Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree
The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.
Jul 2, 2020 / Tristan Guyette and William D. Hartung
The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership
The current uprisings are what class struggle in the 21st century looks like.
Jul 2, 2020 / Barbara Ransby
How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful? How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?
Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ross Barkan
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
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
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
Scenes from a pandemic: 14
Jul 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Vasia Markides
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.
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