How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
What if we took advantage of this moment to tell a different story about wealth?
Apr 2, 2020 / Jonathan Heller and Judith Barish
‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’ ‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’
Bernie Sanders and Wisconsin Democrats want to delay the state’s April 7 primary to keep voters safe, But, so far, the election’s still on.
Apr 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights Republicans Are Using the Covid-19 Crisis to Kill Abortion Rights
GOP governors have begun banning abortion during the Covid-19 crisis, creating a precedent that might be too cruel for conservative judges to pass up.
Apr 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Inside an Urgent Mission to Protect the Homeless From Coronavirus Inside an Urgent Mission to Protect the Homeless From Coronavirus
More than half a million people across the United States experience homelessness on any given night, and they face acute risks from the coronavirus.
Apr 2, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Seattle Destroyed Homeless Encampments as the Pandemic Raged Seattle Destroyed Homeless Encampments as the Pandemic Raged
Advocates say the City continued to do unannounced sweeps, even after it was clear that the policy put unhoused people in danger of infection.
Apr 2, 2020 / Dae Shik Kim Jr. and Guy Oron
Three Truths and a Lie: a Version for Organizers Three Truths and a Lie: a Version for Organizers
The current crisis could be the time when a different world becomes real—if liberal and left forces work together.
Apr 2, 2020 / Deepak Bhargava and Dorian T. Warren
Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming
The Pentagon warned the White House about a shortage of ventilators, face masks, and hospital beds in 2017—but the Trump administration did nothing.
Apr 1, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation
Scenes from a pandemic: 1
Apr 1, 2020 / Debbie Nathan
A Bribery Scandal Hits the ‘2020’ Tokyo Olympics A Bribery Scandal Hits the ‘2020’ Tokyo Olympics
We now have even more evidence that the IOC is overseeing a thoroughly corrupt process.
Apr 1, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff