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Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu

Los Angeles Faces Down Covid-19

Los Angeles Faces Down Covid-19 Los Angeles Faces Down Covid-19

With a massive homeless population and crowded prisons, LA is struggling to handle the coronavirus crisis.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jon Wiener

The Troublesome Tara Reade Story

The Troublesome Tara Reade Story The Troublesome Tara Reade Story

Left- and right-wing Biden haters demanded that the media investigate her sexual assault charge. It did—and uncovered many reasons to doubt.

Apr 15, 2020 / Joan Walsh

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

Scenes from a pandemic: 3

Apr 15, 2020 / Tristan Call

People wearing masks stand in line before entering a testing site at Elmhurst Hospital

You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health

Criminalizing social-distancing violations threatens the very communities most vulnerable to the pandemic.

Apr 15, 2020 / Natalie Shure

A group of people hold signs with slogans including

Anti-Abortion Opportunism Anti-Abortion Opportunism

There is no good time to restrict access to abortion.

Apr 15, 2020 / Rachel Rebouché

Knowledge Is the Antidote to Fear

Knowledge Is the Antidote to Fear Knowledge Is the Antidote to Fear

Action breeds courage.

Apr 15, 2020 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi

Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies

Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies

Clapping for workers is nice, but protecting them is even better. Here’s how we can do that.

Apr 15, 2020 / Brad Lander

Two women focus on a sewing machine.

Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic

A difficult situation just got much harder for undocumented migrants in the European Union.

Apr 15, 2020 / Luke Butterly

The Light At the End of the Coronavirus Tunnel

The Light At the End of the Coronavirus Tunnel The Light At the End of the Coronavirus Tunnel

Could this pandemic help to reshape America’s priorities for the better?

Apr 15, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

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