McConnell’s Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers McConnell’s Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers
The Senate leader wants to block businesses from being sued for putting people at risk of Covid-19—thus ensuring people are put at risk.
May 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Faces of Our Crisis The Faces of Our Crisis
They stock the shelves at grocery stores, dispatch 911 calls, and pick crops. They deserve their due.
May 1, 2020 / Molly Crabapple
Celebrating May Day Starts by Taking Workers Seriously Celebrating May Day Starts by Taking Workers Seriously
Here in the United States, workers need a lot more than another holiday.
May 1, 2020 / Jane McAlevey
In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap
The for-profit model of private prison contractors has created artificial scarcity—and serious danger during the pandemic.
Apr 30, 2020 / Jack Herrera
Why Did the ERA Die? FX’s ‘Mrs. America’ Has Some Answers. Why Did the ERA Die? FX’s ‘Mrs. America’ Has Some Answers.
Phyllis Schlafly, the subject of a new nine-part mini-series, teaches feminists never to underestimate their political enemies.
Apr 30, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Meatpacking Plants Are a Front in the Covid-19 Class War Meatpacking Plants Are a Front in the Covid-19 Class War
Eager to reopen the economy, Donald Trump and Republican governors are taking extraordinary measures to force the poor to do dangerous jobs.
Apr 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Finding Humor When ‘Shit Is So Terrible’: A Conversation With Samantha Irby Finding Humor When ‘Shit Is So Terrible’: A Conversation With Samantha Irby
We talked to the writer and comedian about privacy, blogging, chronic illness, and how to actually enjoy social media.
Apr 29, 2020 / Q&A / Rima Parikh
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
This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration This Crisis Demands an End to Mass Incarceration
Prosecutors are in a unique position to flatten the curve.
Apr 28, 2020 / Tiffany Cabán
Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck
Why should we believe Biden’s promises of progressive reforms, when he seeks out the advice of this plutocrat-loving economist?
Apr 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer