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A man rides his bike past damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, on August 15, 2018.

Who Authorized America’s Endless Wars? Who Authorized America’s Endless Wars?

The string of wars in the Middle East have cost thousands of lives and countless resources. When will they end?

Jul 19, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles

Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie

Black demands for full citizenship are being treated as entitlement and calls for racial accountability redefined as white persecution.

Jul 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

DIRECT ACTION

DIRECT ACTION DIRECT ACTION

CAPITOL PUNISHMENT. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 12.

Jul 16, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Climate Change Nature Guide

Climate Change Nature Guide Climate Change Nature Guide

Home cooking.

Jul 16, 2021 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

Dilan Yesid Suárez

Colombia’s Strategy to Quell Protesters? Shoot at Their Eyes. Colombia’s Strategy to Quell Protesters? Shoot at Their Eyes.

Human rights groups estimate as many as 200 protesters have suffered eye injuries after being targeted by Colombia’s notorious anti-riot police.

Jul 16, 2021 / Peter Schurmann and Manuel Ortiz

Thomas Bach in Japan, July 2021

Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games

How can IOC President Thomas Bach force through these games against the will of 80 percent of the population? It helps if you don’t even know who they are.

Jul 16, 2021 / Dave Zirin

California Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Reopened Elementary In Palo Alto

Students Will Benefit From California’s New Budget Students Will Benefit From California’s New Budget

The state will also invest in programs for the formerly incarcerated.

Jul 16, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

The Hometown Heroes parade

How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy

This is what’s missing from the new conversation about care work.

Jul 16, 2021 / Premilla Nadasen

Gattaca

Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’ Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’

Is it the 1997 film starring Ethan Hawke or is it Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel?

Jul 16, 2021 / The Debate / David M. Perry and Niela Orr

Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America

Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America Imagining a Better Way to Grow Old in America

If Americans approached aging and disability not as an individual crisis but as a collective responsibility, what kind of safety net could we build?

Jul 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

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