None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough
Scenes from a pandemic: 3
Apr 15, 2020 / Tristan Call
A ‘Jubilee’ Cancellation of Debt Is Vital to Fighting the Coronavirus A ‘Jubilee’ Cancellation of Debt Is Vital to Fighting the Coronavirus
A growing movement says debt forgiveness for developing nations would “free up resources to tackle urgent health, social and economic crises.”
Apr 12, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace
In one week, he threatened to cut off US funding to the WHO, touted an unproven Covid-19 cure, and fired the watchdog overseeing the congressional bailout.
Apr 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic The Science Is Clear on How to Beat This Pandemic
But first Trump, Kushner, and the GOP have to stop playing politics with people’s lives.
Apr 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue China Is Going to Be a Republican Wedge Issue
While Trump is already using China as a scapegoat for his failures on Covid-19, progressives have their own reasons to push for a new foreign policy.
Apr 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer
When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem
That some cities and states have stepped up to fill the gap left by Trump’s catastrophic failure is a matter of luck, not design.
Apr 1, 2020 / Richard Kreitner
How Trump Is Going to Get Away With a Pandemic How Trump Is Going to Get Away With a Pandemic
There are lots of ways for the Trump administration to cook the data to hide the extent of the coronavirus outbreak—in fact, it already is doing so.
Mar 31, 2020 / Sonia Shah
As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action As the Covid-19 Crisis Deepens, Grassroots Organizers Take Action
Progressive ideas on housing, health care access, wage subsidies, and more are entering the mainstream at a startling pace.
Mar 31, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Health Care Workers Are Facing Burdens That Put Everyone at Risk Health Care Workers Are Facing Burdens That Put Everyone at Risk
Insufficient protective equipment and limited access to testing are dramatically increasing the severity of the crisis.
Mar 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns
After two months of ignoring health experts, the fool in the White House lashes out at governors and the most vulnerable.
Mar 24, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky