In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19 In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19
But the pandemic has made the problem worse, too.
May 27, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
Trump’s Decision to Freeze WHO Funding Worries the US Military Trump’s Decision to Freeze WHO Funding Worries the US Military
Exclusive: Africom fears that China will use the White House’s suspension of World Health Organization payments to expand its influence in Africa.
May 27, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Gesundheit! Gesundheit!
Taking precautions to their final conclusion.
Funk for the Future Funk for the Future
Nick Hakim’s bracing and politically urgent new album Will This Make Me Good is a different kind of love music.
May 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law
Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.
May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe
Universities to Grad Students: Drop Dead Universities to Grad Students: Drop Dead
“Academic workers worldwide perform the labor that makes our institutions run. We deserve basic labor protections, especially during this pandemic.”
May 27, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta
Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’ Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’
Scenes from a pandemic: 9
May 27, 2020 / Dania Rajendra
What Will Post-Pandemic Warfare Look Like? What Will Post-Pandemic Warfare Look Like?
If the past is any precedent, what lies ahead is the evolution of failed US proxy wars.
May 27, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy
Faced with a pandemic, an economic meltdown, and the climate crisis, more than 50 groups argue that it’s time to reset priorities.
May 26, 2020 / John Nichols
Take Action Now: Fight for Voting Rights Take Action Now: Fight for Voting Rights
Demand that Congress protect our democracy. Educate your community about voting rights, and build democratic participation.
May 26, 2020 / NationAction