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Defanged.
Money and politics could doom the Florida panther — and the Endangered Species Act.
By Jimmy Tobias in The Intercept.
They’ve Showed Us Who They Are
The assault on the Capitol inspired by President Trump was a tragic event, but it illuminated the national landscape like a flash.
By Joe Conason in The National Memo.
Deb Haaland’s Cabinet Nomination Is a Triumph for Native Americans
We have turned a page in our nation’s history—not because the insiders wanted it, but because the people fought for it.
By Julian Brave NoiseCat in The Nation.
Will They Ever Be Over?
The 20th anniversary of the war on terror arrives.
By Nick Turse in TomDispatch.
Covid-19 Has Been Hardest on Women
When money is tight and time is tighter, the basic structure of male supremacy shows itself to be remarkably intact.
By Katha Pollitt in The Nation.
Saying Goodbye to the Con-Man-in-Chief
Demining America after the Donald.
By Tom Engelhardt in TomDispatch.
How Black Parents Survived 2020
‘What kind of world did we bring them into?’
By Dani McClain in The New York Times.
‘No Choice but to Do It’
Many of the 230,000 women and girls in U.S. jails and prisons were abuse survivors before they entered the system.
By Justine van der Leun in The Appeal and The New Republic.
Cops Could Use First Aid to Save Lives. Many Never Try.
Most officers get training to respond to injuries,
but are often not required to use it.
By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge in The Marshall Project.
People Are Taking the Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failed Coup
Trump failed to steal the election because of incompetence, not because our robust institutions defeated him.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
After 2020, How Do We Move Forward on Race?
The usual diversity efforts have failed. Let’s take this moment to figure out what can work.
By Pamela Newkirk in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S.-Funded Counterterrorism Efforts in West Africa Aren’t Helping
Government investigations describe American security assistance efforts as a waste of time and money.
By Nick Turse in Vice.
CIA Contractor Dies in Secret U.S. War in Somalia
Michael Goodboe, a former Navy SEAL, died of injuries sustained in a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.
By Nick Turse in The Intercept.
Trump Won’t Succeed in Stopping Votes From Being Counted
But he could still delegitimize the democratic process.
By Ari Berman in Mother Jones.
Trump Doesn’t Have a Path to Victory Through the Courts
While the election remains uncomfortably close, Trump’s attempts to use far-fetched legal arguments to stop vote counting in states like Pennsylvania are unlikely to succeed.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
A Federal Judge Wants Louis DeJoy to Testify Under Oath About Mail Delays
The USPS refused to comply with a court order to make sure mail ballots were sent on time.
By Ari Berman in Mother Jones.
Early Voting Was Supposed to Make Our Lives Easier. How Well Did It Work?
Votebeat and Type Investigations analyzed the number of sites, hours, and votes for the nation’s 10 most populous counties.
By Richard Salame in Votebeat.
If Biden Wins Wisconsin, These New Black Community Groups Will Be a Major Reason Why
Black voters are determined not to let voter suppression repeat itself.
By Ari Berman in Mother Jones.
U.S. Troops Might be in Danger. Why Is the Military Trying to Hide It?
Formerly secret files raise questions about the security of American military bases in Africa.
By Nick Turse in VICE News.
Trump’s Labor Secretary Is a Wrecking Ball Aimed at Workers
As Election Day looms, Eugene Scalia, a cunning lawyer committed to dismantling regulation, is weakening one employee protection after another.
By Eyal Press in The New Yorker.
If You Can’t Speak English, Good Luck Voting in Trump’s America
The Department of Justice has left millions of voters who need language help without government protection.
By Richard Salame in The Nation.
How One of the Most Stable Nations in West Africa Descended Into Mayhem
Burkina Faso once looked like a success story for U.S. military aid. But now it’s contending with a growing insurgency, an unfolding humanitarian crisis — and a security force targeting civilians.
By Nick Turse in The New York Times.
Despite Trump’s ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’ Bluster, the Rust Belt Is Still Reeling from Plant Closures
Chuckie Denison fought the closure of a GM factory in Lordstown, Ohio — now, he’s devoted himself to challenging the President’s lies about America’s economic recovery.
By Sarah Jaffe in The Progressive.
Without Compromise by Wayne Barrett – Book Trailer
In an era of unprecedented corruption, the work of Village Voice muckracker Wayne Barrett has never been more important.
Amy Coney Barrett Is an Extremist—Just Not the Kind You Think
The problem with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has nothing to do with her strongly held religious beliefs and everything to do with her right-wing Republican ones.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court
Expanding the Supreme Court may not be easy, but it’s the only constitutional way to address the Republicans’ cynical theft of at least two seats.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
The Risk Makers
Viral hate, election interference, and hacked accounts: inside the tech industry’s decades-long failure to reckon with risk.
By Catherine Buni and Soraya Chemaly in OneZero.
In Defense of Letting Go of Black Icons (For Now)
I have no interest in being a patriot. I am not concerned with the viability of “America.”
By Mychal Denzel Smith in Esquire.
Is Bill Barr Trump’s Most Dangerous Sidekick?
The attorney general has been chipping away at the rule of law for 18 months. Last night, he made another big claim to unfettered power.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Melania Trump Really Doesn’t Care
A new book by her ex–best friend shows how the first lady sold her soul.
By Katha Pollitt in The Nation.
Confinement and Contagion
In February, Tomiekia Johnson’s mother, father, sister, and daughter came to Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF).
By Justine van der Leun in The New York Review of Books.
The Police Are Lying in LA and the Media Is Falling for It—Again
In the wake of the brutal shooting of two police officers, the sheriff’s department is trying to fabricate a case against Black Lives Matter, and journalists are playing along.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic
While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative.
By John Bowe in The Nation.
How to Talk to Kids About Racism and Police
Schools do students a disservice when they fail to teach them about difficult issues.
By Dani McClain in The Atlantic.
For The Generals, A Duty To Speak Up Now
So far nobody in the United States military has expressed great surprise over President Trump’s alleged remarks about soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
By Joe Conason in The National Memo.
The Empty Cases
A look at how things might change in British museums as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement.
By Gary Younge in BBC Radio 4.
We Need to Talk About the GOP’s ‘Black Friends’
The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it’s OK to vote for a bigot.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
The Abolition Movement
What we talk about when we talk about addressing the savage roots of policing: justice and safety for everyone.
By Josie Duffy Rice in Vanity Fair.
At the RNC, Republicans Go All In on Police Impunity
As Jacob Blake lay in his hospital bed, Republicans began their convention by defending “the Blue” and refusing to say Black lives matter.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Local Economies Have Been Decimated by the Coronavirus—But This Is Just a Preview of What Climate Change Could Do
This summer has been a cruel one in the American Sunbelt.
By Mario Alejandro Ariza in Time.
How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action
In the coming days, the DOJ will borrow a page from the conservative playbook and likely sue Yale for violating the rights of white and Asian students.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
DeJoy Says USPS Won’t Reinstall More Than 600 Removed Mail Sorting Machines
“There’s no intention to do that,” DeJoy testified. “They’re not needed.”
By Ari Berman in Mother Jones.
Trump Comes Up Empty When Pressed for Evidence of Election Fraud in Court
The Trump campaign’s 524-page response to a discovery demand turned up precisely zero instances of mail-in vote fraud.
By Richard Salame in The Intercept.
A Co-op for Black and Multiracial Families ‘De-schools’ Children
Nine families shared with us why they chose to educate their children outside the traditional school system.
By Dani McClain in New York Times Parenting.
The Trump Administration’s Air Strikes in Somalia Are On the Rise Again—and Civilians Are Paying the Price
In the first seven months of 2020, the Trump administration conducted more air strikes in Somalia than the previous two administrations combined.
By Nick Turse in Time.
The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown
The recently released list of speakers at next week’s convention shows just how scared Democrats are to make a serious policy argument.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Exclusive: Inside the secret world of US commandos in Africa
Investigation reveals the scale of operations of America’s elite combat troops in Africa.
By Nick Turse in Atavist.
Cold as ICE
How local sheriffs are driving Trump’s deportation agenda.
By Seth Freed Wessler in Mother Jones.
Could Wonder Woman Save Us From Covid-19?
Our leaders are as bad as any comic book villain. But even they might be no match for Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth—or Spider-man’s web shooters or Shuri’s brain.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
The Man Determined to Deliver Trump’s Alaskan Oil Promise
A political appointee at the Department of Interior has played a key, and sometimes controversial, role in opening a pristine wildlife refuge to drilling.
By Adam Federman in Politico.
Incremental Change Is a Moral Failure
More reform won’t fix policing.
By Mychal Denzel Smith in The Atlantic.
Speech: John Lewis Accepts the 2012 Ridenhour Courage Prize
Often called “one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced,” John Lewis dedicated his life to protecting human rights.
U.S. Capitalism Is in Total Meltdown
The COVID-19 pandemic is like Hurricane Katrina, but for the entire country. And things are only going to get worse.
By Sarah Jaffe in The Progressive.
Seriously? John Kasich? What Is the Biden Camp Thinking?
The former Ohio governor may convince a handful of disgruntled Trumpers to vote for Biden, but there is no evidence he can win the state for the Democrats.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Where Did a U.S. General Put the Ceremonial Gifts He Got From Foreign Leaders? In the trash.
Military documents show that former AFRICOM chief Gen. Thomas Waldhauser regularly put gifts he received from African leaders into the trash.
By Nick Turse in The Intercept.
There Are Literally No Good Options for Educating Our Kids This Fall
But the real scandal is that we shouldn’t be in this position in the first place.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Evictions Aren’t Inevitable When Tenants Fight Back
As the housing crisis deepens, renters find strength in solidarity.
By Sarah Jaffe in The Progressive.
Neglected in Care
Long before the coronavirus devastated nursing homes, inadequate staffing in for-profit Texas facilities endangered residents, leading to injuries and deaths.
By Elena Mejía Lutz in The Texas Observer.
The Standing Rock Generation Is Changing the World
A young man from Standing Rock reflects on the Dakota Access Pipeline court decision.
By Julian Brave NoiseCat in Rolling Stone.
Prisoners Face ‘Undue Punishment’ as the IRS Claws Back Their Stimulus Checks
Legal experts say the IRS is illegally denying CARES Act payments to incarcerated people.
By Jordan Michael Smith in The Appeal.
What No Patriot Would Ever Do
“Performative patriotism” is a fancy way of describing what my father called “jelly-bellied flag flappers.”
By Joe Conason in The National Memo.
A Small Victory for Reproductive Rights
Trump’s Supreme Court appointees lost this battle, but the war on abortion is far from over.
By Katha Pollitt in The Nation.
U.S. Commandos at Risk for Suicide: Is the Military Doing Enough?
An unreleased report commissioned by U.S. Special Operations Command found deficiencies in the military’s suicide-prevention programs for its elite troops.
By Nick Turse in The New York Times.
Trump’s Rally at Mount Rushmore Will Move Forward Despite Risks
NPS cuts “health and human safety” section from environmental analysis.
By Adam Federman in Sierra.
Before Stonewall, There Was Julius’, NYC’s Oldest Gay Bar
In the heart of the West Village, steps from the Christopher Street train station, stands a historic gay bar.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in Wine Enthusiast.
The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because ‘Moderate’ Republicans Stayed Silent
Never-Trumpers and other GOPers could have stopped the rise of people like William Barr, Michael Flynn, and Neomi Rao—but they didn’t.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
How to Fight Coronavirus and Climate Change at Once
While millions of Americans all across the country are sick and out of work, there is no question low-income communities of color are being hit harder than others.
By Julian Brave NoiseCat in Crooked Media.
Thought COVID Wreaked Havoc on the Primaries? Just Wait Until November.
The primary debacles show just how much could go wrong in the presidential election.
By Ari Berman in Mother Jones.
Minority Exclusion at the Makeshift Morgue
Across the U.S., temporary facilities built in response to COVID-19 went up quickly and minority contractors were left out.
By Rebecca Rivas in The St. Louis American.
“Injury to All” at Rutgers University
A coalition of unions representing 20,000 workers is organizing to reject the university’s austerity response to the pandemic.
By Sarah Jaffe in Dissent.
Ah Toy, Pioneering Prostitute of Gold Rush California
On January 24, 1848, miners found gold in Coloma, fifty miles east of Sacramento.
By May Jeong in The New York Review of Books.
The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is
Will the international community finally rise in solidarity with black people against the white American regime of oppression and violence?
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening
Instead, it had everything to do with Trump’s incompetence.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
As States Struggle With Vote-by-Mail, “Many Thousands, If Not Millions” of Ballots Could Go Uncounted in November
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred states to boost vote-by-mail, raising worries that inconsistent policies could lead to problems counting mailed ballots.
By Richard Salame in The Intercept.
7 Candidates You Should Know on New York and Kentucky’s Primary Ballots
From Jamaal Bowman in New York to Nima Kulkarni in Kentucky, voters have a robust class of progressive candidates on their June 23 ballots.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19
The city’s leaders bungled the closing of the schools when the coronavirus struck. Can they be trusted to reopen them safely?
By Sarah Jaffe in The Nation.
Will the Death of George Floyd Mark the Rebirth of America?
A man forced to die with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the Earth under your feet.
By Nick Turse in TomDispatch.
Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing
In a forceful decision, the Supreme Court grants an emphatic victory to LGBTQ rights.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
The Union Drive at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
“Amplifying our concerns about going back to work,” says museum educator Sarah Shaw, “is also a way of amplifying the concerns of other frontline workers.”
By Sarah Jaffe in Dissent.
Reflections on Rage and Reform
I was stunned into hand-over-mouth silence as I sat on my couch watching the murder of George Floyd.
By Sylvia A. Harvey in Type Investigations.
Essential Business
Keeping the Bronx fed in the midst of a pandemic
By Rozina Ali in Harper’s.
What Does It Mean to Defund or Abolish the Police?
Trevor Noah speaks with panelists about the recent progress of the Black Lives Matter movement, the call to defund the police, and community-based alternatives.
Featuring Mychal Denzel Smith and Josie Duffy Rice on The Daily Show.
Provincetown, Long A Haven For Outsiders, Debates How Wide To Open Its Doors
A surge of COVID-19 cases could be especially risky for this LGBTQ destination. But shutting down the summer season would be devastating, too.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in HuffPost.
Plague Poem
Perhaps it is best that we go away now, bundle up our tyrants, lies and balloons, our screams.
By Kata Pollitt in Lit Hub.
Pentagon War Game Includes Scenario for Military Response to Domestic Gen Z Rebellion
The presence of America’s military on the streets of major cities has been a controversial development.
By Nick Turse in The Intercept.
When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw
As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief.
By Rebecca Burns in The Nation.
Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside
Detained men and women held at a facility in Georgia are trying desperately to raise the alarm.
By Seth Freed Wessler in The New York Times Magazine.
To the White People Who Keep Asking How to ‘Help’
Spare me the sympathy. It’s outrage that matters.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
Bill de Blasio Has Failed the Test of This Moment
New York’s mayor has floundered in the face of stunning police violence—just like so many other mayors who aren’t prepared to rein in the cops.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
EIC of Type Investigations Comments on Floyd Protests
Type Investigations condemns attacks by law enforcement against members of the press and protesters.
By Mark Rochester in Type Investigations.
A Letter to My White Male Friends of a Certain Age
On Friday afternoon I got a call with a buddy I hadn’t spoken to in a couple of years.
By Dax-Devlon Ross in Third Settlements.
People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out
As the media denounces the Minneapolis protesters, it’s worth remembering that it takes incredible strength to practice nonviolence in the face of murder and oppression.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
There’s Only One Possible Conclusion: White America Likes Its Killer Cops
There’s a straight line connecting Derek Chauvin to Amy Cooper—and that line is white support of police violence.
By Elie Mystal in The Nation.
An NFL player says United ignored his reports of sexual assault. The problem’s bigger than him.
Stereotypes about black men as hypersexual and uniquely violent means that, when they are abused, they regularly face scorn and disbelief.
By Mychal Denzel Smith in NBC Think.
‘Inundated and Overwhelmed’: Black Undertakers Struggle Amid Pandemic
Black-owned funeral homes were already in decline. Can they survive Covid-19?
By Dax-Devlon Ross in The Guardian.
‘I’m pretty sure I should be going home’
As COVID-19 deaths mount in Michigan prisons, the review of questionable convictions has slowed, leaving prisoners vulnerable to the disease.
By Aaron Miguel Cantú in The Appeal.
We Should Take Women’s Accusations Seriously. But Tara Reade’s Fall Short.
I would vote for Joe Biden even if I believed Reade’s account. Fortunately, I don’t have to sacrifice morality to political necessity.
By Katha Pollitt in The Nation.
Building Service Workers Strike
Workers at 75 Wall Street in New York are demanding management return to the bargaining table.
By Sarah Jaffe in Dissent.
Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson?
After Corbyn, after Covid, the Labour Party struggles to break through.
By Gary Younge in The Nation.
The Growing Power of West Virginia’s Teachers
When the Mountain State’s teachers went on strike in 2018, they inspired a movement—now they’re showing us how to build a better union.
By Sarah Jaffe in The Progressive.