Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South
As much as for his genius with the soccer ball, he will be remembered for his willingness to fight power and be a voice for the voiceless.
Nov 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Are Cuban American Voters Really a ‘Special’ Case? Are Cuban American Voters Really a ‘Special’ Case?
Their rightward lean of this group often mystifies and frustrates Democrats, but how unique are they really?
Nov 25, 2020 / Andrés S. Pertierra
Trump’s Team Is Sabotaging the Transition Trump’s Team Is Sabotaging the Transition
Even after grudgingly accepting the reality of his defeat, the White House is working hard to hobble the incoming Biden administration.
Nov 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic
Last week, Covid infections in the USA reached a record level, with more than 150K infections reported in one day.
Nov 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Edel Rodriguez, and Tjeerd Royaards
Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’ Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’
A conversation about writing emphatically about marginalized communities, Houston’s diversity of cuisines and peoples, Japanese literature, and more.
Nov 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom
The weed is legal, the virus is spiking, and kids dream of robots protecting their families from the landlord.
Nov 25, 2020 / Roberto Lovato
Free the Plowshares 7! Free the Plowshares 7!
These activists risked their freedom putting faith into practice—which puts Joe Biden on the spot.
Nov 25, 2020 / Maria Margaronis
Trump’s Election Lies Failed, but the Damage Is Done Trump’s Election Lies Failed, but the Damage Is Done
Trump’s supporters, already steeped in white grievance, are predictably receptive to the idea that “illegal voters” have succeeded in stealing their democracy.
Nov 25, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Super-Spreader Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Super-Spreader
Trump didn’t merely bungle this country’s pandemic response; he stoked the flames of this third and largest surge.
Nov 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Sanction Trump’s Election Lawyers—Now! Sanction Trump’s Election Lawyers—Now!
The Trump campaign’s election lawyers are in serious violation of the Rules of Federal Civil Procedure, which explicitly prohibit frivolous lawsuits. It’s time to start holding the...
Nov 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal