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Trump Ramps Up His Assault on Democracy Trump Ramps Up His Assault on Democracy

His executive orders and manipulations of the Census Bureau and Postal Service disregard constitutional limits on presidential power.

Aug 11, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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Letters From the August 24/31, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 24/31, 2020, Issue

An ounce of prevention… Abortion and the court… Color-blind reporting…

Aug 11, 2020 / Our Readers and Maia Hibbett

Woody Guthrie Lives!

Woody Guthrie Lives! Woody Guthrie Lives!

Fighting Trump’s attack on our postal system.

Aug 11, 2020 / OppArt / Mike Shine

How Did the Internet Get So Bad?

How Did the Internet Get So Bad? How Did the Internet Get So Bad?

Joanne McNeil’s Lurking, an account of the last 30 years of online life, reminds us the Internet didn't have to become what it is today.

Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Borst

It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes

It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes

If three out of four Americans want to spend their final years at home, why do so many of us end up in institutional care?

Aug 11, 2020 / Feature / Sara Luterman

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‘Coronavirus Is a Hoax’ and Other Fantasies ‘Coronavirus Is a Hoax’ and Other Fantasies

Coronavirus is a conspiracy. Masks are a conspiracy. Mail-in voting is a conspiracy. Seeing a pattern here?

Aug 11, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing?

NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing? NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing?

Writer Sekou Smith joins the show to talk NBA return, Black Lives Matter, and whether kneeling constitutes protest today.

Aug 11, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over Its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths

Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over Its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over Its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths

Democratic and Republican lawmakers want to know why the state’s Department of Health counts deaths so strangely.

Aug 10, 2020 / Ross Barkan

The Last Temptation of Jerry

The Last Temptation of Jerry The Last Temptation of Jerry

A scandal at Liberty University proves that white evangelicals are starting to copy Trump.

Aug 10, 2020 / Jeet Heer

How Stephen Miller Turned the Department of Homeland Security Into a Political Weapon

How Stephen Miller Turned the Department of Homeland Security Into a Political Weapon How Stephen Miller Turned the Department of Homeland Security Into a Political Weapon

The White House senior adviser signaled to the Border Patrol union in 2016 that he planned to invert the DHS power structure.

Aug 10, 2020 / Jean Guerrero

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