Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is? Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is?
In the absence of a serious federal response, it’s up to the 50 state governors, and numerous localities, to figure this out on their own.
Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
The Coronavirus Makes a Powerful Case for Boosting Our Social Safety Net The Coronavirus Makes a Powerful Case for Boosting Our Social Safety Net
A global pandemic coinciding with a presidential campaign is the time to make the case for boosting the closest thing America has to an immune system: our social safety net.
Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Take Action Now: Protect Each Other During the Pandemic Take Action Now: Protect Each Other During the Pandemic
Support low-income, incarcerated, homeless, and undocumented people confronting the harshest effects of the crisis.
Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction
How to Canvass During a Pandemic How to Canvass During a Pandemic
Progressive insurgents are reimagining their campaigns thanks to the coronavirus.
Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Ross Barkan
With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air
We’re seeing the steady erosion of everything familiar, the implosion of communal space, the sense that everyone, every surface, could be the enemy.
Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted
As campuses close to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many students are getting left behind.
Mar 16, 2020 / no-paywall / StudentNation
‘We Have No Nurses and No Isolation Room’ ‘We Have No Nurses and No Isolation Room’
Why teachers, principals, and politicians pushed New York’s mayor to shut down the country’s largest school system.
Mar 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Ross Barkan
Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus
The pandemic lays bare how American politicians have ignored the past and its injustices. It’s time for repentance, not just prayer.
Mar 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Republican Xenophobia Is Going to Make the Pandemic Much Worse Republican Xenophobia Is Going to Make the Pandemic Much Worse
Trump is ramping up hatred of foreigners during a crisis that requires international cooperation.
Mar 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm
Trump offers nothing but bigotry, ignorance, and pathological narcissism.
Mar 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky