A $2,000 Check Is a Good Start, but Struggling Americans Need $2,000 Every Month A $2,000 Check Is a Good Start, but Struggling Americans Need $2,000 Every Month
Dr. King taught us that direct cash payments are a smart response to poverty and mass unemployment. In this crisis, we need to heed that call.
Jan 18, 2021 / John Nichols
Pack Your Bags Pack Your Bags
What part of “Leave” don’t you understand?
Jan 16, 2021 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall, Ron Hauge, and Clay Bennett
Celestial Seasonings Celestial Seasonings
Cell service. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 11.
Jan 15, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Bury Me Furious Bury Me Furious
This is our last, best chance to finally vanquish Covid-19. We mustn’t screw it up.
Jan 14, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves
What Sex Workers Want Kamala Harris to Know What Sex Workers Want Kamala Harris to Know
The incoming vice president has the opportunity to redress the harm she’s caused.
Jan 14, 2021 / Hallie Lieberman
Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech
The job of regulating incendiary discourse belongs to democratically elected governments, not powerful private interests.
Jan 13, 2021 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Trump Will Be Gone Soon. Now Comes the Hard Part. Trump Will Be Gone Soon. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Democracy will not survive if we don’t change the ruinous establishment policies—by both parties—that brought the country to this moment.
Jan 13, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness
For months, our leaders have known that the Covid-19 crisis could force millions of people from their homes. They decided to let it happen.
Jan 13, 2021 / Feature / Dale Maharidge
What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic? What Kind of Country Prioritizes Billionaires During a Pandemic?
The US government’s lopsided response to Covid-19 has only worsened astronomical levels of inequality.
Jan 12, 2021 / Nomi Prins