Officer, Why the Riot Gear? Officer, Why the Riot Gear?
Racism and brutality are entrenched into our nation's police departments.
Jun 23, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
How to Destroy a National Health Service How to Destroy a National Health Service
Over several decades, a toxic combination of underfunding and stealth privatization efforts have brought Britain’s widely beloved NHS to its knees.
Jun 22, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Are Being Treated as Disposable Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Are Being Treated as Disposable
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the severe vulnerability of the workers whose labor stocks the shelves of international brands.
Jun 22, 2020 / Photo Essay / Taslima Akhter, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish
Julián Castro and AOC have recently amplified a dialogue on Latinx identity and language. The conversation should also acknowledge groups that don’t traditionally speak Spanish.
Jun 18, 2020 / Jack Herrera
Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health Jair Bolsonaro Isn’t Just a Hazard to Brazil’s Health
Brazil’s president and Argentina’s Alberto Fernández offer opposing visions of politics in the age of Covid-19.
Jun 18, 2020 / Jacob Sugarman
America’s New Uighur Law Is a World First. What Took So Long? America’s New Uighur Law Is a World First. What Took So Long?
The legislation targets China’s human rights abuses, which Trump allegedly encouraged President Xi to continue.
Jun 17, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
Food for Hard Times and Pleasure—Kimchee Out of Anything Food for Hard Times and Pleasure—Kimchee Out of Anything
Scenes from a pandemic: 12
Jun 17, 2020 / Scot Nakagawa
The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad The US Government Kills Black People with Impunity Both at Home and Abroad
It’s time to reckon with the anti-black brutality that defines American policy from Minneapolis to Somalia.
Jun 16, 2020 / Robtel Neajai Pailey and Amy Niang
A Full-Blown Cold War With China Could Be Disastrous A Full-Blown Cold War With China Could Be Disastrous
The consequences of igniting a second Cold War against China could mean trouble for everyday Americans.
Jun 12, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
Why Washington Keeps Lobbying for War in the Middle East Why Washington Keeps Lobbying for War in the Middle East
Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati lobbyists continue to jockey for power with near-endless streams of capital.
Jun 10, 2020 / Jessica Draper and Morgan Palumbo