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The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11

The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11 The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11

Many of us would be happy to exchange some basic rights for safety right now, but we have to be vigilant about protecting our liberties.

Mar 30, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

Steph Curry and Dr. Fauci

Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Using their fame to enlighten, raise awareness, and shame their bosses, some athletes have made a difference.

Mar 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Child Waiting for food in Mexico

12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable

The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now.

Mar 27, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Nurses adjust protective masks

Workers Are Warriors in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Workers Are Warriors in the Fight Against the Coronavirus

The pandemic is putting the lives of countless workers at risk. They deserve a new deal.

Mar 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer

This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like

This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like

Bernie Sanders’s moral outrage and devastating sarcasm struck back against a GOP assault on poor and low-income workers. 

Mar 27, 2020 / John Nichols

USPS worker with gloves and mask crosses street amid coronavirus outbreak in LA

The Postal Service Is Breaking Down The Postal Service Is Breaking Down

Covid-19 has already begun to take its toll on the overextended USPS workforce.

Mar 27, 2020 / Jake Bittle

Congratulations, Your Kids Are Now Your Coworkers

Congratulations, Your Kids Are Now Your Coworkers Congratulations, Your Kids Are Now Your Coworkers

Tips on how to survive the lockdown with your children and sanity intact—by a veteran of working from home.

Mar 27, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Nurses in protective gear stand outside a tent labelled

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19

Heroism and selflessness, the terror of loneliness amid quarantine… and Donald Trump’s grotesque and life-threatening narcissism.

Mar 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

US Army soldiers at US-Mexico border

The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Latest Excuse to Militarize the Border The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Latest Excuse to Militarize the Border

Leaked documents show Customs and Border Protection requested more than 1,500 extra troops to guard the Canadian and Mexican borders.

Mar 26, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Wuhan volunteers

The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’ The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’

As the city prepares to reopen after two months of lockdown, a resident shares why she’ll never see Chinese society the same way again.

Mar 26, 2020 / Jessie Lau

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