| Jul 29, 2020 | RoundupWe’re taking a much-needed break this week. But I hope you’ll enjoy revisiting some sharp takes and bright ideas we’ve published over the last few months — from Kayla Soren’s brilliant case for decriminalizing fare evasion on public...
| | RoundupAre federal troops finally on their way out of Portland? It remains to be seen. But as Robert P. Alvarez, who was tear gassed at a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland recently, writes this week, getting federal troops out won’t end the problem of police...
| Jul 22, 2020 | RoundupPresident Trump finally endorsed wearing a mask this week, admitting at last that the COVID-19 pandemic is getting worse. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t still fighting the CDC, blocking expert testimony, and trying to keep states from getting money for...
| Jul 15, 2020 | RoundupEach day, the pandemic gets worse. While Jim Hightower condemns the GOP’s response — which includes trying to throw 23 million Americans off their health care by getting Obamacare thrown out — my colleague Lindsay Koshgarian offers another idea. What...
| Jul 7, 2020 | RoundupWe’ve been publishing at a rapid clip for what feels like ages. From the Trump administration taking us to the brink of war earlier this year to the COVID-19 crisis and racial justice uprisings of the last few months, we’ve lurched along from one crisis to...
| Jul 1, 2020 | RoundupCOVID-19 cases are surging again nationally, often surpassing infection rates from the last peak in April. Yet with many states refusing to roll back reopening measures, that’s going to mean a lot more people getting sick just going to work. This week in...
