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Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story

Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story Climate Change Is a Political—Not Partisan—Story

And newsrooms need to cover the 2020 elections as a climate story.

Jul 15, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect

But it’s still there in rural New York—just as it is in Washington.

Jul 15, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer

It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It

It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It

The way we talk about contagion matters. It shapes how societies respond—and whether many of us will survive.

Jul 14, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah

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From Uprising to Reconstruction From Uprising to Reconstruction

History teaches us Reconstruction is possible—and necessary.

Jul 13, 2020 / K. Sabeel Rahman and Dorian T. Warren

Defending One Brooklyn Brownstone Is Just the Beginning

Defending One Brooklyn Brownstone Is Just the Beginning Defending One Brooklyn Brownstone Is Just the Beginning

Eviction blockades and neighbors coming together might be tenants’ best defense against landlords.

Jul 13, 2020 / Nawal Arjini

Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate

Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate

A Biden win in November 2020 will be insufficient unless Democrats take the Senate and displace majority leader Mitch McConnell.

Jul 13, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.

Jul 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

The Coronavirus Pushes State Budgets to the Brink

The Coronavirus Pushes State Budgets to the Brink The Coronavirus Pushes State Budgets to the Brink

Cuts will fall the hardest on those who have been on the front lines of the crisis.

Jul 10, 2020 / Bryce Covert

The Supreme Court’s Public-Health Approach to Abortion Rights

The Supreme Court’s Public-Health Approach to Abortion Rights The Supreme Court’s Public-Health Approach to Abortion Rights

The procedure can be crucial to a person’s health and livelihood. When striking down restrictions, the justices should acknowledge that.

Jul 10, 2020 / Rachel Rebouché

A Black Lives Matter protester wears a bandanna as a mask while speaking at a protest

What It Means When You Wear a Mask—and When You Refuse To What It Means When You Wear a Mask—and When You Refuse To

In the United States, wearing a mask is not just politicized. It is racialized.

Jul 9, 2020 / Rhea Boyd

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