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Letters From the September 7/14, 2020, Issue Letters From the September 7/14, 2020, Issue

Workers are not inputs… Starving the beast… Trump’s disordered personality… Taking back control…

Aug 25, 2020 / Our Readers

Harris CBP

Birtherism 2.0 Birtherism 2.0

Trump spreads doubt about Kamala Harris’s citizenship.—news reports No citizen, though Oakland-born, Hints Donald and his claque— Just like Obama, culpable Of being born while bla…

Aug 25, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Our Future is Intersectional

Our Future is Intersectional Our Future is Intersectional

Biden-Harris, ticket out of Trumpland.

Aug 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America

How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America

In Race for Profit, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor shows how even those housing policies that sought to create more Black homeowners were stymied by racism and a determination to shr...

Aug 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcia Chatelain

The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed

The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed

Kids as young as 10 years old were among the 200 peaceful student protesters that Chicago police surrounded—tackling, pepper-spraying, and arresting several.

Aug 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell

Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell

Ariyana Smith joins the show to talk about the recent explosion of Black Lives Matter activism in sports.

Aug 25, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Woman's Rights Pioneer Monument

The Problem With NYC’s New Women’s Rights Monument The Problem With NYC’s New Women’s Rights Monument

As statues topple across the US, a new women’s rights monument in Central Park has sparked debate over whether statues are a redeemable form of remembrance.

Aug 25, 2020 / Erin L. Thompson

Bannon

The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall

Leaked documents undermine the Trump administration’s attempts to distance itself following the arrest of Steve Bannon.

Aug 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

USPS Out of Sorts

USPS Out of Sorts USPS Out of Sorts

The postmaster general undermines voting-by-mail.

Aug 24, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The Color of Contagion

The Color of Contagion The Color of Contagion

The pandemic has intensified racial disparities. We have to address them without reinforcing them.

Aug 24, 2020 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

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