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Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes?

Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes? Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes?

One out of every 20 children will spend some time in foster care. Yet their needs have largely been ignored during the presidential election.

Sep 14, 2020 / StudentNation / Alexandra Ellerbeck

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The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic

While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative.

Sep 14, 2020 / John Bowe

Jeffrey Ngo

Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement? Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement?

Hong Kong activist Jeffrey Ngo defends his Capitol Hill photo-ops.

Sep 14, 2020 / Q&A / Wilfred Chan

59 Days Until the Election

59 Days Until the Election 59 Days Until the Election

There’s a monster under America’s bed.

Sep 12, 2020 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Rob Rogers, and Bill Bramhall

A Judicial ‘Shitshow’ Blocks Absentee Ballots in Wisconsin

A Judicial ‘Shitshow’ Blocks Absentee Ballots in Wisconsin A Judicial ‘Shitshow’ Blocks Absentee Ballots in Wisconsin

Just as municipal clerks were preparing to mail 1 million ballots to voters, the state Supreme Court halted the process.

Sep 11, 2020 / John Nichols

Echoes

Echoes Echoes

Diminished chords. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 7.

Sep 11, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward’s Accidental Scoop Bob Woodward’s Accidental Scoop

Once an investigative journalist, Woodward is now just a court historian.

Sep 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Endless Summer

Endless Summer Endless Summer

Covid spreads and violence escalates under Trump’s leadership.

Sep 11, 2020 / OppArt / Emily Waters

Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories

Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories Freakish, Horrifying, and Sometimes Wondrous Alternative Histories

On Lovecraft Country and Tesla.

Sep 11, 2020 / Stuart Klawans

Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest

When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.

Sep 11, 2020 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

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