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Stay-at-home order protest

Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.

That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.

Apr 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James

‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James ‘The President Is Not a King’: NY Attorney General Tish James

Governors, mayors, and attorneys general set the agenda, as Trump’s malignancy, like the coronavirus, grows exponentially.

Apr 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

A woman wears a face mask during a protest in Chile

Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile

Surviving the coronavirus will be meaningless if Chileans do not simultaneously address the underlying causes of injustice and inequality.

Apr 6, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

A group of doctors and nurses walk outside, holding small Cuban and Italian flags.

Covid-19: Cuba Deserves Relief From US Sanctions Covid-19: Cuba Deserves Relief From US Sanctions

Humanitarian deterrence of the virus, not Cold War–era regime change, should be the top priority of US foreign policy.

Mar 31, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

In the lush Bajo Aguán valley, successive land and water conflicts have left over 150 people dead. And the fight is not over yet.

Mar 24, 2020 / Jared Olson

Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment

Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment

“Thank you, Cuba…. We will never ever forget that you reached out to us when absolutely nobody, and I mean nobody, else would.’’

Mar 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

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Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue

A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…

Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Stand up for immigrant justice!

Feb 18, 2020 / NationAction

Ricardo Piglia’s Books of Disquiet

Ricardo Piglia’s Books of Disquiet Ricardo Piglia’s Books of Disquiet

As he witnessed the dissolution of civil society under a series of repressive governments, the Argentine novelist and critic began recording the most mundane parts of everyday life...

Feb 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Loudis

Canaan Haiti

Can Haiti Rise From the Ashes? Can Haiti Rise From the Ashes?

Over the past decade Haitians have suffered a devastating earthquake, a failed reconstruction effort, and chronic political corruption. But resistance continues, and there are sign...

Jan 10, 2020 / James North

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