Coronavirus

Activists behind a gate read a sign that says

The Covid-19 Crisis Is Exposing Trump’s Criminality The Covid-19 Crisis Is Exposing Trump’s Criminality

His rollback of fuel efficiency standards, continued construction of the border wall, and refusal to reopen ACA enrollment will kill people.

Apr 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

The Difference Between America’s Coronavirus Response and Norway’s

The Difference Between America’s Coronavirus Response and Norway’s The Difference Between America’s Coronavirus Response and Norway’s

A conversation with Ann Jones, who recently returned to the United States from Norway, about the handling of this crisis.

Apr 3, 2020 / James Carden

A large stack of $100 bills

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout

As the pandemic spreads and the economic collapse continues, Congress will have to act again.

Apr 3, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation

Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19

Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19 Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19

The only way to stop future disasters is to reconceptualize our political, economic, and social systems.

Apr 3, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Underpaid, Ignored, and Essential: A Coronavirus Sketchbook

Underpaid, Ignored, and Essential: A Coronavirus Sketchbook Underpaid, Ignored, and Essential: A Coronavirus Sketchbook

Drawing the workers who cannot stay home.

Apr 3, 2020 / Molly Crabapple

‘Our Lives Are Worth More Than Packages’

‘Our Lives Are Worth More Than Packages’ ‘Our Lives Are Worth More Than Packages’

In one Amazon facility, management waited three shifts before telling employees one at a time that a coworker had tested positive for Covid-19.

Apr 2, 2020 / Alan Maass

How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

What if we took advantage of this moment to tell a different story about wealth?

Apr 2, 2020 / Jonathan Heller and Judith Barish

‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’

‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’ ‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’

Bernie Sanders and Wisconsin Democrats want to delay the state’s April 7 primary to keep voters safe, But, so far, the election’s still on.

Apr 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights

Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights

GOP governors have begun banning abortion during the Covid-19 crisis, creating a precedent that might be too cruel for conservative judges to pass up.

Apr 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Dr. William Toepper of Portland Street Medicine

Inside an Urgent Mission to Protect the Homeless From Coronavirus Inside an Urgent Mission to Protect the Homeless From Coronavirus

More than half a million people across the United States experience homelessness on any given night, and they face acute risks from the coronavirus.

Apr 2, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

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