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
Vietnam May Have the Most Effective Response to Covid-19 Vietnam May Have the Most Effective Response to Covid-19
They’ve done it through mass mobilization of the health care system, public employees, and the security forces, combined with an energetic and creative public education campaign.
Apr 24, 2020 / George Black
Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19
This crisis shows us how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich leaves death and destruction in its wake.
Apr 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All
The Americanization of Italian health care plays a part in the country’s disastrous coronavirus outbreak.
Apr 14, 2020 / Vale Disamistade
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
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
As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action
Progressive ideas on housing, health care access, wage subsidies, and more are entering the mainstream at a startling pace.
Mar 31, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Out From Under ‘the Economy’ Out From Under ‘the Economy’
Covid-19 proves we can’t conflate the market’s health with workers’ well-being.
Mar 30, 2020 / Sheetal Chhabria and Aparna Gopalan
Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too
Pharmacists are an oft-overlooked group of workers made miserable by our for-profit healthcare system.
Mar 25, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein
The Olympics Teeter on the Brink The Olympics Teeter on the Brink
An upsurge of athletes and federations is forcing the IOC to consider postponement of this summer’s games.
Mar 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff