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You Give Me Fever

You Give Me Fever You Give Me Fever

Found and lost desk. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 28.

Oct 2, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Donald Trump points at the crowd from the stage at a rally as people behind him wave signs supporting him.

Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll

Democrats should not shy away from using news of Trump’s Covid test to hammer home the lesson that he has bungled the crisis.

Oct 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Woman speaks in front of sign saying

Defunding the Police Is a Reparations Issue Defunding the Police Is a Reparations Issue

The United States should take a long look at UN guidance on police reform in post-conflict countries.

Oct 2, 2020 / Dreisen Heath

Environment Disaster Rings

Environment Disaster Rings Environment Disaster Rings

The trees (and our) time on Earth?

Oct 2, 2020 / OppArt / Tom Arie Donch

This Election, Young Muslim Voters Aren’t Staying Silent

This Election, Young Muslim Voters Aren’t Staying Silent This Election, Young Muslim Voters Aren’t Staying Silent

After experiencing years of rampant Islamophobia growing up in the aftermath of 9/11, young Muslim voters want to make sure their voices are heard.

Oct 2, 2020 / StudentNation / Zoha Zafar

A woman dressed in black stands over Atatiana Jefferson's casket, while others wait behind her. A large photo of Jefferson is displayed to the left of the casket

Who Will Stand Up for Black Women? Who Will Stand Up for Black Women?

While we exist within a culture that demeans us, a labor market that devalues us, and a political climate that disregards us, this nation still depends on us.

Oct 2, 2020 / Rhea Boyd

Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All

Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All

Don’t step into the traps Trump lays to divide a Democratic coalition that includes democratic socialists with popular ideas.

Oct 2, 2020 / John Nichols

American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again

American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again

As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.

Oct 2, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Trump speaks with his right hand up, gesturing.

Trump in the Debate: None Dare Call It Treason Trump in the Debate: None Dare Call It Treason

He’s now in a fascist halfway house—not able to abolish the election process entirely, but secure enough to wink and nod to neo-Nazi street-fighters.

Oct 1, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction

Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction

The president’s threats are strangely unexceptional and unnervingly all-American.

Oct 1, 2020 / William J. Astore

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