Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t. Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t.
Harris needed to show us she could beat Vice President Mike Pence—and stay smiling. She did that and more.
Oct 8, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Taxing History Trump’s Taxing History
A president in debt, and America pays.
Oct 8, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions
Abandoning solidarity for the siren song of age-targeted reopening is a political error and a medical mistake.
Oct 8, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home
If US politicians were sincerely concerned about Chinese state violence, they would also be implicating the Silicon Valley companies that profit from the surveillance of Uighurs.
Oct 8, 2020 / Xiaowei Wang
Trump Gets the Best Medical Care While Working to End Health Care for Tens of Millions Trump Gets the Best Medical Care While Working to End Health Care for Tens of Millions
Amy Wilentz on Covid-19 and Ari Berman on voting rights.
Oct 8, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
On the Road During a Pandemic, From Austin, Texas, to Metro D.C. On the Road During a Pandemic, From Austin, Texas, to Metro D.C.
You have a new baby, a 4-year-old, no child care, and family far away. How do you move cross-country without going inside anywhere?
Oct 7, 2020 / Matthew Gossage
The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse
After years of scandals and PR disasters, Roger Goodell has finally put the league’s profits in jeopardy.
Oct 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Democrats Need to Prepare for the Supreme Court to Overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’ The Democrats Need to Prepare for the Supreme Court to Overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’
Biden has promised to codify abortion rights should the new, more conservative court overturn Roe. It’s a solution that sounds good but is far from sufficient.
Oct 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal
‘60 Minutes,’ ‘The Guardian,’ and Game-Changing New Climate Science ‘60 Minutes,’ ‘The Guardian,’ and Game-Changing New Climate Science
The climate crisis is a scientific reality, not a partisan issue—and one of America’s most widely watched programs just gave it the weight it deserves.
Oct 7, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard