Trump’s New Press Secretary Fits Right In Trump’s New Press Secretary Fits Right In
Everywhere you look, the president has appointed people who undermine their job’s essential reason for being.
May 14, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis
“Immigrant workers give life, give a pulse, to our economy. We need to be taken into account.”
May 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Reopening: A Chronicle of Needless Deaths Foretold Reopening: A Chronicle of Needless Deaths Foretold
Brace yourselves for a long, slow burn. We will not get our epidemic under control in the US.
May 14, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win
The Biden-Sanders task forces are charged with framing a bigger, bolder Democratic agenda—exactly what the party needs to win.
May 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Racism Is All Trump Has Left Racism Is All Trump Has Left
Facing a tough reelection fight, the president tries to rally his base with the bogeyman of Obama and a reassertion of racial hierarchy.
May 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story
US coronavirus stimulus measures can help prevent the world from doubling down on another mass-casualty event: climate change.
May 13, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Judith Butler on the Violence of Neglect Amid a Health Crisis Judith Butler on the Violence of Neglect Amid a Health Crisis
A conversation with the theorist about her new book, The Force of Nonviolence, and the need for global solidarity in the pandemic world
May 13, 2020 / Q&A / Francis Wade
We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It. We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It.
Amid a pandemic, FEMA and HUD must be ready to provide renters with safe homes.
May 13, 2020 / Vanessa A. Bee
What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements? What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements?
The pandemic gives states an excuse to clamp down on the opposition, but it will also allow protesters to build solidarity with their communities.
May 13, 2020 / Nithin Coca
The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard The Coronavirus Is Hitting Tribal Schools Hard
Native students across the country are concerned what this crisis could mean for their universities in the long term.
May 13, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta