Science and Health

Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency

Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency

In the last decade, more than a dozen hospitals have closed in the region.

Dec 1, 2020 / Photo Essay / Stacy Kranitz and Magnum Foundation

76 Days

Desperation and Hope Amid the Wuhan Outbreak Desperation and Hope Amid the Wuhan Outbreak

A director of 76 Days, a documentary on the harrowing first days of the Covid-19 crisis, finds compassion amid the suffering.

Nov 27, 2020 / Q&A / Nation contributor

A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic

A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic

Last week, Covid infections in the USA reached a record level, with more than 150K infections reported in one day.

Nov 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Edel Rodriguez, and Tjeerd Royaards

Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom

Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom

The weed is legal, the virus is spiking, and kids dream of robots protecting their families from the landlord.

Nov 25, 2020 / Roberto Lovato

Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Super-Spreader

Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Super-Spreader Donald Trump Is the Ultimate Super-Spreader

Trump didn’t merely bungle this country’s pandemic response; he stoked the flames of this third and largest surge.

Nov 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Back to Reality

Back to Reality Back to Reality

Four years of damaging lies.

Nov 24, 2020 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo

The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo The Olympic Machine Meets With Protest in Tokyo

The coronavirus’s presence changes the equation of the Tokyo Olympics for organizers and activists alike.

Nov 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

America First!

America First! America First!

Our president’s failures make the USA #1 in virus spread.

Nov 20, 2020 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez

Six faces wearing masks

‘If You Want to Make the Gods Laugh, Tell Them Your Plans’ ‘If You Want to Make the Gods Laugh, Tell Them Your Plans’

On expectation in a time of pandemic.

Nov 18, 2020 / Kweku Toure

The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature

The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature

How did the genre of self-help go from one focused on collective empowerment to one serving the class hierarchy as it stands?

Nov 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

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