Economy

We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That.

We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That. We Take Homelessness for Granted. The Pandemic Should Change That.

The problem is not that there is no money, but that the decisions have already been made not to spend it on homelessness and the injustices that create and perpetuate it.

Jul 2, 2020 / no-paywall / Mary Kate Bacalao

Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward

Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward

Street intervention (artist unknown), Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2020.

Jul 1, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Schiavo

Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal

Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal

We can’t just ignore it: Not every student has access to the same resources. But they should.

Jul 1, 2020 / Mary Retta

Silver Linings on a River

Silver Linings on a River Silver Linings on a River

Scenes from a pandemic: 14

Jul 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Vasia Markides

Protester

Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy? Why Be a ‘Model Minority’ When You Could Dismantle White Supremacy?

Too many Asian Americans have put proximity to whiteness over solidarity with Black people. It’s time for a radical readjustment.

Jun 30, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr.

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Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue

A gamble worth taking… Protect old Joe?… A terrible precedent…

Jun 30, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

Aimee Stephens

Aimee Stephens Aimee Stephens

LGBTQ hero.

Jun 30, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb As the Pandemic Rages On, the Right Continues Playing Dumb

Some people really want “I miss Aunt Jemima” to be the hill they die on.

Jun 30, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Armored vehicle in the desert

Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health

Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.

Jun 30, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

You Can’t Just Vote Out Trumpism

You Can’t Just Vote Out Trumpism You Can’t Just Vote Out Trumpism

Even if Donald Trump loses in November, America will need to purge his legacy of corruption, racism, and inequality. 

Jun 29, 2020 / John Feffer

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