Disaster Capitalism

Gessica Geneus

On Film, a Window Into Haiti On Film, a Window Into Haiti

Gessica Généus discusses Freda, the first movie by a female Haitian director to be nominated for an award at Cannes.

Nov 3, 2021 / Q&A / Clair MacDougall

UPR Student Protest

“The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!” “The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!”

Thousands of student protesters in Puerto Rico are fighting against further austerity measures from a new bill, PC1003, that will drastically cut funding for public education.

Oct 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Rima Brusi

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda? Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda?

This week, Americans may get a sobering insight into how corrupted our politics have become.

Sep 28, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The American flag behind barbed wire

How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence? How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence?

Its toxicity has penetrated all too deeply into the soul of the nation.

Sep 27, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Rep. Cori Bush

Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium Cori Bush Is Determined to Save the Eviction Moratorium

She lit a fire under the Biden administration to keep people in their homes, but the Supreme Court ruling has renewed the housing crisis.

Aug 27, 2021 / John Nichols

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season

For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.

Aug 16, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

The Hometown Heroes parade

How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy

This is what’s missing from the new conversation about care work.

Jul 16, 2021 / Premilla Nadasen

What Next for Haiti?

What Next for Haiti? What Next for Haiti?

The announced arrests didn’t solve the murder of Jovenel Moïse. Nor do they address the deeper problems of a country where the presidency has become a business, not a duty.

Jul 12, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

California tent encampments

The Fight Against Homelessness in California Is Just Beginning The Fight Against Homelessness in California Is Just Beginning

New plans are promising, but they’re also just stopgap measures in confronting the West Coast’s burgeoning housing crisis.

Jun 25, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Nurse Strike

Hospital Bosses Recruit Replacements for Striking Nurses Hospital Bosses Recruit Replacements for Striking Nurses

Tenet, the for-profit company that owns St. Vincent’s, chose to “improve their cash position” rather than meet the needs of nurses who worked through the pandemic.

Jun 10, 2021 / Dana Simon

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