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
Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t. Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn’t.
Harris needed to show us she could beat Vice President Mike Pence—and stay smiling. She did that and more.
Oct 8, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Taxing History Trump’s Taxing History
A president in debt, and America pays.
Oct 8, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions Focused Protection, Herd Immunity, and Other Deadly Delusions
Abandoning solidarity for the siren song of age-targeted reopening is a political error and a medical mistake.
Oct 8, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
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
On the Road During a Pandemic, From Austin, Texas, to Metro D.C. On the Road During a Pandemic, From Austin, Texas, to Metro D.C.
You have a new baby, a 4-year-old, no child care, and family far away. How do you move cross-country without going inside anywhere?
Oct 7, 2020 / Matthew Gossage
The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse
After years of scandals and PR disasters, Roger Goodell has finally put the league’s profits in jeopardy.
Oct 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin