Child’s Play Child’s Play
The storm before the lull before the storm. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 5.
Oct 9, 2020 / Steve Brodner
2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists 2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists
Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic means 200,000+ deaths and devastating consequences for African American and Latinx communities.
Oct 9, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Sylvia Hernández, and Lalo Alcaraz
Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy?
New York’s “progressive” mayor is backing wealthy Manhattanites who want to show the homeless the door.
Oct 9, 2020 / Corinne Low and Shams DaBaron
Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site
An antifa reporter swipes white.
Oct 9, 2020 / Feature / Talia Lavin
The Future of the Gig Economy Is on the Ballot The Future of the Gig Economy Is on the Ballot
California’s Prop 22 would make the misclassification of Uber and Lyft drivers permanent.
Oct 9, 2020 / Wilfred Chan
The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries
In Louisiana, at least 1,601 people are still incarcerated on the basis of a Jim Crow–era law allowing for conviction by a nonunanimous verdict.
Oct 8, 2020 / Zoé Chevalier
Trump’s Taxing History Trump’s Taxing History
A president in debt, and America pays.
Oct 8, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home
If US politicians were sincerely concerned about Chinese state violence, they would also be implicating the Silicon Valley companies that profit from the surveillance of Uighurs.
Oct 8, 2020 / Xiaowei Wang
A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement
Domestic abuse presents a deadly threat to millions of people across America. But as concerns about police misconduct grow, feminists are reconsidering the costs of criminalization...
Oct 7, 2020 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter