The New Symbols of Our Crisis The New Symbols of Our Crisis
A photographer’s diary in the time of coronavirus.
Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Rola Khayyat, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’ ‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’
As the death toll mounts, unions representing transit workers in major cities demand protective gear.
Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / John Nichols
The WHO Ignores Taiwan. The World Pays the Price. The WHO Ignores Taiwan. The World Pays the Price.
Taiwan was more prepared for the coronavirus than any other country, but the WHO puts politics first.
Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Wilfred Chan
Trump Helps Big Business Profiteer Off Our Misery Trump Helps Big Business Profiteer Off Our Misery
The White House’s Darwinian federalism gives corporate greed a pass while scapegoating political opponents.
Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Your Rent or Your Life Your Rent or Your Life
The pandemic is forcing workers to make impossible choices.
Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Michelle Chen
The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us
If there was ever a fourth wall dividing celebrities and the rest of us on social media, the quarantine has broken it.
Apr 3, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
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 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
The Difference Between America’s Coronavirus Response and Norway’s The Difference Between America’s Coronavirus Response and Norway’s
A conversation with Ann Jones, who recently returned to the United States from Norway, about the handling of this crisis.
Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / James Carden
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout We’re Going to Need a Bigger Bailout
As the pandemic spreads and the economic collapse continues, Congress will have to act again.
Apr 3, 2020 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation
Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19 Rethinking Our Relationship to the Natural World After Covid-19
The only way to stop future disasters is to reconceptualize our political, economic, and social systems.
Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Michael T. Klare