Voices
How the House Armed Services Committee, in the Middle of a Pandemic, Approved a Huge Military Budget and More War in Afghanistan
The least-discussed congressional proceedings are often the most consequential — and almost always bipartisan.
Politics
Protests for Black Lives
Trump Campaign Ads Mislead Viewers About Black Protesters Who Stopped Violence
Through deceptive editing, two Trump campaign ads falsely portray law-abiding Black Lives Matter protesters who acted to prevent violence as dangerous thugs.
Purdue Pharma Made Political Contributions After Going Bankrupt
The Democratic Attorneys General Association accepted $25,000 in donations, even as its members are leading opioid crisis litigation against Purdue.
National Review Is Trying to Rewrite Its Own Racist History
The magazine invested extraordinary amounts of time and resources into building an intellectual edifice for segregation.
Carl Reiner’s Life Should Remind Us: If You Like Laughing, Thank FDR and the New Deal
Reiner, Stephen Colbert, Jordan Peele, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Their comedy descends directly from the Works Progress Administration.
There's a War Going On Over Kamala Harris's Wikipedia Page, With Unflattering Elements Vanishing
In recent presidential cycles, the velocity of edits made to a Wikipedia page have correlated with the choice of vice presidential running mate.
K-Pop Fans Are Getting Involved in U.S. Politics. Are They Activists?
While well-organized, K-pop fans are hardly a monolith. As they take action for BLM, the fandom itself is dealing with issues of harassment and racism.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The Trump Administration Is Waiving the Public’s Right to Affordable Coronavirus Treatments
Amid record unemployment, HHS is doling out more than $1 billion in coronavirus contracts that omit price-gouging safeguards.
Protests for Black Lives
A North Carolina City Bans Protests, Protecting Confederate Monument
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office threatened to arrest all protesters in the city of Graham, where a statue of Confederate soldier stands.
J Street Is Facing New Pressure to Back Conditioning Aid to Israel
If J Street puts its lobbying operation to work, a majority of the Democratic caucus could support conditioning aid in response to Israeli annexation.