What the GOP Is Doing While You Struggle to Breathe What the GOP Is Doing While You Struggle to Breathe
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Mar 31, 2020 / Comix Nation / Jen Sorensen
Mixed Message Mixed Message
Trump’s contradictions of experts create confusion. —News reports Not finding White House briefings edifying, Some citizens are simply not complying With steps to keep a lot…
Mar 31, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
love poem (you’re a little too good at speaking on my behalf) love poem (you’re a little too good at speaking on my behalf)
you’re a little too good at speaking on my behalf at the holiday dinner I sit between you my mother, her husband, reproduction everywhere and wonder why we pass or do we pass? for…
Mar 31, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephanie Young
Let the Killing Stop Let the Killing Stop
Kurt Vonnegut’s earliest recorded speech implored a bungling administration to stop committing brutalities. Little has changed.
Mar 31, 2020 / Kurt Vonnegut
Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Imagination Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Imagination
What can we learn from the novelist’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale?
Mar 31, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Katherine Hill
Our Public Servants Maintain Normalcy by Being Regular Incompetent Our Public Servants Maintain Normalcy by Being Regular Incompetent
Coronavirus’s impact on American lives deepens.
Mar 31, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia
A new book looks at the history of a century-long movement to create life after death.
Mar 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham
Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Using their fame to enlighten, raise awareness, and shame their bosses, some athletes have made a difference.
Mar 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin
This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.
Against the vice cop of the mind.
Mar 27, 2020 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski
To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State
Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.
Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina