Making Room for the Real Making Room for the Real
A dispatch from this year’s mostly virtual New York Film Festival.
Oct 30, 2020 / Stuart Klawans
Catasterism Catasterism
Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.–—Lord Tennyson Winter is my nightlong field. Cruel, y…
Oct 30, 2020 / Poems / Threa Almontaser
For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination
Trapped in crowded, unsafe accommodations with little access to health care, millions have been abruptly deprived of income.
Oct 30, 2020 / Sarah Aziza
For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit
Betsy DeVos has the power to protect school-age children across the country from a deadly disease. But the real priority is the bottom line.
Oct 30, 2020 / StudentNation / Jasmine Banks
How to Rebut Trump’s Tsunami of Lies How to Rebut Trump’s Tsunami of Lies
We do it with a massive voter turnout—more than 75 million so far, an extraordinary affirmation of the power and worth of democracy.
Oct 30, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
How to Stop a Coup How to Stop a Coup
Can nonviolent resistance prevent Trump from an illegal power grab?
Oct 30, 2020 / Liza Featherstone
Could Colombian Politicians Help Trump Win Florida? Could Colombian Politicians Help Trump Win Florida?
The Trump campaign is using disinformation and red-baiting tactics exported from Colombia to sway Florida’s Latinx vote.
Oct 30, 2020 / Miguel Salazar
Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma? Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma?
Opponents of a constitutional amendment to limit enhanced sentencing say it would harm domestic violence survivors. Not all survivors agree.
Oct 30, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia
The allegations of non-consensual sterilizations are horrifying—and not all that’s gone wrong at the immigration detention center.
Oct 30, 2020 / Eesha Pandit
Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston
We should be able to distinguish racist imagery from imagery depicting racists.
Oct 30, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky