“We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.” “We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.”
Life against death in Buffalo.
May 20, 2022 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation
Los Demolicionistas—“the Demolitionists”—have organized to stop nonunion employers from taking advantage of immigrant workers.
May 19, 2022 / Ashley Bishop
“Case Numbers Don’t Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies “Case Numbers Don’t Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies
The logic behind “cases don’t matter”—the drumbeat of medical professionals pushing us back to normal—is a direct violation of the oath to “first, do no harm.”
May 19, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees
Racism lowers the floor for how all people are treated. But it’s not too late to change.
May 18, 2022 / Khury Petersen-Smith and Azadeh Shahshahani
Olga Ravn’s Office Novel in Space Olga Ravn’s Office Novel in Space
The Employees offers a surreal and biting account of all the hazards and indignities of the contemporary workplace.
May 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Loudis
How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers How Economic Sanctions Shaped Today’s Global Powers
A conversation with Nicholas Mulder on the evolution and history of sanctions, his new book The Economic Weapon, and the role sanctions play after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
May 17, 2022 / Q&A / Pablo Pryluka
Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over the Buffalo Massacre
Two opportunists demonstrate the triumph of Trumpist racism and conspiracy theories.
May 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer
California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry
A report shows that 45 percent of the state’s undocumented residents are facing food insecurity, mostly children.
May 13, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Don’t Boycott Amazon Don’t Boycott Amazon
They’re too big to be hurt by individual consumer choice. Instead, hit them where it really hurts.
May 13, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell
The Blind Spot in Medicare for All The Blind Spot in Medicare for All
If we adopt a single-payer structure without remaking the bureaucracy, we will perpetuate the perversity at the core of our medical system.
May 12, 2022 / Eric Reinhart