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How to Reopen Congress Quickly, Safely—and Remotely

How to Reopen Congress Quickly, Safely—and Remotely How to Reopen Congress Quickly, Safely—and Remotely

The people’s branch must start using proxy votes and virtual oversight hearings so they can do their job.

Apr 29, 2020 / John Nichols

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

Howie Hawkins

WTF Is Jacobin’s Editor Thinking in Voting Green? WTF Is "Jacobin"’s Editor Thinking in Voting Green?

Bhaskar Sunkara’s stance is self-indulgent—an individual act of virtue signaling rather than part of a collective movement for justice.

Apr 28, 2020 / Peter Dreier

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

‘They’re Right In Your Town’ Tribute to Health Care Workers

‘They’re Right In Your Town’ Tribute to Health Care Workers ‘They’re Right In Your Town’ Tribute to Health Care Workers

A musical tribute to health care workers, inspired by the original song “It’s Quiet Uptown,” from Hamilton, the play by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Apr 28, 2020 / OppArt / Colleen Peluso

Jesse Jackson campaigning

The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement

What Sanders and Warren supporters can learn from the long tail of Jesse Jackson’s presidential runs.

Apr 28, 2020 / Steve Phillips

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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