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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump

Comparing the US’s and China’s Response to Covid-19 Comparing the US’s and China’s Response to Covid-19

When humanity emerges from this crisis, the standing global order may look quite different.

Apr 28, 2020 / Dilip Hiro

Without Farmworkers You Wouldn’t Eat

Without Farmworkers You Wouldn’t Eat Without Farmworkers You Wouldn’t Eat

But stimulus packages aren’t providing the necessary support for them to do their jobs safely.

Apr 27, 2020 / Jim Goodman

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Responses to an ‘Open Letter to the New New Left’ Responses to an ‘Open Letter to the New New Left’

A recent open letter signed by former members of SDS has sparked a heated debate on the left.

Apr 27, 2020 / David Duhalde and Mike Davis

Larry Summers

Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck

Why should we believe Biden’s promises of progressive reforms, when he seeks out the advice of this plutocrat-loving economist?

Apr 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Coronavirus Quotes, Part 2

Coronavirus Quotes, Part 2 Coronavirus Quotes, Part 2

The hits keep coming.

Apr 27, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

At the Limits of Fiction and Grief

At the Limits of Fiction and Grief At the Limits of Fiction and Grief

Angela Schanelec’s latest film is a meditation on loss—and the morality behind even attempting to portray it in art.

Apr 27, 2020 / Rhian Sasseen

the Newsweek Hula Bowl in Honolulu

The NCAA Is Poised to Allow Players to Benefit From Their Labor The NCAA Is Poised to Allow Players to Benefit From Their Labor

That so-called “student-athletes” are being permitted to benefit from their name, image, and likeness is not the end of the battle, but it is a step in the right direction.

Apr 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Asian Americans stand together on the steps of a building, one holds a sign reading

For White Nationalists, Covid-19 Came Right on Time For White Nationalists, Covid-19 Came Right on Time

Current eruptions of anti-Asian harassment and violence may just be the earthquake before the tsunami.

Apr 27, 2020 / Scot Nakagawa

Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?

Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them? Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?

Photos of the nurses and assistants who tended to my dad in his final days. 

Apr 27, 2020 / Photo Essay / Liz Sanders, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Census form

Out for the Count? Terri Ann Lowenthal on the Coronavirus Threat to the Census Out for the Count? Terri Ann Lowenthal on the Coronavirus Threat to the Census

The Census expert explains the impact of the pandemic on the decennial count.

Apr 24, 2020 / Q&A / Sam Adler-Bell

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