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Letters From the August 9/16, 2021, Issue Letters From the August 9/16, 2021, Issue

Calling Arizona… Black Main Street… Privileged information… The bronze ceiling (web only)…

Jul 27, 2021 / Our Readers and Erin L. Thompson

Remembering Bob Moses, 1935–2021

Remembering Bob Moses, 1935–2021 Remembering Bob Moses, 1935–2021

His leadership ushered in alternative conceptions of gender, race, and political power that would, eventually, shake the world.

Jul 26, 2021 / Feature / Margaret Burnham

Summer 2021

Summer 2021 Summer 2021

Surf’s up.

Jul 26, 2021 / OppArt / Kevin Kallaugher

The Pleasure of His Company

The Pleasure of His Company The Pleasure of His Company

Fossil fools. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 19.

Jul 23, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sparking Forest Fires

Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sparking Forest Fires Record-Breaking Temperatures Are Sparking Forest Fires

Climate change is here and now. Action can’t wait.

Jul 23, 2021 / OppArt / Tamara Wyndham

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The ‘Creative Chaos’ of Gloria Richardson (1922–2021) The ‘Creative Chaos’ of Gloria Richardson (1922–2021)

The civil rights activist was a militant advocate for her community as well as a canny strategist.

Jul 23, 2021 / Barbara Smith

Protesters March Against The Tokyo Olympics

Why Tokyo Turned Against the Olympics Why Tokyo Turned Against the Olympics

The city is the center of a great experiment at a dangerous new phase of the pandemic.

Jul 23, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder

Ready When You Are

Ready When You Are Ready When You Are

Vaccines equal victory.

Jul 22, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Bill Bramhall

India Walton

Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History

At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.

Jul 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Crisis in Haiti

Crisis in Haiti Crisis in Haiti

Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated on July 7, sending the country further into chaos.

Jul 21, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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