Society

Sniffing Our Way Back

Sniffing Our Way Back Sniffing Our Way Back

Everyone is cautious; the trails are empty; drag queens are forced to perform outdoors. But eventually we will get close again—and bring history another step forward.

Dec 30, 2020 / John Scagliotti

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Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals

In my last column, I’d like to leave you with what I’ve learned covering the media for more nearly 25 years.

Dec 30, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

Covid-19 and the Nightmare of Food Insecurity

Covid-19 and the Nightmare of Food Insecurity Covid-19 and the Nightmare of Food Insecurity

In 2018, 4 percent of American adults reported not having enough food to eat. By July 2020, that figure hit 11 percent, and it will only increase as the pandemic worsens.

Dec 29, 2020 / Rajan Menon

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Trump’s Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me Trump’s Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me

This egomaniac has zero concern for the unemployed, the cratered businesses, the sick and dying. He’d much rather pardon crooks and undermine democracy.

Dec 29, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn In Like Flynn

Cuckoo de’tat.

Dec 29, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Kelly Loeffler’s Sacrilegious Campaign

Kelly Loeffler’s Sacrilegious Campaign Kelly Loeffler’s Sacrilegious Campaign

“She’s lied, not only on me, but on Jesus,” says the Rev. Raphael Warnock, as religious leaders decry the Republican’s vile attacks on the Black pastor.

Dec 29, 2020 / John Nichols

2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped

2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped 2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped

In this awful year, sports didn’t deliver normalcy. But they did nudge us toward justice.

Dec 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin

What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic?

What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic? What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic?

A recent history of the pandemic illuminates not just parallels with our moment but how a public health crisis can become a political one as well. 

Dec 29, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

The US Covid Death Toll Increases Exponentially

The US Covid Death Toll Increases Exponentially The US Covid Death Toll Increases Exponentially

The impact of the pandemic on American lives continues to be devastating.

Dec 28, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

House Democrats’ Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Is Huge—and Not Enough

House Democrats’ Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Is Huge—and Not Enough House Democrats’ Marijuana Decriminalization Vote Is Huge—and Not Enough

This is exactly the right time to start pulling back from the war on drugs.

Dec 28, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

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