Politics

the body politic 9/16/2020
Trump Is Dying to Run Against a ‘Nasty Woman’ Again And he’s not wasting any time getting right down to it.
By Rebecca Traister

power 9/16/2020
Why Are Celebrities Boycotting Instagram? Kim Kardashian, among others, won’t be posting for a full day.
By Hannah Gold

fires 9/15/2020
Some Wildfires on the West Coast Are Getting Even Worse The Bobcat Fire in Southern California is now only 3 percent contained.
By Bridget Read

huh 9/14/2020
This Anti-Mask Rally Is Beyond Parody Unfortunately, you simply cannot make this stuff up.
By Claire Lampen

2020 election 9/14/2020
One Good Way to Encourage Voting Write letters with Rachel Comey to get people to the polls.
By Andrew Nguyen

power 9/14/2020
Trump Gleefully Endangers Thousands of Supporters At yet another massive indoor rally — this one in Nevada, where indoor gatherings larger than 50 people are banned.
By Hannah Gold

furries 9/10/2020
Famed Bigot Pranked by Wily Furries Someone known as “Sir Yiffs a Lot” got ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio to extend a warm welcome to a furry convention in his state.
By Bridget Read

climate crisis 9/10/2020
This Is What It Looks Like on the West Coast Right Now Photos from the Bay Area show an apocalyptic, sci-fi landscape — except it’s our planet, right now.
By Bridget Read

climate crisis 9/9/2020
We’re Getting Far Too Used to Living in Hell The dull horror of watch the world burn over social media.
By Bridget Read

ecological disasters 9/8/2020
The Fires in Brazil Are Just As Bad This Year Huge swaths of the Amazon continue to burn.
By Amanda Arnold
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