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Spilling the beans. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 9.
Aug 13, 2021 / Steve Brodner
The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor The Radical Capitalist Behind the Critical Race Theory Furor
How a dark-money mogul bankrolled an astroturf backlash.
Aug 13, 2021 / Column / Jasmine Banks
A Meditation on Life and… A Meditation on Life and…
Musings in a pandemic.
Aug 13, 2021 / OppArt / Elizabeth Haidle
Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder
In California, migrant workers in the country on H-2A visas are laboring through heat, atrocious housing, and other afflictions.
Aug 13, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Talking Radical Media With Noam Chomsky Talking Radical Media With Noam Chomsky
The 92-year-old leftist sees meaningful progress in news coverage.
Aug 13, 2021 / Q&A / Victor Pickard
Coverage of the “Code Red” Climate Report Was Good. Here’s How to Sustain It. Coverage of the “Code Red” Climate Report Was Good. Here’s How to Sustain It.
From now to COP26 in November journalists should focus especially on climate justice and climate solutions—and we should play the story so much bigger.
Aug 12, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, and the Epidemic of New York Strongmen Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, and the Epidemic of New York Strongmen
It’s not an accident that a generation of tough guy pols emerged from New York in the 1970s and ’80s, amid the myth of an “ungovernable city” and an epic whitelash.
Aug 12, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force? Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force?
A new group is fighting to ensure America learns from, rather than forgets, the devastation wrought by the pandemic.
Aug 12, 2021 / Bryce Covert
The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall
New York hasn’t had a governor leave in dignity in years—and that is not a fluke.
Aug 11, 2021 / Zephyr Teachout
One Country, Two Systems One Country, Two Systems
It can be seen black and white.
Aug 11, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette