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Protesters

How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm) How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm)

Journalists are biased toward sharing information. That’s our job. But we have to recognize that doing our jobs can mean doing harm—and that part of our jobs should be editorial ha...

Jun 26, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

Bill de Blasio Broke His Promise to New York

Bill de Blasio Broke His Promise to New York Bill de Blasio Broke His Promise to New York

The mayor’s retreat on police reform is a wound that won’t heal.

Jun 26, 2020 / The Editors

Avery brundage

Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor

The decision to remove his bust from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum was long overdue.

Jun 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because ‘Moderate’ Republicans Stayed Silent

The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because ‘Moderate’ Republicans Stayed Silent The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because ‘Moderate’ Republicans Stayed Silent

Never-Trumpers and other GOPers could have stopped the rise of people like William Barr, Michael Flynn, and Neomi Rao—but they didn’t.

Jun 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice

Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice

A Colorado progressive, with an urgent Green New Deal message, is closing the gap in a key Democratic primary for the US Senate.

Jun 25, 2020 / John Nichols

Lee Statue

Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal

As statues fall, we should look to the parts of our history worth celebrating.

Jun 25, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights

LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights

The Supreme Court ruled a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination.

Jun 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent

Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent

As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement.

Jun 25, 2020 / Rachel Cheung

British police

It’s Time to Disarm the Police It’s Time to Disarm the Police

It can be done. Just look at London!

Jun 25, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

How Visual Culture Is Implicated in Mass Incarceration

How Visual Culture Is Implicated in Mass Incarceration How Visual Culture Is Implicated in Mass Incarceration

Art historian Nicole R. Fleetwood’s Marking Time explores the creative practices and cultural institutions shaped by the prison industrial complex.

Jun 25, 2020 / Jessica Lynne

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