Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis
“Immigrant workers give life, give a pulse, to our economy. We need to be taken into account.”
May 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
SCOTUS May Have Just Decided to Exempt Trump From the Rule of Law SCOTUS May Have Just Decided to Exempt Trump From the Rule of Law
During landmark oral arguments on Trump’s tax returns, conservative justices made clear they think the president is above the law.
May 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal
What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements? What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements?
The pandemic gives states an excuse to clamp down on the opposition, but it will also allow protesters to build solidarity with their communities.
May 13, 2020 / Nithin Coca
Fight Mass Incarceration Amid the Pandemic Fight Mass Incarceration Amid the Pandemic
Fight for humane conditions in prisons and jails, demand the release of incarcerated people, and support people who have been released.
May 12, 2020 / NationAction
Change Is Needed Change Is Needed
Normal was not working for most people.
May 11, 2020 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi
Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus
If reporting doesn’t improve, the creativity and agency of swaths of humanity will be lost to history.
May 11, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola
One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting. One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting.
Administrators across the country are increasingly turning to anti-labor consultants to fend off nurses’ unions.
May 11, 2020 / P.E. Moskowitz
We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched
How many black men are buried while their killers walk free because nobody happened to film their final, terrifying moments?
May 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Will the Pandemic Lead to Better Treatment for Drug Users? Will the Pandemic Lead to Better Treatment for Drug Users?
Harm-reduction advocates hope new emergency rules for medication-assisted treatment will foster broader reforms after the Covid-19 crisis.
May 6, 2020 / Michelle Chen
Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality Covid Is About to Become the Newest Excuse for Police Brutality
Throughout the country, police are being given new powers to enforce social distancing—and that can only mean one thing for Black people.
May 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal