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Op-Ed
Vaccine Distribution Must Protect Immigrant Workers Who Lack Lawful Work Status
These workers should receive the vaccine that may save their lives without fear of deportation.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Shows the Dangers of For-Profit Housing
Rents may have decreased for some in major cities, but the massive eviction crisis shows the true nature of the market.
Attack on Capitol Affirms Trumpism Will Live On After Trump Leaves White House
The mob violence at the Capitol was reminiscent of the thugs that roamed the streets of Germany in the 1930s.
A Snap Impeachment Should Be Done Within 24 Hours
A snap impeachment could be done in a day, and must be done within literal hours.
Trump Loyalists’ Breach of Capitol Is Likely to Embolden Far Right Street Forces
An escalation in aggressive actions seems likely, especially in the remaining two weeks of Trump’s term.
On the 20th Anniversary of the “War on Terror,” Is There Any End in Sight?
Joe Biden could put an end to doomed overseas conflicts -- or persist in waging wars that can never be won.
With Democrats Poised to Seize Senate, Progressives Urge Party to Go Big
Democrats may soon have a mandate to pursue a transformative policy agenda tackling the nation's immediate crises.
Trump Will Leave a Land-Mined Government to Be Defused
Trump will be with us in one form (of disaster) or another for years to come.
Biden Promised to Help Asylum Seekers. He Should Start by Repealing Title 42.
The next administration must commit to ending the misuse of a public health law to expel asylum seekers.
In 2020, COVID Put a Mirror Up to Our Society
It will take concerted action to pull us out of 2020’s stew of death, fear, pain, deliberate cruelty and loss.