Society

Burning Truth

Burning Truth Burning Truth

Three takes on the fires consuming the USA.

Sep 21, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge, Peter Kuper, and Felipe Galindo

Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament

Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament

Out of the ruins of colonialism and empire, the sociologist insisted we could fashion a more egalitarian and liberated future.

Sep 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Adom Getachew

Donald Trump

Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently

We’d gain precious minutes of our lives that we might otherwise be tempted to waste.

Sep 21, 2020 / Ed Burmila

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT!

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT! Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT!

To honor RBG, we’ve got to fight with all our might to reclaim the Supreme Court—and that means packing it.

Sep 19, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘My Most Fervent Wish Is That I Will Not Be Replaced Until a New President Is Installed’

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘My Most Fervent Wish Is That I Will Not Be Replaced Until a New President Is Installed’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘My Most Fervent Wish Is That I Will Not Be Replaced Until a New President Is Installed’

May her memory be a blessing, and may we fight to assure that she will truly rest in power.

Sep 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons: More Than a Love Story

Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons: More Than a Love Story Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons: More Than a Love Story

The basketball superstar announced her marriage to a man she helped free from prison. But there is a sobering lesson beneath this feel-good story.

Sep 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Facebook Versus Democracy

Facebook Versus Democracy Facebook Versus Democracy

A staff revolt highlights the social media giant’s reactionary politics, which are rooted in both business strategy and ideology.

Sep 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Burn Unit

Burn Unit Burn Unit

Fires this time. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 14.

Sep 18, 2020 / Steve Brodner

ICE protest in NYC

In Trump’s America, It’s Cruelty as Policy In Trump’s America, It’s Cruelty as Policy

Forced hysterectomies for ICE detainees, more mass deportations, threats to bring sedition charges against protesters—this is political vandalism.

Sep 18, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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