Letters From the October 5/12, 2020, Issue Letters From the October 5/12, 2020, Issue
Neoliberalism isn’t working… The real Norma Rae…
Sep 22, 2020 / Our Readers
First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror
Climate change made Hurricane Dorian a monster that pummeled the Bahamas’s Haitian minority. Human cruelty made its aftermath brutal. Both could have been prevented.
Sep 22, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah
At a Military Cemetery, Trump Reflects on His Only War Hero At a Military Cemetery, Trump Reflects on His Only War Hero
He was the very model of a neighborhood podiatrist. For he could find the bone spurs that these losers’ doctors always missed. So if your name was on the list of those he needed to…
Sep 22, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Mitch McConnell Defends His Turf Mitch McConnell Defends His Turf
Can a political newcomer unseat Kentucky’s most aggressive campaigner?
Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland
Homeland Security has not yet come clean to the public about the full extent of its intelligence operations in Portland.
Sep 21, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
My Life in the Media Machine My Life in the Media Machine
The corporate media isn’t interested in journalism. It’s up to journalists—and readers—to keep it alive.
Sep 21, 2020 / Tom Scocca
Taking a Knee in Alabama Taking a Knee in Alabama
Alabama soccer player Taylor Morgan kneeled during the anthem, and then issued a blistering response to those who would attack her.
Sep 21, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts? Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts?
To undo the damage of the Republican takeover of the judiciary, Democrats are going to have to fight for the primacy of democracy over the legal system.
Sep 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020 Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020
Мой Cтив (My Steve): A personal recollection of Stephen F. Cohen, who died on September 18 at the age of 81.
Sep 21, 2020 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Burning Truth Burning Truth
Three takes on the fires consuming the USA.
Sep 21, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge, Peter Kuper, and Felipe Galindo