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Transit Is a Social Justice Issue in the 2020 Election

Transit Is a Social Justice Issue in the 2020 Election Transit Is a Social Justice Issue in the 2020 Election

Too few candidates talk about the necessity of investing in transit options for working people. But Maya Rockeymoore Cummings does.

Jun 1, 2020 / John Nichols

The front window of The Stonewall Inn

The Border Patrol Praises Stonewall While Deploying Officers to Suppress Protests The Border Patrol Praises Stonewall While Deploying Officers to Suppress Protests

The Customs and Border Protection chief condemned the current demonstrations but sent out an agencywide e-mail today commemorating the 1969 LGBTQ uprising.

Jun 1, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’

Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’ Minneapolis: The Rise of the ‘Thumpers’

How decades of liberal reform failed to rein in a racist, defiantly brutal police department.

Jun 1, 2020 / Will Cooley

Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment

Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment

New York’s mayor has floundered in the face of stunning police violence—just like so many other mayors who aren’t prepared to rein in the cops.

Jun 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Gregg Popovich: ‘The System Has to Change’

Gregg Popovich: ‘The System Has to Change’ Gregg Popovich: ‘The System Has to Change’

The legendary San Antonio Spurs coach is past done with Donald Trump’s inability to rise to this moment.

Jun 1, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Police

The Fire This Time The Fire This Time

The insurrection against racist policing has deep roots in America’s past but also points toward a different future.

Jun 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good

His campaign, however, is not yet consistent with the goals of his own plan.

Jun 1, 2020 / Sara Luterman

Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times Sign of the Times

As the death toll mounts, our president tees off. 

Jun 1, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Garrincha, Justin Squigs Robertson, Peter Kuper, and Ed Hall

A Call to Revolt

A Call to Revolt A Call to Revolt

It’s time to end the phony war and take back the streets.

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

The Lost History of Southern Communism

The Lost History of Southern Communism The Lost History of Southern Communism

Mary Stanton’s Red, Black, White offers a close examination of the triumphs and travails of Alabama’s local Communist Party chapter.

Jun 1, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

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