Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab Trump Attempts One More Preelection Power Grab
An executive order establishing new hiring and firing practices will, if he is reelected, give him extraordinary control over almost the entire civil service.
Oct 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle
This election could decide whether one of the most destructive fossil fuel projects continues to be built, or is brought to a halt.
Oct 27, 2020 / Sara Hylton and Magnum Foundation
The Very Human Labor That Powers Artificial Intelligence The Very Human Labor That Powers Artificial Intelligence
Crowd-working platforms obscure—and profit from—the tedious human labor behind the digital age’s shiny successes.
Oct 27, 2020 / Arvind Dilawar
If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck
Trump rules according to his ego, and a Biden victory could make his remaining months in office crueler than ever.
Oct 27, 2020 / Rajan Menon
Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror
Be very afraid.
Oct 27, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court Republicans Have Confirmed Amy Coney Barrett—and Officially Captured the Supreme Court
There’s no longer any way for Democrats to stop her from ascending to the court, but they can stop her bad decisions from ruining millions of lives. They just need to get tough.
Oct 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal
A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile
Do the problems that beset us, so similar to those that plague our Chilean brothers and sisters, not cry out for a radical reimagining of who we are?
Oct 26, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman
What Amy Coney Barrett Means for the Future of Voting Rights What Amy Coney Barrett Means for the Future of Voting Rights
Unless we act, I fear a return to Jim Crow regime under which my grandparents and tens of millions of Black people suffered is inevitable.
Oct 26, 2020 / Mondaire Jones
Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender
Practicing the power of positive thinking and flirting with herd immunity, Trump is endangering his own reelection bid at the cost of countless lives.
Oct 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Vote for What You Believe In Vote for What You Believe In
Words of optimism.
Oct 26, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo