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For Black Americans, Being Voters Is Who We Are For Black Americans, Being Voters Is Who We Are

Voting is not merely one right among many, an act reducible to pulling a lever. It is an identity that is a marker of full citizenship.

Oct 28, 2020 / Dorian T. Warren

‘Why Tell Me That We’re Safer Here?’

‘Why Tell Me That We’re Safer Here?’ ‘Why Tell Me That We’re Safer Here?’

Understanding community cultural perceptions of risk—the stories people tell themselves—is critical to understanding the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oct 28, 2020 / Molly Bolick

The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth

The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth

Young Thais are finding power in each other—and their demands could transform Southeast Asia.

Oct 28, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump

In a footnote to a concurrence that restricted vote counting in Wisconsin, the justice included an ominous reference to Bush v. Gore.

Oct 27, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

sign reads

Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers

The pandemic has exacerbated the cruel inequities of the US economy.

Oct 27, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Woman in a knit cap holding a sign that reads

Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal. Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal.

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has reached the 50 ratifications needed to become international law.

Oct 27, 2020 / Ray Acheson

Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos

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

Two students and a parent, all wearing masks, check into NYU dorms.

International Students Don’t Want to Study in the US Anymore International Students Don’t Want to Study in the US Anymore

And with constant changes in immigration policy keeping them in a state of anxiety during the pandemic, who can blame them?

Oct 27, 2020 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang

Amy Coney Barrett

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 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

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