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QAnon Is Becoming a Republican Dog Whistle

QAnon Is Becoming a Republican Dog Whistle QAnon Is Becoming a Republican Dog Whistle

Even some candidates who don’t openly support the conspiracy theory are using Q-related talking points to attack their Democratic challengers.

Oct 22, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing

It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing

But whatever they call it, Democrats should embrace fixing a Supreme Court that has become an unaccountable legislature in all but name.

Oct 22, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

Bolivians Reclaim Their Democracy

Bolivians Reclaim Their Democracy Bolivians Reclaim Their Democracy

The overwhelming MAS election victory is a repudiation of the racist coup regime as well as of the Trump administration and the OAS, which helped install it.

Oct 21, 2020 / Mark Weisbrot

A Dilemma of Intimacy

A Dilemma of Intimacy A Dilemma of Intimacy

An Asian American writer grapples with interracial love in a time of disaster.

Oct 21, 2020 / Anne Anlin Cheng

Trans rights activist Schuyler Bailar.

We Can’t See Young Progressive Voters as a Monolith We Can’t See Young Progressive Voters as a Monolith

Young people have diverse, complex demands for the future—and we should be taking them seriously.

Oct 21, 2020 / StudentNation / Petruce Jean-Charles and James Lepinsky

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

Between February and May, more than 5.4 million people lost their health insurance coverage. That’s the highest increase ever recorded.

Oct 21, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

After untold exploitation and erasure, Native artwork is being undermined by fraud.

Oct 20, 2020 / Chris O’Connell, Savannah Maher, and The Texas Observer

First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future

First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future

Not old enough to vote in 2016, these young voters of color are ready to fight for the world they want to live in.

Oct 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Laila Annmarie Stevens and Magnum Foundation

Baseball’s Race Problem

Baseball’s Race Problem Baseball’s Race Problem

More than half a century after they reenergized the sport, Black Americans may not need baseball. But baseball needs more Black players—and fans.

Oct 20, 2020 / Feature / Gene Seymour

Hunter Biden, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at the DNC via webcam

Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking

Smear merchants like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani are trying to peddle a sequel to the Clinton scandals of 2016—but they’ve lost their groove.

Oct 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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