In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion
Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.
Oct 13, 2020 / Wesaam Al-Badry and Magnum Foundation
The Far Right Holds a Grip on European Campuses The Far Right Holds a Grip on European Campuses
Groups like the Identitarian movement are borrowing strategies from the left and targeting students.
Oct 12, 2020 / Jessica Bateman
Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020 Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020
Even many of those who at times wanted to throttle Crouch will miss him now that he’s gone.
Oct 12, 2020 / Gene Seymour
President Quack Is Ready to Hawk His Magic Elixir President Quack Is Ready to Hawk His Magic Elixir
Trump’s claim to personal victory over Covid-19 is a dangerous lie both for himself and the nation.
Oct 12, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Lindsey Graham’s Desperation Is Getting Deadly Lindsey Graham’s Desperation Is Getting Deadly
Graham is risking his Senate seat and public health by refusing to take a Covid test before SCOTUS hearings. His GOP colleagues could stop him, but they won’t.
Oct 12, 2020 / Joan Walsh
If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores? If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?
The franchise owner of the Detroit Pistons also owns a predatory prison telephone company. Shouldn’t that matter to the NBA?
Oct 12, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Vice President, a Hair’s Breadth Away The Vice President, a Hair’s Breadth Away
Pence eyes his future.
Oct 12, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
An October Surprise of a Military Kind An October Surprise of a Military Kind
When all else fails, start a war.
Oct 12, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal
Three new books raise the question: What does global solidarity look like at this late hour?
Oct 12, 2020 / Wen Stephenson
It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus
For over a century, Italians have mythologized the genocidal explorer to gain access to American whiteness.
Oct 12, 2020 / Chris Gelardi