Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia
Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response.
May 8, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process
Democrats must show that their values do not bow to partisanship and call for a meaningful investigation into the allegations against Joe Biden.
May 8, 2020 / Sarah Nesbitt and Sage Carson
Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won
Underpaid and overworked long before the pandemic, workers demanded more personal protective equipment, more stringent safety protocols, and hazard pay.
May 8, 2020 / Bryce Covert
I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.
Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.
May 8, 2020 / Ann Jones
The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project
The league will reopen, health and safety be damned, and Trump wouldn’t have it any other way.
May 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’ The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’
Worker safety and security must be the top priority.
May 7, 2020 / John Nichols
Instead of Killing the US Postal System, Let’s Expand It Instead of Killing the US Postal System, Let’s Expand It
The postal service is a core democratic infrastructure—and it’s time we remember that and fund it appropriately.
May 7, 2020 / Victor Pickard
Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump
The state has some of fastest-growing Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. That hasn’t stopped Governor Kim Reynolds from rushing to reopen.
May 7, 2020 / Emily Berch
We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched
How many black men are buried while their killers walk free because nobody happened to film their final, terrifying moments?
May 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Coronavirus Means Curtains for Artists The Coronavirus Means Curtains for Artists
The loss of revenue from live events is only the start of this particular disaster.
May 7, 2020 / William Deresiewicz