
New York’s Transit Workers Keep Getting Sick New York’s Transit Workers Keep Getting Sick
Covid-19 has turned public transit into a nightmare for commuters and employees alike.
Apr 9, 2020 / Ross Barkan

The New Symbols of Our Crisis The New Symbols of Our Crisis
A photographer’s diary in the time of coronavirus.
Apr 6, 2020 / Photo Essay / Rola Khayyat, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Slapping Travel Bans on New Yorkers Is Bad Law—and Bad Policy Slapping Travel Bans on New Yorkers Is Bad Law—and Bad Policy
From Florida to Rhode Island, governors are targeting New Yorkers for special restrictions—and easy scapegoating.
Mar 31, 2020 / Elie Mystal

If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works
Meet the men and women risking illness to keep New York’s streets clean.
Mar 27, 2020 / Ross Barkan

‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’ ‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’
Families of loved ones imprisoned in New York’s notorious Tombs jail report that Covid-19 appears to be spreading in the facility—and there is no hand sanitizer.
Mar 25, 2020 / Rosa Schwartzburg

As the Lights Go Down in New York City As the Lights Go Down in New York City
What will still be here, once we’re allowed to go out again?
Mar 17, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Luke Hayes Says Now Is ‘the Moment to Shake Up New York Politics’ Luke Hayes Says Now Is ‘the Moment to Shake Up New York Politics’
The behind-the-scenes player in New York’s progressive wave says the state should be “a lesson to national Democrats.”
Mar 16, 2020 / DJ Cashmere

‘We Have No Nurses and No Isolation Room’ ‘We Have No Nurses and No Isolation Room’
Why teachers, principals, and politicians pushed New York’s mayor to shut down the country’s largest school system.
Mar 15, 2020 / Ross Barkan

What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life
If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.
Feb 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation

The Art of Eviction The Art of Eviction
How one company helps landlords exploit a loophole in New York’s tenant laws.
Feb 3, 2020 / Feature / Joshua Hunt