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You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic?

Think again. The past two weeks have been nothing short of a clusterfuck in Washington.

Gregg Gonsalves

NFL

The NFL Is Desperately Trying to Avoid a Players’ Strike

The league is hoping that slogans on the field and a push for voting will be enough to quell another sports strike for racial justice.

Dave Zirin
Activism

The Looter Is the Most Misunderstood Figure in American Politics

A conversation with Vicky Osterweil about misconceptions around the politics of looting and its radical tradition.

Stephen Kearse
Media Analysis

The Sycophants at Fox News

Brian Stelter’s book Hoax gets half the story about the toadies of cable news.  

Eric Alterman
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Politics

Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government

Too often dismissed as a personal quirk, Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories is a major threat to democracy.

Jeet Heer

Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’

“Now,” says the senator who won an unprecedented primary victory, “is our moment to think big and take bold and urgent action.”

John Nichols

For Tara Raghuveer, ‘Every Eviction Is an Act of Violence’

The director of the KC Tenants explains the radicalizing power of housing activism.

Nawal Arjini

Culture

Is This the First Great Quarantine Novel?

Alice Knott tells the story of a housebound heiress going slowly mad from a combination of 24-hour news and isolation.

Brooks Sterritt

The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow

Whether in jazz, rap, or R&B, she has made music out of liberation.

Marcus J. Moore

What We Talk About When We Talk About Catastrophe

In Elisa Gabbert’s new essay collection, she tries to untangle the fickle and contradictory ways humans deal with disaster.

Rachel Vorona Cote

World

After the Beirut Blast, Hezbollah Almost Went to War

But when the smoke cleared, the Party of God was in the midst of an existential political crisis.

Jesse Rosenfeld

As Alexei Navalny’s Life Hangs in the Balance, So Does the Fate of the Russian Opposition

The Russian opposition leader’s unique gift for uniting disparate people, ideas, and movements undoubtedly helped make him a target.

Vadim Nikitin

The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion

Abandonment of ships, “flags of convenience,” and lax law enforcement are common at sea, often with tragic consequences.

Ian Urbina

Watch and Listen

Listen: Howard Bryant on the Sports Strikes Against Racism

ESPN’s Howard Bryant joins the show to talk about the historic week in sports and politics.

September 1, 2020

View: Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.

July 13, 2020

View: Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty Are Interconnected

I’m a guest in the Black Lives Matter movement, and making images is how I show my support.

June 29, 2020
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