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Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee

China forces Muslim minorities to produce materials that may be used by Nike, Uniqlo, Zara, and other retail giants. It’s time for the fashion industry to talk about divestment.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jasmin Malik Chua

Jane and Bernie Sanders speaking to a large crowd in California.

Biden May Now Be the Front-Runner, but Sanders’s Huge California Win Can’t Be Ignored Biden May Now Be the Front-Runner, but Sanders’s Huge California Win Can’t Be Ignored

The Vermont senator retains great power in the West, among Latinos, and in urban centers across the nation—and his key issues are now embedded in the Democratic Party.

Mar 4, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is

The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is

It took so much to get this one man. Will his conviction bring justice to other victims of sexual harassment?

Mar 4, 2020 / Bryce Covert

People walk across a pedestrian crossing near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building adorned with signs promoting the 2020 Olympics.

The Coronavirus Exposes Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Canceled The Coronavirus Exposes Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Canceled

The Tokyo Olympics were already unsafe. Now, they’re even more so.

Mar 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Our Capitalist, Corporatist Country Is Drastically Unprepared for the Coronavirus

Our Capitalist, Corporatist Country Is Drastically Unprepared for the Coronavirus Our Capitalist, Corporatist Country Is Drastically Unprepared for the Coronavirus

Stemming the tide of coronavirus may require lots of people to stay home from work. The problem is, that’s a luxury many workers can’t afford.

Mar 4, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Joe Biden

Can Sanders Blunt Biden’s Surge? Can Sanders Blunt Biden’s Surge?

As the race narrows, the Sanders campaign’s best hope is to draw contrasts on Social Security and foreign policy.

Mar 4, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Boris Johnson

Democrats Need to Learn From Boris Johnson’s Success, Not Jeremy Corbyn’s Failure Democrats Need to Learn From Boris Johnson’s Success, Not Jeremy Corbyn’s Failure

The party has drawn the wrong lessons from the recent UK election and ignores the truth at its collective peril.

Mar 4, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

This Is NOT Normal

This Is NOT Normal This Is NOT Normal

Distress call.

Mar 4, 2020 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Drought

Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different? Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different?

With Super Tuesday past, can we finally talk seriously about climate change?

Mar 4, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Marguerite Duras’s Radical Tales of Love and Revolt

Marguerite Duras’s Radical Tales of Love and Revolt Marguerite Duras’s Radical Tales of Love and Revolt

L’Été 80, her fable-like political column for Libération, showed the full force of the revolutionary energies running through the French writer’s work.

Mar 4, 2020 / Gili Ostfield

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