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This Is What Dystopia Looks Like This Is What Dystopia Looks Like

Anticipating back-to-school, a teacher reflects on days past and the endless limbo of remote learning.

Aug 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Aaron Talley

College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts

College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts

Feel for the athletes missing their season, but understand the real game being played.

Aug 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment

The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment

While the Democrats worked overtime to convey how sick the country is, they forgot to mention how they’re going to save us.

Aug 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Wildfire rising in forest north of Los Angeles.

Trump’s Attacks on Science Will Hasten Climate Catastrophe Trump’s Attacks on Science Will Hasten Climate Catastrophe

And his pro-pollution policies are increasing poor communities’ exposure to toxins, undermining food safety, and harming workers and consumers.

Aug 18, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

A group of five UNC freshman boys walk on campus wearing masks.

Universities Are Playing Fast and Loose With Students’ Health Universities Are Playing Fast and Loose With Students’ Health

Who’s really responsible for Covid-19 outbreaks when university campuses reopen?

Aug 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Cynthia Greenlee

Men exercising without shirts against a yellow building in Singapore.

The Cost of ‘Singapore Inc.’? A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants. The Cost of ‘Singapore Inc.’? A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants.

Singapore must stop treating workers as digits in a game of economic growth.

Aug 17, 2020 / Kirsten Han

Float of Trump at a carnival event.

Forget the Nasty Insults. Trump Plans to Sabotage the Election. Forget the Nasty Insults. Trump Plans to Sabotage the Election.

He’s going to resort to every dirty trick under the sun to retain his hold on power.

Aug 14, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Could Kamala Harris’s Presence on the Ticket Help Usher in a Third Reconstruction?

Could Kamala Harris’s Presence on the Ticket Help Usher in a Third Reconstruction? Could Kamala Harris’s Presence on the Ticket Help Usher in a Third Reconstruction?

In this moment a radical reimagining of America is needed, and possible, but only if the voices of those struggling in the streets are heard.

Aug 14, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Dr. Sharrelle Barber, and Rebekah Barber

Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina?

Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina? Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina?

In the slums of Buenos Aires, government aid has been slow to materialize. Instead, community organizations are leading the fight.

Aug 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Anita Pouchard Serra

The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown

The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown

The recently released list of speakers at next week’s convention shows just how scared Democrats are to make a serious policy argument.

Aug 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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