What We Know About the Covid-19 Race Gap What We Know About the Covid-19 Race Gap
The CDC is finally releasing more data that show just how unequal the toll of the pandemic is. But we can’t stop there.
May 4, 2020 / Editorial / Zoë Carpenter
Parenting During a Pandemic Parenting During a Pandemic
The coronavirus works like a highlighter, making our long-standing societal inequities more visible.
May 4, 2020 / no-paywall / Alice Proujansky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
A Prayer for Justice and Compassion During the Pandemic A Prayer for Justice and Compassion During the Pandemic
“May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.”
May 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The Pandemic in Our Minds The Pandemic in Our Minds
A classic horror movie reveals how authoritarianism and scapegoating flourish during a plague.
May 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer
McConnell’s Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers McConnell’s Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers
The Senate leader wants to block businesses from being sued for putting people at risk of Covid-19—thus ensuring people are put at risk.
May 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea
Citizens say they are ready for a renewed emphasis on making peace with North Korea and creating a greener future less dependent on fossil fuels.
May 1, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis
Many people are already going hungry in the United States; many more will face hunger or starvation in other parts of the world.
May 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Michael T. Klare
Trump and GOP to Nation: Go Bankrupt, Drop Dead Trump and GOP to Nation: Go Bankrupt, Drop Dead
They’re promoting policies that could push not only the economy but the US system of government to the breaking point.
May 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
Should We Be Kind to the Rich? Should We Be Kind to the Rich?
A reader also asks about the ethics of ordering groceries online during the pandemic.
May 1, 2020 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
The Faces of Our Crisis The Faces of Our Crisis
They stock the shelves at grocery stores, dispatch 911 calls, and pick crops. They deserve their due.
May 1, 2020 / Editorial / Molly Crabapple