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One Year Ago When Bernie’s Campaign Ended, We Lost a Common Love One Year Ago When Bernie’s Campaign Ended, We Lost a Common Love

Of all the losses over the past year, Bernie’s campaign—the love at its core—is one we don’t talk about.

Apr 7, 2021 / Lillian Osborne

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Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay

EMTs and paramedics have been protesting low wages and disrespect from the New York City government since the 1980s.

Apr 6, 2021 / Martha Pskowski

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Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx

Why would I take the vaccine when I’ve already injected myself with bleach?

Apr 6, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact

In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact

A family grapples with disappearance, loneliness, and angst during a pandemic.

Mar 31, 2021 / Joël Díaz

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Biden Is Facing a Roosevelt Moment Biden Is Facing a Roosevelt Moment

Democrats can’t allow the timid to block making a material difference in people’s lives.

Mar 30, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rapper Michael “Killer Mike” Render

What Bernie Sanders Taught Democrats About Labor Solidarity What Bernie Sanders Taught Democrats About Labor Solidarity

The senator is back on the front lines—rallying this time with Amazon workers in Alabama. And lots of top Democrats are joining him.

Mar 29, 2021 / John Nichols

Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday

Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday

Amid care work’s heightened visibility during the pandemic, a campaign to eliminate 24-hour shifts in one of America’s most progressive states.

Mar 26, 2021 / Sara Van Horn and Wen Zhuang

‘Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon’ and Other Evasions

‘Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon’ and Other Evasions ‘Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon’ and Other Evasions

Fukushima, Covid, rampant suicide—we’re asked to overcome, to forget, but healing requires confrontation.

Mar 24, 2021 / Lisa Torio

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I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society

As the pandemic wanes, and I have to leave the safety of my whiteness-free castle, I know that racism is going to come roaring back into my daily life.

Mar 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Kenyan health workers

Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust

Poor countries are paying more for the doses that remain after rich countries have had their fill.

Mar 22, 2021 / Nanjala Nyabola

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