‘If You Want to Make the Gods Laugh, Tell Them Your Plans’ ‘If You Want to Make the Gods Laugh, Tell Them Your Plans’
On expectation in a time of pandemic.
Nov 18, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Kweku Toure
How to Understand Democrats’ Disappointing Losses in State Legislatures How to Understand Democrats’ Disappointing Losses in State Legislatures
Trump had coattails while losing. Biden had almost none while winning. Plus, mediocre national messaging cost Democrats the chance to flip chambers. But they can’t—and won’t—give u...
Nov 18, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump and the GOP Intensify Their Assault on Democracy Trump and the GOP Intensify Their Assault on Democracy
This is a coordinated effort to sabotage the election results and purge the government of officials with the stature to stand up to it.
Nov 17, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
How Georgia Went Blue How Georgia Went Blue
Future elections must focus on community infrastructure, not just candidates.
Nov 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Starting From Stockton Starting From Stockton
What this small California city can teach America about basic income.
Nov 17, 2020 / David Kirp
Letters From the November 11/December 7, 2020, Issue Letters From the November 11/December 7, 2020, Issue
Hofstadter’s legacy…
Nov 17, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers and Jeet Heer
Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild
In an interview, the radical social thinker says the idea of “the wild” can help us dismantle our unjust world.
Nov 12, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Democratic Voters Want More Than the Status Quo Democratic Voters Want More Than the Status Quo
The 2020 election results reinforce the imperative of the left’s agenda.
Nov 11, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage