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Diaspora Organizations Are Stepping Into the Void on Covid-19

Diaspora Organizations Are Stepping Into the Void on Covid-19 Diaspora Organizations Are Stepping Into the Void on Covid-19

Where national governments have failed, diaspora networks are finding ways to provide PPE, financial help, and other mutual aid.

Jul 1, 2020 / Annette Lin

Why Are Federal Jurists Cheering on Voter Suppression in Wisconsin?

Why Are Federal Jurists Cheering on Voter Suppression in Wisconsin? Why Are Federal Jurists Cheering on Voter Suppression in Wisconsin?

An appeals court ruling restricts early voting and tells Trump backers it’s cool to assault voting rights for partisan purposes.

Jun 30, 2020 / John Nichols

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How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom How Progressive Victories Blow Up the Conventional Wisdom

Establishment candidates deaf to the demand for change are courting defeat.

Jun 30, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy? Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?

Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment.

Jun 30, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr.

The Shadow Court Cementing Trump’s Immigration Policy

The Shadow Court Cementing Trump’s Immigration Policy The Shadow Court Cementing Trump’s Immigration Policy

The Board of Immigration Appeals, once an impartial appellate court, has become a new front in the Trump administration’s war against migrants.

Jun 30, 2020 / Felipe de la Hoz

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Temper, Temper Temper, Temper

With SCOTUS rulings seen as Trump defeats, Trump answered with a burst of angry tweets. At West Point, he prepared to look like Caesar. Instead his ramp walk showed a fragile geeze…

Jun 30, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

This Week in Authoritarian Newspeak

This Week in Authoritarian Newspeak This Week in Authoritarian Newspeak

Ignore this, please…

Jun 30, 2020 / Jen Sorensen

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Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue

A gamble worth taking… Protect old Joe?… A terrible precedent…

Jun 30, 2020 / Our Readers

Aimee Stephens

Aimee Stephens Aimee Stephens

LGBTQ hero.

Jun 30, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

The Past and Future of Latinx Politics

The Past and Future of Latinx Politics The Past and Future of Latinx Politics

Two new books look at the history of Latinx Democrats and Republicans and the role each will play in the future.

Jun 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

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