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Trump’s appeals to white anxiety are not “dog whistles” — they’re racism
Bethany Albertson
Trump targets white voters with hostile, angry language
Trump and his movement are evil — but the hope-peddlers in the chattering class won’t say so
Chauncey DeVega
Trump's threats against democracy shouldn't surprise anyone — why must the media caste keep acting so shocked?
Republicans are pushing state-level measures to block defunding of police
Tyler Hicks
Republicans are using threats, histrionic pledges and legislation to scare cities considering police reform
Legal experts are freaking out about Bill Barr’s actions to help Trump win
Travis Gettys
"The attorney general is a threat to American citizens having free and fair access to the vote"
Behind Trump’s push for civil war: A deep history of white supremacist paranoia
Paul Rosenberg
Scholar James Scaminaci III on the deeply rooted and dangerous visions of race war now driving the far right
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A titan on values and the 2020 election risks
Frank Vogl
A personal perspective from an American Jew at a truly momentous time in U.S. history
Trump will nominate Amy Coney Barrett to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Supreme Court: report
Igor Derysh, Roger Sollenberger
Democrats have raised concerns over Barrett's criticisms of Supreme Court precedents, including Obamacare and Roe
“The Boys”: With new superhero Stormfront, fascism dons a mask and cape of female empowerment
Melanie McFarland
Despite the veneer of carefully crafted white feminism, Stormfront's bigotry is revealed when cameras are off
“A psychopath”: Psychologists call Trump the “most psychiatrically disordered president in history”
Alex Henderson
"He must be stopped before it is too late,” psychologists Alan D. Blotcky and Seth D. Norrholm warn Americans
Republican senators push back against Netflix over “Game of Thrones” creators’ new series
Zack Sharf
The streamer had announced that David Benioff & D.B. Weiss are adapting Liu Cixin’s sci-fi "The Three-Body Problem"
Tim Wise on Trump, RBG and why we must fight to save multiracial democracy
Chauncey DeVega
Antiracist author and educator sees hope in this dark moment — if white liberals can overcome their complacency
Trump Supreme Court front-runner Amy Coney Barrett criticized Roe v. Wade, Obamacare decision
Igor Derysh
Democrats have also raised questions about her religious and political affiliations
Democracy, not consumption is “how we will amass power to challenge the corporate behemoth”
Gary M. Kramer
Salon spoke to "New Corporation" filmmakers about false reformations & how relaxed regulations lead to tragedies
Ernő Rubik on why his famous cube is a “metaphor” for the human condition
Matthew Rozsa
"Friendships and even marriages" were made because of the cube, Rubik says — and unfortunately, "a few divorces"
From digital filters to plastic surgery, “Zoom vanity” has a long history
Luke Fernandez, Susan J. Matt
The pandemic video-conferencing boom is causing some to go to extreme lengths to look their best for the camera
The opioid crisis — and now the pandemic — show how Americans don’t believe in the social contract
Jack Shuler
Other nations stopped opioid overdoses while the US struggled. Something similar is happening with COVID-19
Rainn Wilson opens up about life, death, “Blackbird” and being “#blessed”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actor talks about the legacy of "The Office," Leo DiCaprio and how real life is mirroring "Utopia"
Bill Barr shows his true colors — and they’re terrifying. Honestly, we should have known
Heather Digby Parton
Lesson learned: Just because a Republican has been around D.C. forever doesn't mean he's not a hardcore fascist
Where QAnon meets Jesus Christ: Inside the “upside-down fantasy world” of Trump rallies
Chauncey DeVega
Carl Hoffman traveled 5,000 miles and spent hundreds of hours at Trump rallies — and survived to tell the tale
Shunning masks is a central sacrament of the Trump cult: Reason can’t compete with faith
Chauncey DeVega
Trump's followers believe their leader has given their lives meaning. It's public health versus mass delusion
As wildfire smoke chokes the West Coast, people are making DIY air purifiers. But do they work?
Nicole Karlis
A pandemic-related shortage has intensified the demand for air purifiers. But do these DIY projects actually work?
The U.S. presidential election: 2020 is not 2016
Richard Phillips
2020 is different than 2016 in many respects
The U.S. prison system: outrageously unjust
Alon Ben-Meir
The time is overdue to reform the U.S. prison system. It reflects very poorly on the country‘s moral values
Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing
Ilya Brookwell
The video game community on Twitch has taken a massive interest in chess
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