| Aug 12, 2020 | RoundupThis week, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate. We’ll have more to say on Harris and the 2020 election in the coming weeks. For now, unrest continues in major cities over police violence, and President...
| 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...
