Society

Toronto protest

Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority

When pipeline protesters shut down Canada’s railways, the prime minister stopped pretending to care about reconciliation.

Feb 27, 2020 / Robert Jago

Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker

Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker Bloomberg Forced Me From My Teaching Job After He Learned I’d Been a Sex Worker

Elizabeth Warren’s devastating confrontation with the former mayor over allegations of sexual harassment made “billionaire” the dirty word—and made me feel respected.

Feb 26, 2020 / Melissa Petro

Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education

Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education

That should count for something in the race for the party’s presidential nomination—but so close to Super Tuesday, is this coming too late?

Feb 26, 2020 / John Nichols

Time’s Up, Weinstein’s Guilty

Time’s Up, Weinstein’s Guilty Time’s Up, Weinstein’s Guilty

#MeToo in action.

Feb 26, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A row of gamers concentrating during an esports competition.

E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation

The corporate success of competitive gaming obscures the industry’s dark side: a massive underclass of underpaid freelancers.

Feb 26, 2020 / Alexander Lee

Poster of Julian Assange that says

Free Julian Assange! Free Julian Assange!

By depriving the WikiLeaks founder of his freedom, US and Britain prosecutors are intimidating journalists—and abetting torturers, war criminals, and kleptocrats everywhere.

Feb 26, 2020 / Charles Glass

The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders

The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders

A politics rooted in real issues and real people is far more powerful than the cynical methods that brought us Russiagate.

Feb 25, 2020 / Aaron Maté

Sanders speaks at LA Rally

Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche

Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.

Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A young boy awaiting medical treatment in a holding facility.

How Medical Negligence at the US Border Killed an Immigrant Father How Medical Negligence at the US Border Killed an Immigrant Father

Nebane Abienwi fled a civil conflict in Cameroon. Once in the US, it was shoddy medical care that killed him.

Feb 25, 2020 / Joe Penney

Coronavirus puppet in a carnival.

The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020 The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020

The wheels could come off the global economy—and if they do, Trump will double down on racism, xenophobia, and the politics of fear.

Feb 25, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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