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One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting. One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting.

Administrators across the country are increasingly turning to anti-labor consultants to fend off nurses’ unions.

May 11, 2020 / P.E. Moskowitz

Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities

Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities

On the streets of Lima, hundreds of thousands of people have started walking back to their hometowns. 

May 11, 2020 / Photo Essay / Musuk Nolte, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’ ‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

As unemployment reaches Depression-era levels, Pramila Jayapal has a plan that responds with a New Deal–level of urgency.

May 8, 2020 / John Nichols

‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

‘Normalcy—Never Again!’ ‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

The past is nowhere to return to. As the pandemic changes the world, may we come together to demand that it change for the better.

May 8, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia

Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia

Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response.

May 8, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won

Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won

Underpaid and overworked long before the pandemic, workers demanded more personal protective equipment, more stringent safety protocols, and hazard pay.

May 8, 2020 / Bryce Covert

I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.

I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.

Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.

May 8, 2020 / Ann Jones

The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project

The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project

The league will reopen, health and safety be damned, and Trump wouldn’t have it any other way.

May 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin

The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’

The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’ The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’

Worker safety and security must be the top priority.

May 7, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump and Reynolds

Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump

The state has some of fastest-growing Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. That hasn’t stopped Governor Kim Reynolds from rushing to reopen.

May 7, 2020 / Emily Berch

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