Coronavirus

Graffiti reading

The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing

If we don’t come together quickly, when America “reopens,” it will be much like the old America.

Apr 30, 2020 / Quinn Slobodian

A person wearing gloves injects another person with a potential Covid-19 vaccine.

How Long Will It Take Until There’s a Vaccine? How Long Will It Take Until There’s a Vaccine?

They told us a vaccine for AIDS might take two years to develop. That was in 1984, and we’re still waiting.

Apr 30, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap

In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap

The for-profit model of private prison contractors has created artificial scarcity—and serious danger during the pandemic.

Apr 30, 2020 / Jack Herrera

Donald Trump kisses Kim Reynolds on the cheek

Meatpacking Plants Are a Front in the Covid-19 Class War Meatpacking Plants Are a Front in the Covid-19 Class War

Eager to reopen the economy, Donald Trump and Republican governors are taking extraordinary measures to force the poor to do dangerous jobs.

Apr 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A Letter to My Landlord

A Letter to My Landlord A Letter to My Landlord

Scenes from a pandemic: 5

Apr 29, 2020 / Anna Flores

Oil pump

Covid-19 Is Forcing Us to Rethink How We Consume Energy Covid-19 Is Forcing Us to Rethink How We Consume Energy

The coronavirus pandemic may have one silver lining: the potential collapse of big oil. 

Apr 29, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

A postal worker making a delivery

Take Action Now: Bail Out People, Not Corporations Take Action Now: Bail Out People, Not Corporations

Support frontline workers, fight for climate justice, and demand a bailout that works for all of us.

Apr 28, 2020 / NationAction

A postal worker making a delivery

Congress Must Stand Up to the White House and Deliver Relief to the Postal Service Congress Must Stand Up to the White House and Deliver Relief to the Postal Service

If our leaders don’t act, soon you may not be able to mail a letter at all.

Apr 28, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Under Europe’s Strictest Lockdown, the World Is Only as Big as Our Windows

Under Europe’s Strictest Lockdown, the World Is Only as Big as Our Windows Under Europe’s Strictest Lockdown, the World Is Only as Big as Our Windows

Yet you can still tell a lot from those windows—about capitalism, climate change, and the love status of the couple across the way.

Apr 28, 2020 / Ben Ehrenreich

A large effigy of Stephen Miller that reads

The Federalist Fight Against Fascism The Federalist Fight Against Fascism

Progressive states and attorneys are charting their own course, using the courts to rein in an out-of-control president.

Apr 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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