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The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation

Bipartisan China-bashing is how the US political elite avoids dealing with our immense domestic problems.

May 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Change Is Needed

Change Is Needed Change Is Needed

Normal was not working for most people.

May 11, 2020 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi

Animal Crossing’s Embrace of Cute, Capitalist Perfection Is Not What We Need

Animal Crossing’s Embrace of Cute, Capitalist Perfection Is Not What We Need Animal Crossing’s Embrace of Cute, Capitalist Perfection Is Not What We Need

Instead, check out these games that are more critical of work and optimization.

May 11, 2020 / Lewis Gordon

A man walking with a face mask in Kibera, a slum of Nairobi

Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus

If reporting doesn’t improve, the creativity and agency of swaths of humanity will be lost to history.

May 11, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola

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One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting. One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting.

Administrators across the country are increasingly turning to anti-labor consultants to fend off nurses’ unions.

May 11, 2020 / P.E. Moskowitz

Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities

Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities

On the streets of Lima, hundreds of thousands of people have started walking back to their hometowns. 

May 11, 2020 / Photo Essay / Musuk Nolte, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’ ‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

As unemployment reaches Depression-era levels, Pramila Jayapal has a plan that responds with a New Deal–level of urgency.

May 8, 2020 / John Nichols

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

Matt Bors goes deeper than the day’s news by depicting the attitudes that underlie politics.

May 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration Detention Centers

The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration Detention Centers The Pandemic’s Impact on Immigration Detention Centers

Thousands of lives are at stake, as Covid-19 cases at overcrowded ICE facilities increase daily.

May 8, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

‘Normalcy—Never Again!’ ‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

The past is nowhere to return to. As the pandemic changes the world, may we come together to demand that it change for the better.

May 8, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

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