Society

Donald Trump sitting next to two Fox News anchors.

The Sycophants at Fox News The Sycophants at Fox News

Brian Stelter’s book Hoax gets half the story about the toadies of cable news.  

Sep 3, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor

The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor The Authorities Are Still Gunning for Breonna Taylor

While the police officers who killed Taylor remain at large, prosecutors have been harassing the Black men who knew her in a desperate attempt to tarnish her name.

Sep 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Tara Raghuveer

For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’ For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’

The director of the KC Tenants explains the radicalizing power of housing activism.

Sep 2, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History

Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History

Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.

Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Post. Election.

Post. Election. Post. Election.

USPS head Louis DeJoy undermines democracy.

Sep 2, 2020 / OppArt / Paul Karasik and Colleen Quinn

The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News?

The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News? The Sitting President Has No Climate Plan. Why Isn’t That Headline News?

As hurricanes and wildfires sweep through the US, the president offers no ideas—and journalists have been giving him a pass.

Sep 2, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion

The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion

Abandonment of ships, “flags of convenience,” and lax law enforcement are common at sea, often with tragic consequences.

Sep 2, 2020 / Ian Urbina

Covid Country Diary

Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary

We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.

Sep 2, 2020 / Laura Flanders

A young student sits in front of a laptop, attending an online class.

What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration

A combination of federally funded online tutoring and Parenting Pay could jump-start real equity in education and build a culture and economy of care.

Sep 1, 2020 / Elizabeth Gregory

Back-to-School Threat

Back-to-School Threat Back-to-School Threat

Classes in a pandemic as cases among young people rise.

Sep 1, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge

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