Trump Toys With a Let-Them-Die Response to the Pandemic Trump Toys With a Let-Them-Die Response to the Pandemic
Goaded by the right-wing media, the president is arguing for a dangerous strategy of letting the virus run wild in order to save the economy.
Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
If the UK Can Protect Workers From Covid-19 Layoffs, Why Not the US? If the UK Can Protect Workers From Covid-19 Layoffs, Why Not the US?
House members Rosa DeLauro and Mark Pocan have a plan to keep Americans working.
Mar 21, 2020 / no-paywall / John Nichols
Fox News Has Always Lied to Old People. This Time It May Kill Them. Fox News Has Always Lied to Old People. This Time It May Kill Them.
The pandemic makes obvious what has long been true: Fox News is dangerous.
Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Eric Alterman
Make Elizabeth Warren the Coronavirus Czar Make Elizabeth Warren the Coronavirus Czar
Trump isn’t up to the job of managing a crisis. We need a work-around.
Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario
Now is the time to imagine a better world.
Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again. What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.
This administration has never missed an opportunity to blame immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees for our woes.
Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
As Low-Income Workers Lose Hours and Jobs, Pressure Mounts to Halt Evictions As Low-Income Workers Lose Hours and Jobs, Pressure Mounts to Halt Evictions
The United States already had an affordable housing crisis before the pandemic hit. Now many more are at risk of homelessness.
Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Bryce Covert
Right Now Congressional Dems Are to the Right of the GOP Right Now Congressional Dems Are to the Right of the GOP
The party’s leadership is failing the test posed by the coronavirus.
Mar 19, 2020 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Progressives, There’s Reason to Hope. Really! Progressives, There’s Reason to Hope. Really!
While the world grapples with the coronavirus, it’s important to remember how much the progressive movement has moved the ball.
Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Leah Hunt-Hendrix
‘Today, the United States of America Failed to Live Up to Our Democratic Ideals’ ‘Today, the United States of America Failed to Live Up to Our Democratic Ideals’
Postponements and disruptions characterized a primary day when voting rights activists saw states failing the Covid-19 “stress test.”
Mar 18, 2020 / no-paywall / John Nichols