Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate. Go to Work or Stay Home? An Essential Worker Is Forced to Make a Wager With Fate.
Scenes from a pandemic: 7
May 13, 2020 / José Orduña
Chinatowns Must Radicalize to Survive Chinatowns Must Radicalize to Survive
Direct action and inclusivity are driving the new Asian American movement.
May 11, 2020 / Promise Li and Esther K
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 / Michelle Chen
The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital The Pandemic Has Made the Poor People’s Campaign Virtual—and Vital
A powerful movement—and a moral leader whose time has come—will mobilize millions to demand change.
May 5, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Prayer for Justice and Compassion During the Pandemic A Prayer for Justice and Compassion During the Pandemic
“May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.”
May 3, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis Covid-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis
Many people are already going hungry in the United States; many more will face hunger or starvation in other parts of the world.
May 1, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
The Faces of Our Crisis The Faces of Our Crisis
They stock the shelves at grocery stores, dispatch 911 calls, and pick crops. They deserve their due.
May 1, 2020 / Molly Crabapple
The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People
An investigation into the dangerously irresponsible business of “ethical factory” audits.
Apr 23, 2020 / Maria Hengeveld
Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain Coronavirus at the Bottom of the Supply Chain
Bangladeshi union leader Kalpona Akter explains why garment workers are in the streets.
Apr 23, 2020 / Q&A / James North
How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19
A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”
Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein