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We Want a More Democratic University—Until Then, We Won’t Pay

We Want a More Democratic University—Until Then, We Won’t Pay We Want a More Democratic University—Until Then, We Won’t Pay

Over 2,000 students across Columbia’s institutions are demanding to be included in decisions over how their money is spent. And if not, they won’t pay.

Dec 10, 2020 / StudentNation / Rebecca Roskill and Willem Morris

A nurse wearing a surgical mask and face shield holds a vial of the Covid-19 vaccine

So When Can I Get the Covid Vaccine? So When Can I Get the Covid Vaccine?

And why do I still have to wear a mask?

Dec 10, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Take What You Need and Give What You Can: A Mutual Aid Portrait

Take What You Need and Give What You Can: A Mutual Aid Portrait Take What You Need and Give What You Can: A Mutual Aid Portrait

Residents of Morris County, N.J., aren’t waiting for federal relief—they’re helping each other.

Dec 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / John Washington and Tracie Williams

English Soccer Players Take a Knee

English Soccer Players Take a Knee English Soccer Players Take a Knee

Two Queen’s Park Rangers players looked directly at Millwall supporters and took a knee in a show of radical defiance.

Dec 9, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response

Americans suffer while the GOP dithers.

Dec 9, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Author standing in front of mountains.

What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months

Global catastrophe has a way of putting life into perspective.

Dec 9, 2020 / Jamilah King

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

As the coronavirus has spread, public officials have spent a lot of time urging people to wear a mask and socially distance, when they can’t stay home—and offered not much else.

Dec 9, 2020 / Abdullah Shihipar

Freedom Sings

Freedom Sings Freedom Sings

We shall not be moved.

Dec 8, 2020 / OppArt / Robin Holder

A woman with her children wearing masks, reaches out to pick up a bag of groceries.

We’re Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe We’re Now Facing Both a Public Health and a Poverty Catastrophe

Trump’s malevolent mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis has been compounded by ineptitude at the state level.

Dec 8, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

In this photo illustration, a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone with President Trump's Twitter page shown in the background.

Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big Why Democrats Lose on Social Media While Republicans Lie and Win Big

Dominating Facebook, the world’s largest media platform, enabled the GOP to demonize the Green New Deal.

Dec 8, 2020 / Joseph Romm and Jeff Nesbit

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