Sasha Abramsky

For Refugee Camps, Covid-19 Is a Death Sentence

For Refugee Camps, Covid-19 Is a Death Sentence For Refugee Camps, Covid-19 Is a Death Sentence

So why did Trump propose a 35 percent cut in US aid to global health programs in February?

Apr 7, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Activists behind a gate read a sign that says

The Covid-19 Crisis Is Exposing Trump’s Criminality The Covid-19 Crisis Is Exposing Trump’s Criminality

His rollback of fuel efficiency standards, continued construction of the border wall, and refusal to reopen ACA enrollment will kill people.

Apr 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action

As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action

Progressive ideas on housing, health care access, wage subsidies, and more are entering the mainstream at a startling pace.

Mar 31, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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

Two figures stand behind Trump as he speaks.

Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns

After two months of ignoring health experts, the fool in the White House lashes out at governors and the most vulnerable.

Mar 24, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.

What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again. What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.

This administration has never missed an opportunity to blame immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees for our woes.

Mar 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

We’re seeing the steady erosion of everything familiar, the implosion of communal space, the sense that everyone, every surface, could be the enemy.

Mar 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

California Is Fighting Trump for Clean Air

California Is Fighting Trump for Clean Air California Is Fighting Trump for Clean Air

The president has overturned a 50-year waiver that allows the state to set its own standards—but California, allied with other states, is fighting back.

Mar 16, 2020 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Close-up of Trump speaking.

Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm

Trump offers nothing but bigotry, ignorance, and pathological narcissism.

Mar 13, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters hold signs including ones that say

Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights

According to a new report by PHR, the Trump administration’s treatment of asylum seekers “constitutes cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.”

Mar 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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