Your Dog in the Race? Your Dog in the Race?
Trump politicizes health care, with devastating consequences.
Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course
If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.
Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Sinking Presidency Sinking Presidency
The candidate’s yard sign?
Oct 17, 2020 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes
NBA Bubble Postmortem NBA Bubble Postmortem
Were NBA players correct to finish their season, given concerns that they would distract from the movements in the streets? I think they were.
Oct 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls
Angry, prickly, and paranoid, the president struggled to defend his record when challenged by a tough journalist and ordinary Americans.
Oct 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Eyes Wide Shut Eyes Wide Shut
Dark obsessions. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 12.
Oct 16, 2020 / Steve Brodner
Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression
As the growing number of Black and Latinx voters threaten the GOP’s stranglehold on power, attempts to limit safe voting options during the pandemic reveal a deeper sickness in Tex...
Oct 16, 2020 / Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer
A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn
To confront the rising Covid-19 caseload, New York City has to rebuild trust, with aid and sympathy for the affected communities in all their Jewish (and non-Jewish) diversity.
Oct 15, 2020 / Ross Perlin
‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable
Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.
Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt