Out From Under ‘the Economy’ Out From Under ‘the Economy’
Covid-19 proves we can’t conflate the market’s health with workers’ well-being.
Mar 30, 2020 / Sheetal Chhabria and Aparna Gopalan
Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic
A visual diary of the invisible workforce keeping our economy moving during this crisis.
Mar 30, 2020 / Photo Essay / Peter van Agtmael, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable
The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now.
Mar 27, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa
This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like
Bernie Sanders’s moral outrage and devastating sarcasm struck back against a GOP assault on poor and low-income workers.
Mar 27, 2020 / John Nichols
The Postal Service Is Breaking Down The Postal Service Is Breaking Down
Covid-19 has already begun to take its toll on the overextended USPS workforce.
Mar 27, 2020 / Jake Bittle
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19
Heroism and selflessness, the terror of loneliness amid quarantine… and Donald Trump’s grotesque and life-threatening narcissism.
Mar 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
How Progressive Is the Stimulus? How Progressive Is the Stimulus?
A massive cash bailout is necessary in the short term—but we need a longer-term vision to fix the flaws in our economy.
Mar 26, 2020 / Joelle Gamble
‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis ‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis
Zenei Cortez, a nurse and union leader, says not giving medical workers protective gear is like giving a firefighter a squirt gun.
Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah Jaffe
Bailouts Are Coming. Here’s How to Make Them Fair. Bailouts Are Coming. Here’s How to Make Them Fair.
If we are going to make taxpayers bail out big business, we need to insist that they keep workers on payroll—and pay them fairly.
Mar 26, 2020 / Bryce Covert for The Nation
Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality
We talked to the French economist about his new book Capital and Ideology, his thoughts on Covid-19, and more.
Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins