Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War
When “How are you doing?” is also a question of politics and the world.
Apr 28, 2021 / Vijay Prashad
Blake Bailey’s Life as a Man Blake Bailey’s Life as a Man
The disgraced writer’s Philip Roth biography is a document of a misogynist literary world. But I had to read the book to get the whole story.
Apr 28, 2021 / Katha Pollitt
The Fight to Ban Chemical Warfare Helped Us Battle Covid-19 The Fight to Ban Chemical Warfare Helped Us Battle Covid-19
The research of chemist Julian Perry Robinson and biologist Matthew Meselson on arms control set public health standards for understanding the spread of contagion.
Apr 28, 2021 / Peter Pringle
At the St. Louis City Jail, Inmates Have Been Pushed to the Brink At the St. Louis City Jail, Inmates Have Been Pushed to the Brink
Hundreds of detainees in the St. Louis City Justice Center have been waiting over a year for their day in court.
Apr 28, 2021 / Clark Randall and Luce Curtis
The Most Righteous Thing Joe Biden Has Done as President The Most Righteous Thing Joe Biden Has Done as President
His decision to label the mass murder of Armenians as “genocide” finally put the US on the right side of an awful chapter in world history.
Apr 27, 2021 / John Nichols
The Fight Against Vaccine Apartheid Goes Global The Fight Against Vaccine Apartheid Goes Global
Israel’s refusal to vaccinate Palestinians under occupation has stirred widespread outrage—and linked the struggle for justice in Palestine to struggles around the world.
Apr 27, 2021 / Yara M. Asi
What Next for Amazon Workers? What Next for Amazon Workers?
How labor can leverage the current antitrust revival to advance unionization at Amazon and other giant corporations.
Apr 27, 2021 / Nelson Lichtenstein
Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access? Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access?
The FDA’s announcement that it will permit abortion medication to be sent by mail is a start—but advocates are hoping for more.
Apr 27, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
The Toxic Legacy of the US Military in the Pacific The Toxic Legacy of the US Military in the Pacific
A Welsh journalist uncovers a decades-long environmental disaster around US bases in East Asia.
Apr 27, 2021 / Tim Shorrock