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Hong Kong activists 1970s

The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left

Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.

Apr 17, 2020 / Promise Li

Trump’s Sports Advisers Represent the Worst of the Sports World

Trump’s Sports Advisers Represent the Worst of the Sports World Trump’s Sports Advisers Represent the Worst of the Sports World

This crew will push to reopen sports with little care for the health and safety of their employees.

Apr 17, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Student Climate Strike

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good. Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.

If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.

Apr 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

A worker stands outside an Amazon warehouse holding a sign that says

The Coronavirus Strike Wave Could Shift Power to Workers—for Good The Coronavirus Strike Wave Could Shift Power to Workers—for Good

Workers at companies that offer poor pay and unsafe working conditions now know they are essential. And many expect to be treated that way.

Apr 16, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Can Biden Go Left?

Can Biden Go Left? Can Biden Go Left?

The Sanders movement won’t be won over with empty gestures.

Apr 15, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

Scenes from a pandemic: 3

Apr 15, 2020 / Tristan Call

Two women focus on a sewing machine.

Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic

A difficult situation just got much harder for undocumented migrants in the European Union.

Apr 15, 2020 / Luke Butterly

Newly Blue Virginia Leaves Workers Behind

Newly Blue Virginia Leaves Workers Behind Newly Blue Virginia Leaves Workers Behind

The Democratic governor used Covid-19 as an excuse to delay pro-labor bills. But unions say the virus shows why workers need protection ASAP.

Apr 14, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Take Action Now: Fight For A Just Recovery

Take Action Now: Fight For A Just Recovery Take Action Now: Fight For A Just Recovery

Support a stimulus that prioritizes workers, demand housing justice, and fight for equity in this moment of crisis and beyond.

Apr 14, 2020 / NationAction

The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust.

The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust. The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust.

Almost all our leaders failed to act quickly enough to stave off the Covid catastrophe. So how can we trust them to tell us when the crisis has passed?

Apr 14, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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