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September 4, 2020

New York Takes a Seismic Step to the Left

Mattew Cunningham-Cook The American Prospect

After the general election in November, New York will have one of its most left-wing legislatures in decades.

September 4, 2020

The 'Law and Order' Backlash Against Biden Was a Mirage

Osita Nwanevu The New Republic

New polls show that the premature consensus about Trump’s rhetoric was wrong—for now, anyway.

"We Are the 99%": Occupy Wall Street Activist & Author David Graeber, Dead at 59, in His Own Words

September 4, 2020

Graeber helped organize the initial Occupy Wall Street protest and was credited with helping to develop the slogan, "We are the 99%."

The Problem With Banning TikTok

September 4, 2020

TikTok’s in trouble. But so is the internet as we know it.

Soledad O'Brien Helps Translate Tucker Carlson's Kenosha Rant

September 4, 2020

Hot Take discusses Trump's culpability in nationwide violence and Tucker Carlson's abhorrent comments on the Kenosha protests

'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Sings 'Grandma's Hands'

September 4, 2020

Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) sings Grandma's Hands on "Popcorn With Peter Travers" after talking about the making of Marvel's newest superhero film.

RNC 2020 and Kenosha

September 4, 2020

The Republican National Convention, shootings in Kenosha and a strike in professional sports -- three stories that are really one story, about race in America

September 4, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | September 4, 2020

RNC 2020 and Kenosha. 'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Sings 'Grandma's Hands'. Soledad O'Brien Helps Translate Tucker Carlson's Kenosha Rant. The Problem With Banning TikTok. David Graeber ('We Are the 99%) in His Own Words.

September 3, 2020

The New Face of Union-Busting

Kim Kelly The Baffler

A recent spate of union-busting tussles and general bad boss behavior has thrown a harsh spotlight on the rot at the top of various nonprofits, liberal political organizations, and beloved cultural institutions.

September 3, 2020

Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

David A Bell The Guardian

A gripping biography of the leader of the slave revolt that led to Haiti’s independence, described as ‘the first black superhero of the modern age, the work under review promises to be the definitive study of the epocal revolutionary figure.