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Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace

In one week, he threatened to cut off US funding to the WHO, touted an unproven Covid-19 cure, and fired the watchdog overseeing the congressional bailout.

Apr 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created

How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created

Many of Russia’s official reactions are similar to those in the United States.

Apr 9, 2020 / Stephen F. Cohen

Jared Kushner

The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic

But first Trump, Kushner, and the GOP have to stop playing politics with people’s lives.

Apr 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

A nurse in San Juan

Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe

If Washington keeps ignoring the US territory, it could spell disaster.

Apr 9, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

New York’s Transit Workers Keep Getting Sick

New York’s Transit Workers Keep Getting Sick New York’s Transit Workers Keep Getting Sick

Covid-19 has turned public transit into a nightmare for commuters and employees alike.

Apr 9, 2020 / Ross Barkan

A trailer attached to a tent sits on the street near a hospital

Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change

We can flatten the curve on climate change, too—but only by altering the balance of power in Washington.

Apr 8, 2020 / Ana María Archila, George Goehl, and Maurice Mitchell

An airport worker wears a face mask with a sticker of the Chinese flag

China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue

While Trump is already using China as a scapegoat for his failures on Covid-19, progressives have their own reasons to push for a new foreign policy.

Apr 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation

Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation

To fight the pandemic, Iraqi workers are demanding political change.

Apr 8, 2020 / David Bacon

Close-up image of Steve Bannon smiling slightly.

Covid-19 Is the Crisis Radical ‘Traditionalists’ Have Been Waiting For Covid-19 Is the Crisis Radical ‘Traditionalists’ Have Been Waiting For

Steve Bannon, Putin protégé Alexandr Dugin, and other high-profile right-wing operatives are all adherents to this obscure yet powerful ideology.

Apr 8, 2020 / Benjamin Teitelbaum

An African American woman plays with her two children, one is a baby and the other is 10 years old.

I Never Felt Like a ‘Single’ Parent. Then the Coronavirus Hit. I Never Felt Like a ‘Single’ Parent. Then the Coronavirus Hit.

Unpartnered parents like me rely on support from other adults in our children’s lives. We need public health guidance that works for us.

Apr 8, 2020 / Dani McClain

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