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Students Across the Country Are Going on Strike Students Across the Country Are Going on Strike

Students say that universities, despite their massive endowments and ongoing fundraising, are not meeting their basic needs as they continue their education in the midst of a pande...

Apr 24, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People

An investigation into the dangerously irresponsible business of “ethical factory” audits.

Apr 23, 2020 / Maria Hengeveld

Here’s How the CARES Act Impacts Your Student Loans Here’s How the CARES Act Impacts Your Student Loans

Though it includes some relief for student loan borrowers, it’s hardly enough. And advocates are fighting for more.

Apr 23, 2020 / StudentNation / Cody Hounanian and Lindsay Clark

Kalpona Akter poses at the #BoFVOICES event

Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain

Bangladeshi union leader Kalpona Akter explains why garment workers are in the streets.

Apr 23, 2020 / Q&A / James North

Joseph Stiglitz: What Workers Need Right Now Joseph Stiglitz: What Workers Need Right Now

Plus Katrina vanden Heuvel on solidarity.

Apr 23, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

US forces wearing protective gear on an air base

How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19

A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”

Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

A man with sunglasses holds a cardboard sign, with writing in Portuguese.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness

He’s the only head of state able to out-Trump Trump in sheer recklessness and social-networked delirium.

Apr 22, 2020 / Andy Robinson

A farmer wearing gloves and a bandana as a face cover holds a mint plant.

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Scenes from a pandemic: 4

Apr 22, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

A man reads outside during the quarantine in New York City

Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19

This crisis shows us how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich leaves death and destruction in its wake.

Apr 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

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Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic

Fight for affordable housing, support the Latinx community, and help at-risk people in your area.

Apr 21, 2020 / NationAction

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Students Across the Country Are Going on Strike Students Across the Country Are Going on Strike

The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People

Here’s How the CARES Act Impacts Your Student Loans Here’s How the CARES Act Impacts Your Student Loans

Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain

Joseph Stiglitz: What Workers Need Right Now Joseph Stiglitz: What Workers Need Right Now

How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19

Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic