Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Refugees in the Time of Covid-19
Fleeing gangs and stalked by violence, thousands of asylum-seekers trapped in Mexico now face the pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020 / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett
Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue
The Truth About Lies Susie Linfield warns us against “telling lies” [Letters, April 6], then proceeds to demonstrate her commitment to exactly that by claiming, falsely, that I hav…
Apr 21, 2020 / Noam Chomsky and Our Readers
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
‘My Entire Life Has Been Spent in a Refugee Center’ ‘My Entire Life Has Been Spent in a Refugee Center’
In the 25 years since the Bosnian War’s Srebrenica massacre, these people have been left behind.
Apr 21, 2020 / Photo Essay / Meta Krese and Jošt Franko
How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response
Boris Johnson’s government keeps promising to “Get Brexit Done,” even as the deadly pandemic ravages the country.
Apr 20, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold Russian Officials Dawdled as the Coronavirus Took Hold
Now Muscovites are being forced to use QR codes as travel permits.
Apr 20, 2020 / Alec Luhn
‘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
The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left
Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.
Apr 17, 2020 / Promise Li
Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas
The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.
Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu
Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic
A difficult situation just got much harder for undocumented migrants in the European Union.
Apr 15, 2020 / Luke Butterly