Society

Amy Coney Barrett and Donald Trump stand on a platform facing a crowd at an outdoor press conference.

We Have a Covidiot in the White House We Have a Covidiot in the White House

Trump may be a super-spreader. But don’t get hung up on medical updates; in swing states, Republicans are plotting to steal this election.

Oct 6, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It.

Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It. Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It.

No matter what happens, we should demand a full and fair election.

Oct 6, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Burning Man 2020

Burning Man 2020 Burning Man 2020

Top of the world, ma.

Oct 6, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents

Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents

Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?

Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer

Who Will Save the News?

Who Will Save the News? Who Will Save the News?

Victor Pickard’s new book argues that without a public intervention American journalism faces a dire future.

Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Anya Schiffrin

Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America

Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America

In Just Us, the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.

Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus

Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus

But it won’t be the same.

Oct 6, 2020 / Photo Essay / Alan Chin and Magnum Foundation

Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race

Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race

After experiencing a barrage of criticism for its lack of diversity, has the climate activist group finally made inclusivity a priority?

Oct 5, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant

Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant

Testing positive for Covid-19 has done nothing to change the president’s thinking about the pandemic.

Oct 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Handmaids

Handmaids Handmaids

Heads and Tails.

Oct 5, 2020 / OppArt / Ellen Weinstein and Rob Rogers

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