified racial disparities. We have to address them without reinforcing them.
Aug 24, 2020 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams
Eric Posner’s Democracy for the Few Eric Posner’s Democracy for the Few
A conservative gadfly joins “the Resistance.”
Aug 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action
In the coming days, the DOJ will borrow a page from the conservative playbook and likely sue Yale for violating the rights of white and Asian students.
Aug 24, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out 73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out
Nearly 20,000 false claims since 2017 that are costing lives.
Aug 22, 2020 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield
When It Comes to Climate Change, It’s Joe Biden Versus the DNC When It Comes to Climate Change, It’s Joe Biden Versus the DNC
The Democratic presidential nominee knows that halting fossil fuel subsidies is imperative. Why doesn’t the DNC?
Aug 21, 2020 / Tamara Toles O’Laughlin
The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell
Away from the convention’s cameras, activists from around the country converged on the city to protest police violence and the party’s lackluster vision.
Aug 21, 2020 / Evan Malmgren and Simon Schatzberg
Missing Persons Missing Persons
Mounting toll. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 17.
Aug 21, 2020 / Steve Brodner
California Is Burning—and Trump Gathers Kindling California Is Burning—and Trump Gathers Kindling
No sympathy for those whose homes are threatened or firefighters risking their lives. Instead, he’s lobbed insults and stripped environmental protections.
Aug 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky