Society

Change Is Needed

Change Is Needed Change Is Needed

Normal was not working for most people.

May 11, 2020 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi

A man walking with a face mask in Kibera, a slum of Nairobi

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

Sign reading

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

The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration Detention Centers

The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration Detention Centers The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration Detention Centers

Thousands of lives are at stake, as Covid-19 cases at overcrowded ICE facilities increase daily.

May 8, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

‘Normalcy—Never Again!’ ‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

The past is nowhere to return to. As the pandemic changes the world, may we come together to demand that it change for the better.

May 8, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia

Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia

Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response.

May 8, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process

Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process

Democrats must show that their values do not bow to partisanship and call for a meaningful investigation into the allegations against Joe Biden.

May 8, 2020 / Sarah Nesbitt and Sage Carson

Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won

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

Flyers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport wear face masks on March 6, 2020.

I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.

Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.

May 8, 2020 / Ann Jones

The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project

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

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