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Goya Feels the Heat

Goya Feels the Heat Goya Feels the Heat

After Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods, praised Mr. Trump, there is a nationwide movement to boycott the brand.

Jul 29, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’

Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’ Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’

700 Democratic delegates signal they will oppose a platform that fails to renew the party’s commitment to establish a national health care system.

Jul 29, 2020 / John Nichols

Mural

Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis

“Keep walking, keep going, you can’t control it.”

Jul 29, 2020 / Najla Said

The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents

The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents

Andrew Martin’s characters in Cool For America aren’t having much fun. Instead, they are restless and self-defeating.

Jul 29, 2020 / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard

Joe Biden

The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank

The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force presumes that the economy will recover as the virus recedes and the world returns to normal. This presumption is wrong at every level.

Jul 29, 2020 / Emma Galbraith and James K. Galbraith

Oil pump

It’s Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice—and Take Their Money It’s Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice—and Take Their Money

Climate liability cases are gaining ground just as Big Oil is going broke. Who do you think will be left holding the bag?

Jul 29, 2020 / Jason Mark

America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back

America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back

The season has just begun, but Major League Baseball is already struggling with a large and entirely predictable coronavirus outbreak.

Jul 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Property May Not Be Theft, but It’s Not NOT Theft

Property May Not Be Theft, but It’s Not NOT Theft Property May Not Be Theft, but It’s Not NOT Theft

As nationwide protests destroy buildings, monuments, and police stations, it’s time to get the facts straight.

Jul 28, 2020 / R.H. Lossin

Idaho National Guard

Our Military Is the Virus Our Military Is the Virus

It’s time to defund the military-industrial complex and the police, and to rethink how to deal with conflict without turning every response into an endless war.

Jul 28, 2020 / William Astore

Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda

Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda

Unprecedented times might sway his moderate tendencies.

Jul 28, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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