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Christopher Columbus pedestal graffiti

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

Donald Trump pointing with Joe Biden in the background

What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity

Political scientist Stephen Skowronek discusses whether a President Biden could become an era-shaping leader.

Oct 12, 2020 / Q&A / Richard Kreitner

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

The death toll rises while Trump blusters.

Oct 10, 2020 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall

It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment

It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment It’s Time to Put Some Muscle Behind the 25th Amendment

Representative Jamie Raskin has long advocated for structures to assess the fitness of presidents. Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees.

Oct 10, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Even after the FBI disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the president keeps fanning the flames of violence.

Oct 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Child’s Play

Child’s Play Child’s Play

The storm before the lull before the storm. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 5.

Oct 9, 2020 / Steve Brodner

2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists

2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists 2020 = 200,000, by 3 Artists

Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic means 200,000+ deaths and devastating consequences for African American and Latinx communities.

Oct 9, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Sylvia Hernández, and Lalo Alcaraz

Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction

Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction Voter Fraud Is a Right-Wing Fiction

Republicans claim voting by mail will lead to fraud. But a Montana federal judge’s groundbreaking ruling says that’s a bogus argument.

Oct 9, 2020 / John Nichols

Jumaane Williams stands on the left while an unnamed protester stands on the right, holding a sign that reads

Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy?

New York’s “progressive” mayor is backing wealthy Manhattanites who want to show the homeless the door.

Oct 9, 2020 / Corinne Low and Shams DaBaron

Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site

Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site

An antifa reporter swipes white.

Oct 9, 2020 / Feature / Talia Lavin

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