Society

Honoring Day of the Dead

Honoring Day of the Dead Honoring Day of the Dead

Vote like your life depends on it. Trump’s mishandling the pandemic resulted in 225k deaths to date.

Nov 2, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

LaTosha Brown

This Election, Black Women Are Leading the Way—Again This Election, Black Women Are Leading the Way—Again

With voting rights under attack, activists like Stacey Abrams and LaTosha Brown are continuing the struggle that leaders like Fannie Lou Hamer helped ignite.

Nov 2, 2020 / Keisha N. Blain

The Trauma of Trump’s Presidency Will Haunt Us

The Trauma of Trump’s Presidency Will Haunt Us The Trauma of Trump’s Presidency Will Haunt Us

Leveraging psychological pain and mental terror has been central to his strategy.

Nov 2, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller

Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller

Hari Kunzru’s ambitious new novel Red Pill plumbs the depth of right-wing and liberal ideas as it tracks one man’s descent into a web-induced mania. 

Nov 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

Trevor Lawrence

College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19 College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19

The people in power who used Trevor Lawrence as a stalking horse for their own profit motives should be ashamed.

Oct 31, 2020 / StudentNation / Dave Zirin

Bills Come Due

Bills Come Due Bills Come Due

Dead reckoning. Scenes from our series "The Greater Quiet" for the week of October 26.

Oct 30, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night

Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night

The Arkansas senator wants to pretend he’s running unopposed, but there’s an alternative candidate to the more-Trump-than-Trump senator who penned a fascistic op-ed.

Oct 30, 2020 / John Nichols

For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

Trapped in crowded, unsafe accommodations with little access to health care, millions have been abruptly deprived of income.

Oct 30, 2020 / Sarah Aziza

For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit

For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit

Betsy DeVos has the power to protect school-age children across the country from a deadly disease. But the real priority is the bottom line.

Oct 30, 2020 / StudentNation / Jasmine Banks

A line of voters stretches across a block on the left, while cars are seen driving down a road on the right.

How to Rebut Trump’s Tsunami of Lies How to Rebut Trump’s Tsunami of Lies

We do it with a massive voter turnout—more than 75 million so far, an extraordinary affirmation of the power and worth of democracy.

Oct 30, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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