The 2020 Games Are Postponed, but Should the Olympics Even Happen at All Anymore? The 2020 Games Are Postponed, but Should the Olympics Even Happen at All Anymore?
In the best of times, they bring debt, displacement, pollution, and hyper militarization. In the worst, they are a shocking waste of resources in the name of nationalistic fervor.
Mar 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself
Time to enact vote-by-mail.
Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Take Action Now: Keep Each Other Safe Take Action Now: Keep Each Other Safe
Fight for fair elections amid the pandemic, support immigrant families, and build mutual aid networks.
Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction
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 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
I Guess We’re All in This Together? I Guess We’re All in This Together?
Sure, things are different under coronavirus. But spending our days eye-rolling at the Trump administration will never change.
Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Tomorrow
It’s Time to End the Fed’s ‘Monetary Triage’ It’s Time to End the Fed’s ‘Monetary Triage’
The IMF, not the US, should use its powers to make sure poor nations can afford to beat the coronavirus.
Mar 23, 2020 / David Adler and Andres Arauz
Our ‘Honorable’ Members of Congress? Our ‘Honorable’ Members of Congress?
Whether or not Senator Burr and other members violated the Stock Act, why were they in the stock market at all during a pandemic?
Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Bruce Fein
The Olympics Teeter on the Brink The Olympics Teeter on the Brink
An upsurge of athletes and federations is forcing the IOC to consider postponement of this summer’s games.
Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Making a Guaranteed Income More Likely Than Ever Before The Coronavirus Crisis Is Making a Guaranteed Income More Likely Than Ever Before
Republicans are pushing through a means-tested, non-universal cash assistance bill. Our podcast explains why that’s a mistake.
Mar 23, 2020 / More Than Enough / Francis Reynolds
Trump Toys With a Let-Them-Die Response to the Pandemic Trump Toys With a Let-Them-Die Response to the Pandemic
Goaded by the right-wing media, the president is arguing for a dangerous strategy of letting the virus run wild in order to save the economy.
Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer