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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’s Threat to Democracy Itself

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

Time to enact vote-by-mail.

Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the April 6, 2020, Issue Letters From the April 6, 2020, Issue

The rest is commentary…

Mar 24, 2020 / Letters / Susie Linfield and Joshua Leifer

Two figures stand behind Trump as he speaks.

Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns

After two months of ignoring health experts, the fool in the White House lashes out at governors and the most vulnerable.

Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky

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I Guess We’re All in This Together? I Guess We’re All in This Together?

Sure, things are different under coronavirus. But spending our days eye-rolling at the Trump administration will never change.

Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Tomorrow

Our ‘Honorable’ Members of Congress?

Our ‘Honorable’ Members of Congress? Our ‘Honorable’ Members of Congress?

Whether or not Senator Burr and other members violated the Stock Act, why were they in the stock market at all during a pandemic?

Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Bruce Fein

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

Donald Trump

Trump Toys With a Let-Them-Die Response to the Pandemic Trump Toys With a Let-Them-Die Response to the Pandemic

Goaded by the right-wing media, the president is arguing for a dangerous strategy of letting the virus run wild in order to save the economy.

Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

Deportations Are Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse

Deportations Are Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse Deportations Are Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse

Overcrowded detention facilities in the US risk exporting the virus to Central America.

Mar 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Gaby Del Valle and Jack Herrera

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