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In the UK, Climate Isn’t a Political Issue. That’s a Problem.

In the UK, Climate Isn’t a Political Issue. That’s a Problem. In the UK, Climate Isn’t a Political Issue. That’s a Problem.

The choice we face in responding to the climate crisis is between a just transition—and just a transition.

Sep 22, 2020 / Feature / Daniel Judt

First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror

First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror

Climate change made Hurricane Dorian a monster that pummeled the Bahamas’s Haitian minority. Human cruelty made its aftermath brutal. Both could have been prevented.

Sep 22, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah

portland protest

Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland

Homeland Security has not yet come clean to the public about the full extent of its intelligence operations in Portland.

Sep 21, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020

Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020 Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020

Мой Cтив (My Steve): A personal recollection of Stephen F. Cohen, who died on September 18 at the age of 81.

Sep 21, 2020 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Burning Truth

Burning Truth Burning Truth

Three takes on the fires consuming the USA.

Sep 21, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge, Peter Kuper, and Felipe Galindo

Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament

Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament

Out of the ruins of colonialism and empire, the sociologist insisted we could fashion a more egalitarian and liberated future.

Sep 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Adom Getachew

Joe Biden

Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team

Sanders delegates and other progressive Dems, worried about his ties to the military, want less Pentagon spending and more focus on climate change.

Sep 21, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Wake of the Giant

Wake of the Giant Wake of the Giant

Prejudice against Black Americans is countered by unity and strength, a giant force to fight for justice.

Sep 17, 2020 / OppArt / Dáreece Walker

Women stand holding posters and calling for justice.

Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence

Enraged at institutional failure to address the mounting crisis, they have occupied the National Human Rights Commission.

Sep 16, 2020 / Meaghan Beatley

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