Where I Live, the Pandemic Can Feel Remote Where I Live, the Pandemic Can Feel Remote
In a rural village in upstate New York, our hospital laid off staff because there’s not enough for them to do.
Apr 30, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic Protect Victims of Domestic Violence During and After the Pandemic
Domestic and sexual violence increases exponentially as a consequence of the pandemic.
Apr 30, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Men Pushing to Open the Economy Clearly Don’t Need Child Care The Men Pushing to Open the Economy Clearly Don’t Need Child Care
There’s no way to send people back to work without providing safe, affordable child care, but the men in charge don’t seem to care.
Apr 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal
A Hilarious Critique of Cosmopolitanism, Conceptual Art, and All Things Bourgeois A Hilarious Critique of Cosmopolitanism, Conceptual Art, and All Things Bourgeois
In María Sonia Cristoff’s Include Me Out, a member of the global elite leaves behind her life for small town anonymity.
Apr 30, 2020 / Kyle Paoletta
The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing
If we don’t come together quickly, when America “reopens,” it will be much like the old America.
Apr 30, 2020 / Quinn Slobodian
How Long Will It Take Until There’s a Vaccine? How Long Will It Take Until There’s a Vaccine?
They told us a vaccine for AIDS might take two years to develop. That was in 1984, and we’re still waiting.
Apr 30, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap In ICE Detention, Forced to Pay for Soap
The for-profit model of private prison contractors has created artificial scarcity—and serious danger during the pandemic.
Apr 30, 2020 / Jack Herrera
Why Did the ERA Die? FX’s ‘Mrs. America’ Has Some Answers. Why Did the ERA Die? FX’s ‘Mrs. America’ Has Some Answers.
Phyllis Schlafly, the subject of a new nine-part mini-series, teaches feminists never to underestimate their political enemies.
Apr 30, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Olympic Workers of the World Unite! Olympic Workers of the World Unite!
In the age of Covid-19, Olympic athletes across the globe are standing up to demand a bigger piece of the five-ring cake.
Apr 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
In Israel, the Betrayal that Made Netanyahu King In Israel, the Betrayal that Made Netanyahu King
Rather than join with the Arab-led list and embrace true democracy, Benny Gantz chose chauvinism and corruption.
Apr 29, 2020 / Haggai Matar