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2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’ 2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’

Democrats’ failure to address the issue of economic precarity undermines their claim to be the party of the working class.

Nov 13, 2020 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia

Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia

A pair of runoff elections in the state could end Mitch McConnell’s destructive tenure as Senate majority leader.

Nov 13, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

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The Trump-Shaped Stain on American Life The Trump-Shaped Stain on American Life

From the courts to the border to the meaning of truth, damage has been done.

Nov 13, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’

‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’ ‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’

Despite the pandemic, US-backed ravaging of Okinawa continues. So does the people’s direct action.

Nov 12, 2020 / C. Douglas Lummis

We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone

We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone

Trumpism has split America in two in a way that hasn’t been imaginable since the Civil War.

Nov 12, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

Attacking Science as the Virus Surges

Attacking Science as the Virus Surges Attacking Science as the Virus Surges

Trump goes after the messenger.

Nov 12, 2020 / OppArt / Dan Landau

Is There a Cure for Burnout?

Is There a Cure for Burnout? Is There a Cure for Burnout?

Anne Helen Petersen’s Can't Even grapples with the miseries of millennial work.

Nov 12, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions

Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions

The president may deny reality, but he cannot change the fact that he is now losing the popular vote and the Electoral College by momentous margins.

Nov 12, 2020 / John Nichols

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Working People Dragged Joe Biden Over the Finish Line Working People Dragged Joe Biden Over the Finish Line

But winning the election is like gaining recognition for a union. Now the real work starts.

Nov 12, 2020 / Jane McAlevey for The Nation

A Plea From Federal Death Row: ‘We Need You to Raise Your Voices’

A Plea From Federal Death Row: ‘We Need You to Raise Your Voices’ A Plea From Federal Death Row: ‘We Need You to Raise Your Voices’

As the Trump administration rushes to execute more and more people, my friends are dying—and I might be next.

Nov 12, 2020 / Billie Allen

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