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Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story

Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story

And newsrooms need to cover the 2020 elections as a climate story.

Jul 15, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

The Donner Party

Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19 Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19

Rush Limbaugh’s praise of the Donner Party is part of an old tradition of exalting unnecessary suffering rather than offering solutions.

Jul 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A person playing call of duty with a headset on

The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens

Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13.

Jul 15, 2020 / Jordan Uhl

Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter.

Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter. Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter.

Photograph of painting intervention on plywood-covered store windows in NYC, June 2020.

Jul 15, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Schiavo

John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

We talked to Early about his socialist heroes, the latest season of HBO’s Search Party, and how comedy is facing the politics of the moment.

Jul 15, 2020 / Q&A / Rima Parikh

When Is a Bake Sale a Protest?

When Is a Bake Sale a Protest? When Is a Bake Sale a Protest?

Selling bread for a good cause can be the start of a progressive and community-minded political engagement but it shouldn’t be the end.

Jul 15, 2020 / Alicia Kennedy

Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump

Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump Even Nixon Didn’t Go As Far as Trump

I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open.

Jul 15, 2020 / Elizabeth Holtzman

We Testify abortion storytellers

The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions

What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?

Jul 15, 2020 / Renee Bracey Sherman

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

But it’s still there in rural New York—just as it is in Washington.

Jul 15, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer

Homeless encampment

This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse. This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse.

With as many as 23 million American renters facing eviction, homelessness will likely grow worse.

Jul 15, 2020 / Rajan Menon

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