Economics

US forces wearing protective gear on an air base

How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19

A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”

Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

A man with sunglasses holds a cardboard sign, with writing in Portuguese.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness

He’s the only head of state able to out-Trump Trump in sheer recklessness and social-networked delirium.

Apr 22, 2020 / Andy Robinson

A farmer wearing gloves and a bandana as a face cover holds a mint plant.

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Scenes from a pandemic: 4

Apr 22, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

A man reads outside during the quarantine in New York City

Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19

This crisis shows us how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich leaves death and destruction in its wake.

Apr 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

A man covering his mouth with a bandanna holds a sign that say

Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic Take Action Now: Fight for Justice During the Pandemic

Fight for affordable housing, support the Latinx community, and help at-risk people in your area.

Apr 21, 2020 / NationAction

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Right to Get Our Hair Cut The Right to Get Our Hair Cut

Give me liberty or give me death by dry cleaning pickup.

Apr 21, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths

These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths

The “liberate America” protesters claim they just want to make their own choices about their health and safety, but they really want to force others to risk their lives.

Apr 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal

A postal worker delivers mail in Harlem with a mask

The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System The Radical Idea That Undergirds Our Postal System

Victorian-era postal reform enshrined the principle that all letter writers were equal. Now that principle is under threat.

Apr 21, 2020 / Rachael Scarborough King

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Conversations With ‘The Nation’: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The reverend spoke with Nation readers about the severe social, economic, and political fissures the pandemic has worsened.

Apr 20, 2020 / The Nation

Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic

Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic

Photos from the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.

Apr 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Arlene Mejorado, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

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