Recent History Recent History
Reviewing the year, in stitches.
May 25, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
A Few Words for the Firing Squad A Few Words for the Firing Squad
A new South Carolina law forces people on death row to choose between firing squad and electric chair if lethal injection drugs aren’t available.
May 24, 2021 / Alexandra Klein and Brandon Hasbrouck
Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again
Hypocrisy and inaction on guns.
May 24, 2021 / OppArt / Gary Taxali
How to Fight White Supremacy by Inverting Stephen Miller’s Playbook How to Fight White Supremacy by Inverting Stephen Miller’s Playbook
The former Trump senior adviser left a road map for how to dismantle his hateful vision of the world.
May 24, 2021 / Jean Guerrero
The Color of Fear The Color of Fear
Was George Floyd allowed to be afraid? Why do Black folk have to be automatons to make sure police don’t read our “flight” responses as “fight” responses?
May 24, 2021 / Joshua Adams
How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons
First, the state failed to protect people in prison from the virus. Then, it obscured the full scope of the crisis, advocates charge.
May 24, 2021 / Akash Mehta
Massacres Remembered Massacres Remembered
Gut Checks. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of May 17.
May 21, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Will New York Join the List of Cities With Progressive DAs? Will New York Join the List of Cities With Progressive DAs?
One of the most important political races in America will be decided here on June 22. And it has nothing to do with Andrew Yang.
May 21, 2021 / Ross Barkan
The Blue Welfare State The Blue Welfare State
With its new budget proposal, California could be poised to go down the social-democratic route taken by most Western democracies three-quarters of a century ago.
May 21, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky