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Meet the Detroit Socialist Running to Rein in the Police

Interview by Courtney Smith Jacobin
Landis Spencer is a socialist running for the civilian board that oversees the Detroit Police Department. His goal: to curb police power and shift public money to poor and working-class residents.

Winners and Losers in the Politics of the Old Ball Game

Jabari Simama Governing
When it comes to pro sports, public officials are constantly dealing with issues from social equity to neighborhood development to taxpayer subsidies. Nothing illustrates these issues better than Atlanta’s long relationship with the Braves.

New York Is Now

Omari Weekes Bookforum
Acclaimed novelist Whitehead offers a crime novel set in 1960s Harlem.

Friday Nite Videos | October 16, 2020

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How America Bungled the Plague. Trump’s Covid Rally | Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse. Totally Under Control | Documentary. Demi Lovato | Commander In Chief. How Systemic Racism Shaped the Ecosystems of U.S. Cities.

White House's New Covid-19 Strategy Is Madness

Jeffrey Sachs CNN
The idea that we should not try to control infections other than of vulnerable groups is based on a complete misunderstanding of the real choices facing the US