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Police Terror Won’t End With the Trump Administration Police Terror Won’t End With the Trump Administration

Post–Election Day cop brutality points to the continuation of a violent reality for protesters.

Nov 11, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr

This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr This Would Be a Very Good Time to Impeach William Barr

The attorney general’s weaponization of the Department of Justice on behalf of Trump’s assault on the 2020 election is a very high crime.

Nov 10, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump Is Trying to Overturn the Election, but I’m Not Panicking—Yet

Trump Is Trying to Overturn the Election, but I’m Not Panicking—Yet Trump Is Trying to Overturn the Election, but I’m Not Panicking—Yet

All the reasons I think the Trump-GOP gambit to deny Biden’s victory will not change the fact that he will become president on January 20.

Nov 10, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.

Nov 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / Destiny Mata and Magnum Foundation

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris wave to the crowd

The High Cost of Defeating Donald Trump The High Cost of Defeating Donald Trump

Joe Biden built an impressive coalition to defeat a sitting president. Too bad he did so at the expense of his own party.

Nov 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War

The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War

Since the 2003 invasion, doctors in Fallujah have been reporting a sharp rise in birth defects among the city’s children—and to this day, no one knows why.

Nov 9, 2020 / Feature / Laura Gottesdiener

An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction

An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction

A mountain landscape, upon closer inspection, reveals rampant floods, tornadoes, and fires.

Nov 9, 2020 / Feature / David Opdyke and Lawrence Weschler

The Biden-Harris Victory Brings ‘an Outpouring of Joy, Hope, Renewed Faith’

The Biden-Harris Victory Brings ‘an Outpouring of Joy, Hope, Renewed Faith’ The Biden-Harris Victory Brings ‘an Outpouring of Joy, Hope, Renewed Faith’

In cities nationwide, a spontaneous celebration erupts as Trump is defeated and voters usher in “a new day for America.”

Nov 7, 2020 / John Nichols

Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point

Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point

The former VP apparently won a decisive victory, but the sore loser in the White House is not expected to concede. Guess what: He doesn’t have to.

Nov 6, 2020 / Joan Walsh

A crowd of white people adorned with American flags stand outside the Pennsylvania capitol, one sign says

Trump’s Dangerous Endgame Trump’s Dangerous Endgame

By claiming the election has been stolen from him, Trump is poisoning Joe Biden’s victory.

Nov 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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