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Michael Jordan: Alone

Michael Jordan: Alone Michael Jordan: Alone

After watching the 10-part documentary about the Chicago Bulls, does anyone still want to be like Mike?

May 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

a Fox news anchor interviews a gym owner with a crowd behind him

A Fox News Anchor Egged On a Clash With Police. It Didn’t Work. A Fox News Anchor Egged On a Clash With Police. It Didn’t Work.

New Jersey gym owners defied the state’s coronavirus lockdown to reopen Monday. Protesters gathered. Police let it happen. Fox blew the real story.

May 18, 2020 / Joan Walsh

‘An Experience I Wouldn’t Wish My Worst Enemy to Undergo’

‘An Experience I Wouldn’t Wish My Worst Enemy to Undergo’ ‘An Experience I Wouldn’t Wish My Worst Enemy to Undergo’

In ICE detention for more than two years, a man from Cameroon pens a plea for mercy.

May 18, 2020 / John Washington

Barack Obama

Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President

With Trump AWOL and Biden keeping a low profile, there is no national leadership.

May 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Sunrise Movement Pelosi Office

How Do You Organize Students Without a Campus? How Do You Organize Students Without a Campus?

Student climate activists across the country are quickly learning how to organize in an atomized world—because even after the pandemic, they’re worried about their future.

May 18, 2020 / StudentNation / Jacob Wallace

Opening During a Pandemic

Opening During a Pandemic Opening During a Pandemic

Bringing on a second wave?

May 18, 2020 / OppArt / Hilary Allison

How Does One Tell the Story of Asian America?

How Does One Tell the Story of Asian America? How Does One Tell the Story of Asian America?

Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings grapples with the contradictions of Asian American experience in order to tell a story of solidarity.

May 18, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jane Hu

Democracy Dies in Dysfunction

Democracy Dies in Dysfunction Democracy Dies in Dysfunction

There are clear steps we can take now to ensure fair and functional elections in November—but time is quickly running out.

May 18, 2020 / John Nichols for The Nation

Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive

Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive

The challenge of making ends meet was difficult before Covid-19. Now it’s even worse.

May 18, 2020 / Gabriella N. Báez, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

The Other Epidemic

The Other Epidemic The Other Epidemic

Public health insights are reshaping our understanding of how violence spreads.

May 18, 2020 / Feature / Jack Herrera

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