It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
Marking the end of slavery with a federal holiday would be more than a symbolic gesture. It would provide space for growth as a nation.
Jun 19, 2020 / Rep. Jamaal Bowman
The End of the American Century The End of the American Century
Marked by disease, endless wars, and a dying planet, the American empire is finally reaching its decline.
Jun 19, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People
The US government has the authority under existing law to break patent monopolies.
Jun 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Ady Barkan and Zain Rizvi
It’s Been a Long Time Coming It’s Been a Long Time Coming
“A Change Is Gonna Come” (song recorded by Sam Cooke in 1964).
Jun 18, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands
When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19
Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?
Jun 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is
Will the international community finally rise in solidarity with black people against the white American regime of oppression and violence?
Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health
Brazil’s president and Argentina’s Alberto Fernández offer opposing visions of politics in the age of Covid-19.
Jun 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Jacob Sugarman
The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet
Even with a competent president, we’d still be in deep trouble.
Jun 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak Incarcerated, Infected, and Ignored: Inside an Arkansas Prison Outbreak
Inmates say guards treated them like “lepers” as Covid-19 tore through the penitentiary.
Jun 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Molly Minta