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Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) students at Eastern New York Correctional Facility in an advanced bachelor’s degree seminar. (Courtesy of Skiff Mountain Films)

On fixing a broken prison system

Shannon Heffernan - ProPublica
Supporters cheer as US President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during a rally to support Republican Senate candidates at Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Georgia on December 5, 2020. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Should we reach out to Trumpers?

Chauncey DeVega
In this file photo taken on November 28, 2019, US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Stop thanking the troops and lend a hand

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com
U.S. dollar banknotes and an image of White House (Getty Images)

Unite America? Purge corporate influence

Sean McElwee
Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

The costs of "America first" policy

Charles Hankla - The Conversation
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a campaign rally in the gymnasium at Wakefield High School February 13, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. After placing fourth in both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, Warren is looking to regain traction heading into Nevada, South Carolina and the Super Tuesday contests. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Warren attacks McConnell for inaction

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Friends, from left, Sheba Sahlemariam, from Los Angeles, Vicky Van, from San Gabriel, Raven Ramos, from Culver City and Jasmine chow, from San Gabriel, joined nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter, in downtown, Los Angeles, CA, on Friday, June 5, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Harnessing the Asian American vote

Angelika Albaladejo - Capital & Main
Former President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Media finally tough on Trump? Too late

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch
Voters wait in line to cast their vote at the Covered Bridge Condominiums on November 03, 2020 in Lake Worth, Florida. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Why voters felt harassed at the polls

Adriana Gallardo, Maryam Jameel, Ryan McCarthy - ProPublica
US President Donald Trump waves as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2020. - Trumps travels to North Carolina, Florida and Georgia for campaign stops on October 15 and 16. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s EPA clears way for "Bhopal 2"

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
Joe Biden bows his head in prayer (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

America, the new face of... Catholicism?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Race, class and Joe Biden’s election

Jeff Faux - The Globalist
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange looks out from inside a prison van with red windows as he arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice on December 16, 2010 in London, England. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Stand up for Julian Assange

Roger Waters
Rudolph Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee, on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The age of opacity

Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch.com
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump fielded questions about a coronavirus vaccine and the latest developments in the Breonna Taylor case among other topics. (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

Trump’s final days: who stood up to him?

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
Close up view of a doctor wearing surgical mask and a face shield in a hospital COVID ward. (Getty Images)

Health workers are hospitals' main worry

Blake Farmer, Carrie Feibel - KFF Health News
Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Ivanka snitch on her father?

Bill Blum - Independent Media Institute
Melissa Carone, Donald Trump and Sidney Powell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Sidney Powell files typo-filled lawsuit

Tom Boggioni - Raw Story
Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

New pressure on Mitch for COVID relief

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Bolsonaro Supporter | Trump Supporters | Modi Supporters (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Understanding the fascist aesthetic

Matthew Rozsa
(Getty/Salon)

Dozens of Trump appointees get to stay

Lydia DePillis - ProPublica
Handguns are displayed during the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Real gun reform, without new laws

Paul Rosenberg
U.S. Attorney General William Barr (Alex Wong/Getty Images/Salon)

Trump aide banned from DOJ building

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
Doctors and nurses taking care of patients in ICU at hospital during COVID-19 (Getty Images)

America's greatest cataclysm

Lucian K. Truscott IV
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