Society

America First!

America First! America First!

Our president’s failures make the USA #1 in virus spread.

Nov 20, 2020 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez

People marching and holding signs in Polish

Poland’s Women Are in the Streets Poland’s Women Are in the Streets

Escalating protests over new restrictions on abortion in Poland are a sign that the ruling PiS party’s illiberal democracy may be losing its grip.

Nov 20, 2020 / Andrew Pasquier

It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!

It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too! It’s Not Just Students Drowning in Debt. Colleges Are Too!

When universities have to borrow just to keep the doors open, bankers and rating agencies call the shots.

Nov 20, 2020 / Feature / Eleni Schirmer

Covid Super-Spreader

Covid Super-Spreader Covid Super-Spreader

Cases and lies increase in the White House.

Nov 19, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

My Neighbors Certainly Didn’t Celebrate Biden’s Win, but They Also Didn’t Publicly Mourn Trump’s Loss

My Neighbors Certainly Didn’t Celebrate Biden’s Win, but They Also Didn’t Publicly Mourn Trump’s Loss My Neighbors Certainly Didn’t Celebrate Biden’s Win, but They Also Didn’t Publicly Mourn Trump’s Loss

More than 60 percent of my county voted for Trump this year, so the relative calm when he lost gives me hope for the future.

Nov 19, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer

Chuck Schumer stands behind a podium, wagging a finger. He wears a suit and tie and red glasses.

Who’s in Charge of the Democratic Party? Who’s in Charge of the Democratic Party?

That’s actually a surprisingly difficult question to answer. We must have more accountability and transparency if the party is to live up to its name.

Nov 19, 2020 / Steve Phillips

‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’

‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’ ‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’

Gutting the Fourth Amendment has turned tiny traffic violations into abusive traffic stops and coercive searches for millions of Black drivers like myself.

Nov 19, 2020 / Feature / Philip V. McHarris

Colin Kaepernick Speaks Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Colin Kaepernick Speaks Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal Colin Kaepernick Speaks Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal

The exiled quarterback stands up for an imprisoned revolutionary, bringing Mumia’s case into the current moment.

Nov 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Executing Lisa Montgomery Would Be One of Trump’s Final Cruelties

Executing Lisa Montgomery Would Be One of Trump’s Final Cruelties Executing Lisa Montgomery Would Be One of Trump’s Final Cruelties

For the first time in 67 years, the federal government is set to execute a woman.

Nov 18, 2020 / Victoria Law

Protest signs in front of Jones Day office

Don’t Expect Jones Day to Stop Enabling Donald Trump Don’t Expect Jones Day to Stop Enabling Donald Trump

The law firm has been the president’s biggest legal booster—and beneficiary—from the start. It’s not going to stop now.

Nov 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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