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Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder

Trump boasted in 2016 that he could get away with murder. In the 4 years since, his administration has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.

Oct 6, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

After Abolition

After Abolition After Abolition

Prisons and cops survive only in tales for the young like twin Atlantises or two drowned boogeymen. A cop’s as harmless a Halloween getup as any monster, while a prisoner costume’s…

Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Carrero Lopez

Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race

Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race

After experiencing a barrage of criticism for its lack of diversity, has the climate activist group finally made inclusivity a priority?

Oct 5, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant

Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant

Testing positive for Covid-19 has done nothing to change the president’s thinking about the pandemic.

Oct 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Handmaids

Handmaids Handmaids

Heads and Tails.

Oct 5, 2020 / OppArt / Ellen Weinstein and Rob Rogers

The Supreme Court’s War on Equality

The Supreme Court’s War on Equality The Supreme Court’s War on Equality

In Supreme Inequality, Adam Cohen offers a damning indictment of Supreme Court  jurisprudence, reminding us of just how political the country's highest court is. 

Oct 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy

Bill Gates

While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer

The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret.

Oct 5, 2020 / Tim Schwab

Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term

Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term

The upcoming term always threatened to inflict serious harm on our nation. Then Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.

Oct 5, 2020 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Donald Caputo walks by press with lawyer at his right

How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality? How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality?

In Trump’s Washington, ignorance, arrogance, and deliberate deception come together to destroy our democracy.

Oct 5, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class

‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class

Joe Biden has a preposterous definition of the middle class that as president would hamper his ability to enact smart policies.

Oct 5, 2020 / Bryce Covert

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