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Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is?

Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is? Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is?

In the absence of a serious federal response, it’s up to the 50 state governors, and numerous localities, to figure this out on their own.

Mar 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal

The Coronavirus Makes a Powerful Case for Boosting Our Social Safety Net

The Coronavirus Makes a Powerful Case for Boosting Our Social Safety Net The Coronavirus Makes a Powerful Case for Boosting Our Social Safety Net

A global pandemic coinciding with a presidential campaign is the time to make the case for boosting the closest thing America has to an immune system: our social safety net.

Mar 17, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Take Action Now: Protect Each Other During the Pandemic

Take Action Now: Protect Each Other During the Pandemic Take Action Now: Protect Each Other During the Pandemic

Support low-income, incarcerated, homeless, and undocumented people confronting the harshest effects of the crisis.

Mar 17, 2020 / NationAction

Immigrant Song

Immigrant Song Immigrant Song

Bitter Mother Blue, dead, rush of mothers, conceal your island, little star. Trains, hands, note on a thread, Poland’s dish of salt. They said, The orphanlands of America promise y…

Mar 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Dana Levin

The Excavation

The Excavation The Excavation

My 8-yr-old daughter is teaching me how to live with myself after 34yrs in this body I can finally split myself in two & marvel that now I pass the Bechdel test. What I’ve let…

Mar 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jenn Givhan

Mike Pence as Chief of the Coronavirus Task Force

Mike Pence as Chief of the Coronavirus Task Force Mike Pence as Chief of the Coronavirus Task Force

The president believed that it made sense To put Mike Pence in charge of our defense Against this quickly spreading worldwide threat To public health—perhaps the worst threat yet.

Mar 17, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue

A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…

Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers

Bernie’s Sweater

Bernie’s Sweater Bernie’s Sweater

Knitting progress. “Bernie 2020” “Health care is a human right.” “Medicare for All.” “While the rest can’t fathom why Bernie cares if we live or die.”

Mar 17, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Schumacher

The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility

The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility

Nicholas Lemann’s history of 20th century corporations, Transaction Man, shows how an unrelenting faith in the market and profit doomed the American economy.

Mar 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

A volunteer speaks to an older voter through a glass door.

How to Canvass During a Pandemic How to Canvass During a Pandemic

Progressive insurgents are reimagining their campaigns thanks to the coronavirus. 

Mar 17, 2020 / Ross Barkan

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