2020 elections

GOP Voter Suppression and the Threat to Democrats

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Voter suppression is a well-documented fact of life in American politics. The GOP has welded it as a potent weapon to assure its continued domination of American politics. The even more terrifying reality is that voter suppression has the force of law behind it. Kemp in Georgia was the crudest example of that. As secretary of state, he could legally make the call about which votes could and couldn’t be counted. The lawsuits that were filed against his blatant voter suppression were at best stopgap efforts to blunt some of the damage.

Photo Essay: The Antique Cars of Cuba Get a New Life

by Eliot Hess

Returning to Cuba after a six-year absence, I was surprised to see that many of the old cars from the 1940s and 1950s were newly refurbished and being used as taxis and touring cars. I learned that their owners were now allowed to use them as commercial vehicles if they fixed them to certain standards. A number of the old cars are still in bad shape, but to see so many revitalized and brought back to life is good news for these iconic cars that have been a longtime symbol of Cuban society and culture.

Save the Bees, Save the Planet

by Jennifer Vickers

Bees are responsible for pollinating more than just crops for human consumption. A study by the University of California concluded that honey bees account for one-eighth of all pollination of non-agricultural crops across the globe. In short, bees make life possible for an incalculable number of ecosystems. As has been widely reported, bee populations are in decline.