Coronavirus

Testing. Testing. 1-2-3 Testing.

Testing. Testing. 1-2-3 Testing. Testing. Testing. 1-2-3 Testing.

The path out of this pandemic involves millions of tests—and much more data about the body’s immune response to the virus.

Apr 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Pedestrians wear face masks while walking

Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like

Long dismissed as a financial basket case, the nation shows how much is possible when a government puts people before profits.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman

Student Climate Strike

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good. Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.

If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.

Apr 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

A worker stands outside an Amazon warehouse holding a sign that says

The Coronavirus Strike Wave Could Shift Power to Workers—for Good The Coronavirus Strike Wave Could Shift Power to Workers—for Good

Workers at companies that offer poor pay and unsafe working conditions now know they are essential. And many expect to be treated that way.

Apr 16, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Los Angeles Faces Down Covid-19

Los Angeles Faces Down Covid-19 Los Angeles Faces Down Covid-19

With a massive homeless population and crowded prisons, LA is struggling to handle the coronavirus crisis.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jon Wiener

Can Biden Go Left?

Can Biden Go Left? Can Biden Go Left?

The Sanders movement won’t be won over with empty gestures.

Apr 15, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

Scenes from a pandemic: 3

Apr 15, 2020 / Tristan Call

People wearing masks stand in line before entering a testing site at Elmhurst Hospital

You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health You Can’t Police Your Way to Public Health

Criminalizing social-distancing violations threatens the very communities most vulnerable to the pandemic.

Apr 15, 2020 / Natalie Shure

A group of people hold signs with slogans including

Anti-Abortion Opportunism Anti-Abortion Opportunism

There is no good time to restrict access to abortion.

Apr 15, 2020 / Rachel Rebouché

Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies

Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies

Clapping for workers is nice, but protecting them is even better. Here’s how we can do that.

Apr 15, 2020 / Brad Lander

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