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An Open Letter to the New New Left From the Old New Left

An Open Letter to the New New Left From the Old New Left An Open Letter to the New New Left From the Old New Left

Now it is time for all those who yearn for a more equal and just social order to face facts.

Apr 16, 2020 / Former leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society

Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency

Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency Adjourn Trump—and the Imperial Presidency

A constant ceding of authority to the executive branch has empowered 45 to make everything worse.

Apr 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Joe Biden speaking at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers construction and maintenance conference

Joe Biden Needs to Start Acting Like a Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Needs to Start Acting Like a Presidential Candidate

Advice for the apparent Democratic nominee on how to behave like a leader—and defeat Donald Trump—in the middle of a pandemic.

Apr 16, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Shelter-in-Place

Shelter-in-Place Shelter-in-Place

Countries around the world take action to slow the Virus.

Apr 16, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Testing. Testing. 1-2-3 Testing.

Testing. Testing. 1-2-3 Testing. Testing. Testing. 1-2-3 Testing.

The path out of this pandemic involves millions of tests—and much more data about the body’s immune response to the virus.

Apr 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Ghost Stories From Our Coming Tech Dystopia

Ghost Stories From Our Coming Tech Dystopia Ghost Stories From Our Coming Tech Dystopia

Mary South’s You Will Never Be Forgotten is set in a world that blends yesterday’s tech-induced indignities with those on the horizon.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard

Pedestrians wear face masks while walking

Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like

Long dismissed as a financial basket case, the nation shows how much is possible when a government puts people before profits.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman

A balloon depicting Donald Trump in a diaper flies over those rallying at the 2020 Women's March in Los Angeles

Describing Trump Strains the Imagination Describing Trump Strains the Imagination

Accurately reporting on the White House requires the kind of language that journalists do not generally allow themselves.

Apr 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

Student Climate Strike

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good. Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.

If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.

Apr 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu

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