You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy
Without real economic freedom, Americans cling to petty acts of refusal.
Jul 20, 2020 / Ed Burmila
We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now. We’re in a Pandemic. Cancel Student Debt Now.
Student borrowers say that congressional relief has been woefully insufficient. And they’re terrified facing its end in September.
Jul 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Veronica Irwin
In Quarantine, on the Plains of Colombia In Quarantine, on the Plains of Colombia
A photographer captures a child’s fears and hopes on a ranch on the Llanos.
Jul 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Juanita Escobar, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Never Mind the Rising Death Toll—the Trump Show Must Go On! Never Mind the Rising Death Toll—the Trump Show Must Go On!
While Trump rages against Covid-19 testing and air conditioning, his administration orchestrates a data grab to help cook the pandemic books.
Jul 17, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Schools: To Open or Not to Open? That Is Not the Question. Schools: To Open or Not to Open? That Is Not the Question.
The question is: Will the US government provide the safety net and wealth redistribution necessary to support life in this country?
Jul 16, 2020 / no-paywall / Rhea Boyd
There Are Literally No Good Options for Educating Our Kids This Fall There Are Literally No Good Options for Educating Our Kids This Fall
But the real scandal is that we shouldn’t be in this position in the first place.
Jul 16, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
The New Lysenkoism in Washington The New Lysenkoism in Washington
At a time when we desperately need scientific leadership, what we’ve got is a rogues’ gallery of frauds and flatterers who see the pandemic as a career move.
Jul 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19 Cannibalism Is No Cure for Covid-19
Rush Limbaugh’s praise of the Donner Party is part of an old tradition of exalting unnecessary suffering rather than offering solutions.
Jul 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions
What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?
Jul 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Renee Bracey Sherman
This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse. This Pandemic Is Already Hitting the Homeless Hard. It’s About to Get Worse.
With as many as 23 million American renters facing eviction, homelessness will likely grow worse.
Jul 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Rajan Menon