Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos
Public intervention. Phone booth, Rivington and Allen Streets, NYC 2020.
Oct 27, 2020 / OppArt / Maia Lorian
Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab
An executive order establishing new hiring and firing practices will, if he is reelected, give him extraordinary control over almost the entire civil service.
Oct 27, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck
Trump rules according to his ego, and a Biden victory could make his remaining months in office crueler than ever.
Oct 27, 2020 / Rajan Menon
Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court
There’s no longer any way for Democrats to stop her from ascending to the court, but they can stop her bad decisions from ruining millions of lives. They just need to get tough.
Oct 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal
What Amy Coney Barrett Means for the Future of Voting Rights What Amy Coney Barrett Means for the Future of Voting Rights
Unless we act, I fear a return to Jim Crow regime under which my grandparents and tens of millions of Black people suffered is inevitable.
Oct 26, 2020 / Mondaire Jones
Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender
Practicing the power of positive thinking and flirting with herd immunity, Trump is endangering his own reelection bid at the cost of countless lives.
Oct 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Vote for What You Believe In Vote for What You Believe In
Words of optimism.
Oct 26, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey
The economist predicted that America would be hit harder than our peers by the Covid pandemic because we don’t have national paid leave.
Oct 26, 2020 / Bryce Covert
Can Georgia’s Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November? Can Georgia’s Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November?
Donations to the Democrat’s campaign are surging, while his opponent, Senator David Perdue, is sinking under the weight of his (and Trump’s) bigotry.
Oct 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh
The Moment Joe Biden Found His Voice—and Won the Final Debate The Moment Joe Biden Found His Voice—and Won the Final Debate
The Democratic nominee had a lot of good answers, but talking about immigrants, and the 545 children Trump ripped from their families, was his finest.
Oct 23, 2020 / Joan Walsh