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Fifty Shades of Red. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 28.
Jul 2, 2021 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner
The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day
The United States has endeavored toward but rarely lived up to ideals. Enough is enough.
Jul 2, 2021 / Salih Booker and Diana Ohlbaum
The Real Target in the Supreme Court’s ‘Cedar Point’ Decision The Real Target in the Supreme Court’s ‘Cedar Point’ Decision
The court and the press talked about “property rights.” But the real impact will be on organizing, and workers’ rights.
Jul 2, 2021 / David Bacon
There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery
As the Delta variant spreads, it’s essential to make it easier for essential workers to get vaccinated—and that begins by giving paid sick leave for the shot.
Jul 1, 2021 / Terri Gerstein and Lorelei Salas
Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead
The Biden administration is not letting them go into effect while it has a say.
Jul 1, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives
The president promised to return to Obama’s policies of engagement with Cuba, but the embargo and other Trump-era restrictions remain in place.
Jun 29, 2021 / Danny Glover
How the Pandemic Made It Harder to Become a Doctor How the Pandemic Made It Harder to Become a Doctor
Covid-19 has made medical schools more competitive, while also giving students less training.
Jun 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi
How Did Education in the United States Become So Unequal? How Did Education in the United States Become So Unequal?
A new history of Boston’s schools reminds us how the brittle vision of whom and what education serves has long been defined by managers and employers instead of the educators who d...
Jun 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Megan Erickson
These Are the 3 Ways Biden’s Presidency Could Go These Are the 3 Ways Biden’s Presidency Could Go
Joe Biden has already given us a sense of what to expect from this administration—and what we should worry about.
Jun 29, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich