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America Can’t Afford to Descend Into Violence America Can’t Afford to Descend Into Violence

Trump promises to take us down a dangerous path of hate and conflict. We can’t let his violence consume us.

Sep 25, 2020 / Andrea Mazzarino

Ayotzinapa Disappearances

Ayotzinapa Disappearances Ayotzinapa Disappearances

9/26: The sixth anniversary of the abduction of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Teachers College by government forces in Guerrero, Mexico.

Sep 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Peter Kuper

Bernie Sanders Has Given Us a Tool Kit for Defending Against Trump’s Threat to Democracy

Bernie Sanders Has Given Us a Tool Kit for Defending Against Trump’s Threat to Democracy Bernie Sanders Has Given Us a Tool Kit for Defending Against Trump’s Threat to Democracy

In a sweeping address, the senator argues for specific action to assure a peaceful transfer of power after the November election.

Sep 25, 2020 / John Nichols

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The Children of Incarcerated People Vote, Too The Children of Incarcerated People Vote, Too

Whether for their loved ones or themselves, young people have a stake in criminal justice reform. And they want a president who will make it a priority.

Sep 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Maya McKenzie

Climate Disasters Are Leaving Families With Nowhere to Go

Climate Disasters Are Leaving Families With Nowhere to Go Climate Disasters Are Leaving Families With Nowhere to Go

In Oregon, the wildfires are colliding with a housing crisis.

Sep 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

Ilhan Omar Pushes Back Against the Desperate Racist Politics of Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Rallies

Ilhan Omar Pushes Back Against the Desperate Racist Politics of Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Rallies Ilhan Omar Pushes Back Against the Desperate Racist Politics of Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Rallies

The president is mounting a xenophobic divide-and-conquer campaign that seeks to win Minnesota and, with it, the 2020 election.

Sep 24, 2020 / John Nichols

Mitch McConnell

The Media Is Missing the Republicans’ Supreme Court Power Grab—Again The Media Is Missing the Republicans’ Supreme Court Power Grab—Again

McConnell and Co. are playing as dirty a game as possible in their quest to fill Ginsburg’s seat before the election, but you won’t find that story in most news coverage.

Sep 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Face Off

Face Off Face Off

The culture war between science and denial.

Sep 24, 2020 / OppArt / Kim DeMarco

Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk

Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk

A conversation with the writer about her new book, Just Us, which is a close reading of the language and affects that go into our understanding of race.

Sep 24, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

Justice, Finally, for a War Crime in El Salvador

Justice, Finally, for a War Crime in El Salvador Justice, Finally, for a War Crime in El Salvador

A Spanish court has convicted one perpetrator of the 1989 murder of Jesuit priests—but El Salvador itself is a long way from mounting a credible prosecution.

Sep 24, 2020 / Kate Doyle

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