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
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
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
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
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 joins the show to talk about the recent explosion of Black Lives Matter activism in sports.
Aug 25, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
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
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
The postmaster general undermines voting-by-mail.
Aug 24, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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