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Stay-at-home order protest

Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.

That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.

Apr 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

‘My Entire Life Has Been Spent in a Refugee Center’

‘My Entire Life Has Been Spent in a Refugee Center’ ‘My Entire Life Has Been Spent in a Refugee Center’

In the 25 years since the Bosnian War’s Srebrenica massacre, these people have been left behind.

Apr 21, 2020 / Photo Essay / Meta Krese and Jošt Franko

A man wearing a surgical mask reads the Metro newspaper

How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response

Boris Johnson’s government keeps promising to “Get Brexit Done,” even as the deadly pandemic ravages the country.

Apr 20, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold

Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold

Now Muscovites are being forced to use QR codes as travel permits.

Apr 20, 2020 / Alec Luhn

‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James

‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James ‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James

Governors, mayors, and attorneys general set the agenda, as Trump’s malignancy, like the coronavirus, grows exponentially.

Apr 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Donald Trump

Thanks to Covid-19, Neoliberal Globalization Is Unraveling Thanks to Covid-19, Neoliberal Globalization Is Unraveling

But internationalism is more essential than ever.

Apr 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus

How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus

Arms industry lobbyists are addressing this pandemic and preparing for the next by pushing weapons sales.

Apr 17, 2020 / William D. Hartung and Benjamin Freeman

Hong Kong activists 1970s

The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left

Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.

Apr 17, 2020 / Promise Li

Shelter-in-Place

Shelter-in-Place Shelter-in-Place

Countries around the world take action to slow the Virus.

Apr 16, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Pedestrians wear face masks while walking

Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like Argentina Is Showing the World What a Humane Covid-19 Response Looks Like

Long dismissed as a financial basket case, the nation shows how much is possible when a government puts people before profits.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman

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