Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won
Underpaid and overworked long before the pandemic, workers demanded more personal protective equipment, more stringent safety protocols, and hazard pay.
May 8, 2020 / Bryce Covert
The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project
The league will reopen, health and safety be damned, and Trump wouldn’t have it any other way.
May 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’ The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’
Worker safety and security must be the top priority.
May 7, 2020 / John Nichols
Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump
The state has some of fastest-growing Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. That hasn’t stopped Governor Kim Reynolds from rushing to reopen.
May 7, 2020 / Emily Berch
Michael Jordan Is the Antihero of Our Times Michael Jordan Is the Antihero of Our Times
We can admire Jordan’s skill, but especially now we must reject his flawed approach to life.
May 6, 2020 / Dave Zirin
If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal
The president’s incompetence and malice are leading to countless deaths. He must be brought to justice.
May 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Demand Protections for People on the Front Lines Demand Protections for People on the Front Lines
Support frontline workers, demand housing protections, and fight for voting rights.
May 5, 2020 / NationAction
The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital
A powerful movement—and a moral leader whose time has come—will mobilize millions to demand change.
May 5, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters From the May 18/25, 2020, Issue Letters From the May 18/25, 2020, Issue
Neither snow nor rain nor Covid-19… On holding your nose… Progress v. progressive values… Essential tributes… No more neoliberalism…
May 5, 2020 / Our Readers
How Should Unions Organize? How Should Unions Organize?
In A Collective Bargain, Jane McAlevey makes the case for strike-ready unions and whole worker organizing. But in an age of globalized economies and climate change, is this enough?
May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim