The Workers on the Front Lines of the Philippines’ Fight Against Coronavirus The Workers on the Front Lines of the Philippines’ Fight Against Coronavirus
Volunteer health care workers and underpaid nurses are keeping the virus at bay, for now.
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Xyza Cruz Bacani
Wisconsin Voters Defy Suppression to Oust a Trump-Backed Jurist Wisconsin Voters Defy Suppression to Oust a Trump-Backed Jurist
Republican legislators, conservative courts, and President Trump tried to upend democracy, but the voters weren’t having it.
Apr 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Take Action Now: Fight For A Just Recovery Take Action Now: Fight For A Just Recovery
Support a stimulus that prioritizes workers, demand housing justice, and fight for equity in this moment of crisis and beyond.
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust. The Lesson of the Coronavirus? There’s No One Left to Trust.
Almost all our leaders failed to act quickly enough to stave off the Covid catastrophe. So how can we trust them to tell us when the crisis has passed?
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All
The Americanization of Italian health care plays a part in the country’s disastrous coronavirus outbreak.
Apr 14, 2020 / Vale Disamistade
Amazing Grace and Courage Amid the Plague Amazing Grace and Courage Amid the Plague
But also racism and xenophobia, as Trump sows ever more chaos and hatred in his bid to win reelection.
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
Republicans Need to Take This Pandemic Seriously Republicans Need to Take This Pandemic Seriously
Responsible public health measures? Probably a liberal hoax.
Apr 14, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Covid-19 Is Revealing America’s Fault Lines Covid-19 Is Revealing America’s Fault Lines
This pandemic is a stress test for our fragile political and economic systems.
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Rajan Menon
Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake
Keeping the toll of Covid-19 deaths artificially low makes it easier for Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.
Apr 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19 Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19
More than a month into New York City’s coronavirus outbreak, life in one of the most notorious jails continues to deteriorate.
Apr 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Rosa Schwartzburg