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Having a Bad Day

Having a Bad Day Having a Bad Day

Do you hear something? Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of March 15.

Mar 19, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Bernie Backs Covid Nurses Who Are Prepared to Strike for Humane Work Conditions

Bernie Backs Covid Nurses Who Are Prepared to Strike for Humane Work Conditions Bernie Backs Covid Nurses Who Are Prepared to Strike for Humane Work Conditions

The Vermont senator’s championship of a Wisconsin health care union’s demand for a contract respecting work-life balance signals a new era of labor solidarity.

Mar 19, 2021 / John Nichols

Celebrate Women’s Month Every Month

Celebrate Women’s Month Every Month Celebrate Women’s Month Every Month

The future is feminist.

Mar 19, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Colin Kaepernick kneeling

The Great Hypocrisy of Right-Wingers Claiming ‘Cancel Culture’ The Great Hypocrisy of Right-Wingers Claiming ‘Cancel Culture’

Conservatives don’t hate cancellation. They hate consequences—for themselves.

Mar 19, 2021 / Kali Holloway

Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment

Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment

Tight labor markets give workers power.

Mar 19, 2021 / Mike Konczal

The Massacre in Atlanta Was As Predictable as White Supremacy

The Massacre in Atlanta Was As Predictable as White Supremacy The Massacre in Atlanta Was As Predictable as White Supremacy

There are lots of people working overtime to try to prove that the mass shooting of six Asian women wasn’t motivated by bigotry. It was.

Mar 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Joe Biden speaking about the American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Marks a Fresh Start in Fighting Poverty The American Rescue Plan Marks a Fresh Start in Fighting Poverty

Even as wages have stagnated, Americans have considered poverty to be a personal failing. The American Rescue Plan leaves that behind.

Mar 18, 2021 / Bryce Covert for The Nation

‘Shall I Take You Back to War? You Know Exactly What War Means.’

‘Shall I Take You Back to War? You Know Exactly What War Means.’ ‘Shall I Take You Back to War? You Know Exactly What War Means.’

Yemen was historically called Arabia Felix (Happy Arabia). Today the United Nations calls it the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

Mar 18, 2021 / Radhya Almutawakel

Anti-Asians

Anti-Asians Anti-Asians

Who Knew?

Mar 18, 2021 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

CTE brain tissue

Will the NFL Survive the New Science of Brain Damage? Will the NFL Survive the New Science of Brain Damage?

A new study moves us one step closer to diagnosing CTE in the living, which could turn football on its head.

Mar 18, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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