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It’s Time to Stop Our Wasteful Military Spending

It’s Time to Stop Our Wasteful Military Spending It’s Time to Stop Our Wasteful Military Spending

If ever there was a time to reduce our massive and unnecessary military spending, this is it.

Mar 31, 2020 / William Astore

Two people walking past the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Out From Under ‘the Economy’ Out From Under ‘the Economy’

Covid-19 proves we can’t conflate the market’s health with workers’ well-being.

Mar 30, 2020 / Sheetal Chhabria and Aparna Gopalan

A sanitation worker hauls recycling bags in Beavercreek, Ohio.

If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works

Meet the men and women risking illness to keep New York’s streets clean.

Mar 27, 2020 / Ross Barkan

Nurses in protective gear stand outside a tent labelled

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19

Heroism and selflessness, the terror of loneliness amid quarantine… and Donald Trump’s grotesque and life-threatening narcissism.

Mar 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Aerial view image of the Pentagon.

This Pandemic Is Exposing the Futility of the National Security State This Pandemic Is Exposing the Futility of the National Security State

Don’t tell the CIA, but the principal threats to our collective well-being are right here where we live.

Mar 27, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich

US Army soldiers at US-Mexico border

The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Latest Excuse to Militarize the Border The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Latest Excuse to Militarize the Border

Leaked documents show Customs and Border Protection requested more than 1,500 extra troops to guard the Canadian and Mexican borders.

Mar 26, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Wuhan volunteers

The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’ The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’

As the city prepares to reopen after two months of lockdown, a resident shares why she’ll never see Chinese society the same way again.

Mar 26, 2020 / Jessie Lau

Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality

Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality

We talked to the French economist about his new book Capital and Ideology, his thoughts on Covid-19, and more.

Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic.

The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic. The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic.

Israel, which continues to control Gaza’s borders, has for decades intentionally weakened the economy and health of the world’s largest open-air prison.

Mar 25, 2020 / Neve Gordon

Around the World, Women Go on Strike to Protest Violence

Around the World, Women Go on Strike to Protest Violence Around the World, Women Go on Strike to Protest Violence

“The Hell With Patriarchy” Santiago de Chile 2020. Women’s March, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Mar 25, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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