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Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play

Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play

The vast right-wing talk-show network across the United States has enormous political sway—and Republican politicians know and embrace it.

Dec 16, 2020 / Thom Hartmann

Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone

Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone

As the pandemic plunged millions into economic insecurity, the burgeoning practice of mutual aid has been vital. But we must demand much more.

Dec 16, 2020 / Feature / Joanna Wuest

Bye-Bye, Bill Barr: Trump’s Roy Cohn Impersonator Resigns

Bye-Bye, Bill Barr: Trump’s Roy Cohn Impersonator Resigns Bye-Bye, Bill Barr: Trump’s Roy Cohn Impersonator Resigns

It turns out there were some things Barr wasn’t willing to do.

Dec 15, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful

Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful

Despite Biden’s Electoral College win, Republicans are plotting to disrupt the formal process of accepting the Electoral College result on January 6.

Dec 15, 2020 / John Nichols

Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic

Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic

South Dakota has resisted shutting down in the face of Covid-19. The Cheyenne River Reservation is taking matters into its own hands.

Dec 15, 2020 / Photo Essay / Sarah Stacke and Magnum Foundation

People Are Taking the Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failed Coup

People Are Taking the Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failed Coup People Are Taking the Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failed Coup

Trump failed to steal the election because of incompetence, not because our robust institutions defeated him.

Dec 15, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

One Health is a pan-species approach that could ward off the next big outbreak. But first, it has to overcome the anti-science ethos of the Trump era.

Dec 14, 2020 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?

How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System? How Did We End Up With Our Current Public Defender System?

Sara Mayeux’s new history highlights how without a more fundamental transformation of criminal law, public defenders often provide only a limited form of equality and fairness befo...

Dec 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Clair

The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem

The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem

For their opponents, the Labour Party’s self-inflicted wound over anti-Semitism is the gift that keeps on giving.

Dec 10, 2020 / Feature / Rachel Shabi

The Vanishing Queer Underground of Los Angeles

The Vanishing Queer Underground of Los Angeles The Vanishing Queer Underground of Los Angeles

Reynaldo Rivera’s photos of the city's nightlife document a time of cheap rent and possibility.

Dec 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wolf

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