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Huntington Beach Has Reopened, But the Aftermath of the Oil Spill Is Far From Over

Mark Murrmann
My Neighbor the Tear Gas Factory

Story and photos by Wil Sands
Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power

Alissa Quart
“A Jewel for Our Community”: How LA Residents Are Reclaiming Industrial Spaces

Photographed and Reported by Stella Kalinina; Introduction by Jessica Kutz

How the George Floyd Uprising Was Framed for White Eyes

Ramenda Cyrus
The Shot in the Eye Squad

Photos and Interviews by Wil Sands
See Myanmar’s Crisis Through the Eyes of the Photographers Risking Their Lives to Bear Witness

Philip Blenkinsop
Inside the Community Patrols in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Samantha Michaels

“I Feel Very Sad Because We Are Exposed to Many Dangers”: Seeing a Mexican Migrant Camp Through a Child’s Eyes

César Rodríguez
The Grassroots Activists Who Protected San Francisco’s Most Vulnerable—and the City—From COVID

By Julia Lurie and Maddie Oatman; Photos by Mike Kai Chen
El Sistema de Asilo Ha Muerto. El Mito de la Decencia Estadounidense Murió con Él.

Texto de Ian Gordon • Traducido por Vaclav Masek, VIVX • Fotografías de Ada Trillo
Among the Thugs: Stunning Photographs of the Capitol Siege

Mark Murrmann

At Least One Thing Was Great About 2020: These Photobooks

Mark Murrmann
“I Never Thought I’d Be Standing in One of Those Lines”: Stories From People Seeking Food Aid

Photos by Amy Osborne; Text by Samantha Michaels
Portraits of Survival: COVID and Community Strength Through an Artist’s Eyes

By Daniel King; Photos by Ashima Yadava
A Portrait of a “Last Responder”: The Funeral Director Serving Louisiana’s Virus-Stricken Communities

By Julie Dermansky

COVID Killed the Atlanta Drug Trade—for a Time. This Photographer Captured the Lull.

By Jamilah King · Photos by Willis aka "Traplanta"
These Photos of Kids Protesting Systemic Racism Will Give You Hope for the Future

Photos by Ximena Natera
A Town in the Heart of Trump Country Learned to Love Immigrants. Then COVID Hit.

By Noah Lanard; photos by Alex Potter
An Inside Look at Weeks of Demonstrations Following the Killing of George Floyd

Katie Orlinsky