Economy

Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda

Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda

Unprecedented times might sway his moderate tendencies.

Jul 28, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue

Demilitarize the police… The case for public banks… Wrestlemania… A perverse legacy… Spinning their wheels…

Jul 28, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

Donald Trump

The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business

The administration’s in hot water with corporate America for draconian work visa policies.

Jul 28, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

McDonald’s Has a Real Sexual Harassment Problem

McDonald’s Has a Real Sexual Harassment Problem McDonald’s Has a Real Sexual Harassment Problem

Since 2015, scores of women have accused the company of fostering a workplace rife with sexual harassment—and of turning its back when they reported mistreatment.

Jul 28, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

As Americans Fall, Trump Lies On

As Americans Fall, Trump Lies On As Americans Fall, Trump Lies On

Covid is spiking as our leader denies reality.

Jul 27, 2020 / OppArt / Tom Arie Donch

The Pandemic Is Killing Research—So Where Is University Support?

The Pandemic Is Killing Research—So Where Is University Support? The Pandemic Is Killing Research—So Where Is University Support?

“I’m a Covid researcher whose university is abandoning me and my colleagues. And I’m one of the lucky ones.”

Jul 27, 2020 / StudentNation / Ian Schlegel

Can We Attend a Big Fat Covid Wedding?

Can We Attend a Big Fat Covid Wedding? Can We Attend a Big Fat Covid Wedding?

Another reader feels class resentment toward a friend riding out the pandemic at his country home.

Jul 24, 2020 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

Portland

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Secret police come out.

Jul 24, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

President Trump gestures in front of a lectern

Trump Is Flailing, and the Country Is Paying the Price Trump Is Flailing, and the Country Is Paying the Price

Desperate to distract from his own failures, he’s lashing out at China and cities run by Democrats.

Jul 24, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Agricultural workers

How Covid-19 Is Changing the Way We Work How Covid-19 Is Changing the Way We Work

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed deep and unexamined assumptions about the nature and value of work in the United States.

Jul 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Rebecca Gordon

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