Inequality

‘Maybe if I Had Papers, It Would Have Been Different’: Undocumented During a Pandemic

‘Maybe if I Had Papers, It Would Have Been Different’: Undocumented During a Pandemic ‘Maybe if I Had Papers, It Would Have Been Different’: Undocumented During a Pandemic

The crisis is putting undocumented and migrant communities in the crosshairs. 

Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Heather Gies and John Washington

Our Planet of Missing Beauties

Our Planet of Missing Beauties Our Planet of Missing Beauties

America’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic mirrors a world that seems to be breaking apart.

Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Engelhardt

Olympic rings in Tokyo

The 2020 Games Are Postponed, but Should the Olympics Even Happen at All Anymore? The 2020 Games Are Postponed, but Should the Olympics Even Happen at All Anymore?

In the best of times, they bring debt, displacement, pollution, and hyper militarization. In the worst, they are a shocking waste of resources in the name of nationalistic fervor.

Mar 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

The Coronavirus Crisis Is Making a Guaranteed Income More Likely Than Ever Before

The Coronavirus Crisis Is Making a Guaranteed Income More Likely Than Ever Before The Coronavirus Crisis Is Making a Guaranteed Income More Likely Than Ever Before

Republicans are pushing through a means-tested, non-universal cash assistance bill. Our podcast explains why that’s a mistake.

Mar 23, 2020 / More Than Enough / Francis Reynolds

We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis

We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis

Even deficit hawks like Joe Biden know that when faced with the genuine prospect of annihilation, the only adequate response is to do whatever it takes to prevent it.

Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Rohan Grey

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

The Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Disrupt Our Elections

The Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Disrupt Our Elections The Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Disrupt Our Elections

We have ways to keep voters safe. Now we just need to use them.

Mar 19, 2020 / Editorial / John Nichols

Sara Nelson speaking at press conference

Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity

The president of the Association of Flight Attendants tells Sarah Jaffe that the pandemic reveals what unions already know: “An injury to one is an injury to all.”

Mar 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Sarah Jaffe

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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