Covid-19 Isn’t the Only American Health Epidemic Covid-19 Isn’t the Only American Health Epidemic
When Andra Day’s “Rise Up” plays on the hospital loudspeakers, my spirits lift for a moment. But then I remember.
May 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Augie Lindmark
Covid-19 Is Destroying the Myth of American Exceptionalism Covid-19 Is Destroying the Myth of American Exceptionalism
A botched pandemic response in the US has led to an astounding death toll, a sky-high unemployment rate, and rising inequality.
May 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Karen J. Greenberg
Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson? Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson?
After Corbyn, after Covid, the Labour Party struggles to break through.
May 16, 2020 / Editorial / Gary Younge
Baseball’s Plan to Reopen Is All Risk for the Players Baseball’s Plan to Reopen Is All Risk for the Players
The media and the owners are pressuring the players to take a lousy deal and return to the field during a pandemic.
May 15, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Gaza Holds Its Breath as the Threat of Coronavirus Looms Gaza Holds Its Breath as the Threat of Coronavirus Looms
The besieged territory has been starved of basic resources for years, its health sector eroded. What will happen if Covid-19 comes?
May 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Ahmed Abu Artema
Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse
As a teacher, I wonder about the students I’ve been unable to reach and whose faces I never see online.
May 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Belle Chesler
Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won
Underpaid and overworked long before the pandemic, workers demanded more personal protective equipment, more stringent safety protocols, and hazard pay.
May 8, 2020 / no-paywall / Bryce Covert
I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.
Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.
May 8, 2020 / no-paywall / Ann Jones
Will the Pandemic Lead to Better Treatment for Drug Users? Will the Pandemic Lead to Better Treatment for Drug Users?
Harm-reduction advocates hope new emergency rules for medication-assisted treatment will foster broader reforms after the Covid-19 crisis.
May 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Michelle Chen
Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them? Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?
Photos of the nurses and assistants who tended to my dad in his final days.
Apr 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Liz Sanders, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation