Politics

The Death of Cop Propaganda

The Death of Cop Propaganda The Death of Cop Propaganda

The NYPD’s spin can’t hold up under a wave of evidence of police brutality on social media. 

Jun 18, 2020 / Allegra Hobbs

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?

Jun 18, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health

Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health

Brazil’s president and Argentina’s Alberto Fernández offer opposing visions of politics in the age of Covid-19.

Jun 18, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman

The Protests, the Police, and Juneteenth: Robin Kelley

The Protests, the Police, and Juneteenth: Robin Kelley The Protests, the Police, and Juneteenth: Robin Kelley

Plus Dahlia Lithwick on Trump.

Jun 18, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

America’s New Uighur Law Is a World First. What Took So Long?

America’s New Uighur Law Is a World First. What Took So Long? America’s New Uighur Law Is a World First. What Took So Long?

The legislation targets China’s human rights abuses, which Trump allegedly encouraged President Xi to continue.

Jun 17, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo

How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo How Bill Barr Became Trump’s Generalissimo

The mastermind of the D.C. crackdown has a long history of working for the surveillance state.

Jun 17, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

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The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet

Even with a competent president, we’d still be in deep trouble.

Jun 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

7 Candidates You Should Know on New York and Kentucky’s Primary Ballots

7 Candidates You Should Know on New York and Kentucky’s Primary Ballots 7 Candidates You Should Know on New York and Kentucky’s Primary Ballots

From Jamaal Bowman in New York to Nima Kulkarni in Kentucky, voters have a robust class of progressive candidates on their June 23 ballots.

Jun 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal and John Nichols

Frank Rizzo statue

Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia

The uprising here may have been inevitable. But the aftermath has been full of surprises.

Jun 17, 2020 / Gene Seymour

Petroleum factory with an American flag on front

The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid

The press needs to reckon with the prevalence of a worldview that defaults to the perspective of the white and wealthy.

Jun 17, 2020 / Michelle García

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