The Challenge of Treating 2 Epidemics at Once The Challenge of Treating 2 Epidemics at Once
As overdose deaths climb, advocates and activists fear the opioid crisis will run headlong into the Covid-19 crisis.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Sophie Pinkham
The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines
They were already holding up the economy while operating on razor-thin margins. Now, they are taking care of the children of essential workers as costs and obstacles mount.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Bryce Covert
Beating Covid-19 Will Take Coordination, Experimentation, and Leadership Beating Covid-19 Will Take Coordination, Experimentation, and Leadership
Instead, we’ve seen hype, hope, and desperation.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19
A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”
Apr 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Ken Klippenstein
Trump’s Potemkin Presidency Keeps Making the Pandemic Worse Trump’s Potemkin Presidency Keeps Making the Pandemic Worse
There is no federalist solution to Covid-19 so long as the president keeps pushing magical thinking and incoherent policies.
Apr 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Bonkers—but There’s a Method to His Madness
He’s the only head of state able to out-Trump Trump in sheer recklessness and social-networked delirium.
Apr 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Andy Robinson
The Right to Get Our Hair Cut The Right to Get Our Hair Cut
Give me liberty or give me death by dry cleaning pickup.
Apr 21, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Refugees in the Time of Covid-19
Fleeing gangs and stalked by violence, thousands of asylum-seekers trapped in Mexico now face the pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett
These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths These People Aren’t Freedom Fighters—They’re Virus-Spreading Sociopaths
The “liberate America” protesters claim they just want to make their own choices about their health and safety, but they really want to force others to risk their lives.
Apr 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
Racism and Covid-19 Are a Lethal Combination Racism and Covid-19 Are a Lethal Combination
The Trump administration is happy to find ways to blame black and brown Americans for getting sick.
Apr 21, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and William J. Barber III, JD