Health and Disease

Americans Got a Taste of Paid Leave. Will They Get It for Real?

Americans Got a Taste of Paid Leave. Will They Get It for Real? Americans Got a Taste of Paid Leave. Will They Get It for Real?

During the Covid pandemic, American workers had access to guaranteed paid leave for the first time in history. Advocates say now is the time for paid leave for all.

Apr 20, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Got Vaccinated?

Got Vaccinated? Got Vaccinated?

Passport to greater freedom… carefully.

Apr 20, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Ron Hauge

Pentagon

The Pentagon Is Not Taking Covid Seriously Enough The Pentagon Is Not Taking Covid Seriously Enough

Over a third of active-duty military personnel have refused to be vaccinated. The Pentagon’s response has mostly been silence.

Apr 19, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

Back to Normal

Back to Normal Back to Normal

Regular orders.

Apr 19, 2021 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall

California skaters

The Ruins of Bunker Hill The Ruins of Bunker Hill

A visit to Downtown Los Angeles makes plain how cities will be irrevocably changed by the pandemic.

Apr 16, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

Prison Gym

Undanced Dances During a Pandemic Undanced Dances During a Pandemic

From inside a California prison come choreographies of the mind.

Apr 14, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Suchi Branfman

Covid Army Medic

The FDA Did the Right Thing in Pausing the J&J Vaccine The FDA Did the Right Thing in Pausing the J&J Vaccine

The Twitter epidemiologists convinced that regulators bungled the decision make for entertaining reading—but they’re wrong.

Apr 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh

asleep at desk

The Tiredness Virus The Tiredness Virus

Covid-19 has driven us into a collective fatigue.

Apr 12, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Byung-Chul Han

Covid, health

Covid: Drawn from Experience Covid: Drawn from Experience

A short animated documentary.

Apr 12, 2021 / OppArt / Rafe Scobey Thal and Luca Valente

Fenway Park Covid

We’re at the Beginning of the End of Covid-19. Now What? We’re at the Beginning of the End of Covid-19. Now What?

There may be light at the end of the tunnel, but foot by foot we keep extending that tunnel in front of us, giving the virus new hosts and new territory to spread into.

Apr 8, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves

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