Special Duty Special Duty
Detachment of troops. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 30.
Dec 4, 2020 / Steve Brodner
Still Essential Still Essential
Recognizing essential workers. Essentially Brooklyn mural, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC, 2020.
Dec 4, 2020 / OppArt / Los Muralistas de El Puente
Senator Manchin, Your Faith Teaches You Better Than This Senator Manchin, Your Faith Teaches You Better Than This
I am ashamed of this nation. I know you want to do the right thing, and Republicans are tying your hands, but please don’t call this a “centrist plan.”
Dec 4, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Why the Trumpists’ Calls for Dictatorship Should Worry Us Why the Trumpists’ Calls for Dictatorship Should Worry Us
It may sound laughable, but it’s no joke—the GOP leadership and the right-wing media machine are colluding with Trump’s assault on democratic institutions.
Dec 4, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The American Empire Is Falling Apart The American Empire Is Falling Apart
The US is now an empire in decline, regardless of whether Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or Mitch McConnell runs the show.
Dec 4, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale
With two dozen players on the NFL’s Covid list, the Ravens are a pitch-perfect example of how not to do sports during a pandemic.
Dec 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Take Care, Big Apple! Take Care, Big Apple!
Covid cases are rising at an alarming rate in cities big and small.
Dec 3, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Asian American Voters Could Help Flip Georgia Asian American Voters Could Help Flip Georgia
National and local activists are hard at work building political engagement in a growing community.
Dec 3, 2020 / Timothy Pratt
Do Not Hire This Man Do Not Hire This Man
Rahm Emanuel’s record of promoting neoliberal policies, attacking progressives and covering up police violence thoroughly disqualifies him.
Dec 3, 2020 / John Nichols
Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde
In a recent essay collection, Funny Weather, the British writer reveals the limits of her critical method.
Dec 3, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil