Health Care

The Olympics Teeter on the Brink

The Olympics Teeter on the Brink The Olympics Teeter on the Brink

An upsurge of athletes and federations is forcing the IOC to consider postponement of this summer’s games.

Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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? 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

Elizabeth Warren

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

Glenn and Tracy McCarthy in their home with a pile of medical bills

Medical Bills Are Their Own Trauma Medical Bills Are Their Own Trauma

The administrative burden placed on patients has been ignored for far too long.

Mar 20, 2020 / Column / Natalie Shure

A target worker stocks goods at a store in Riverside, California

Amid a Pandemic, Target Employees Work in Fear Amid a Pandemic, Target Employees Work in Fear

Target and many other big retailers have yet to provide paid sick leave, endangering workers and customers.

Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / P.E. Moskowitz

We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US

We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US

I am locked down in Barcelona, but at least there is universal health care and a tradition of mutual support.

Mar 19, 2020 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich

Love in the Time of Coronavirus

Love in the Time of Coronavirus Love in the Time of Coronavirus

Exercising social distancing while taking care of each other, crucial to control the Covid19 pandemic.

Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Andrea Arroyo

A man wearing a facemask sits in front of a Tokyo 2020 advertisement

Why Haven’t the Olympics Been Canceled Yet? Why Haven’t the Olympics Been Canceled Yet?

What has been obvious to the rest of the sports world for days, if not weeks, still has not penetrated the ivory tower of the International Olympic Committee or the leaders in Japa...

Mar 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

A worker cleans seat after Covid-19 cancellation

‘We Will Get Our Sports Back When We Deserve To’: A Q&A With Dr. Adia Benton ‘We Will Get Our Sports Back When We Deserve To’: A Q&A With Dr. Adia Benton

The leading anthropologist, academic, and analyst of sports and disease offers an unsparing assessment of the sports world’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin

The Coronavirus Makes a Powerful Case for Boosting Our Social Safety Net

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

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