Sex and the Stricken City: In Praise of Proximity Sex and the Stricken City: In Praise of Proximity
The politics of fear is potent, but it may be losing its grip
Jun 26, 2020 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
A Lesbian Archive Sends Its Love Letter: Find History, Find Yourself A Lesbian Archive Sends Its Love Letter: Find History, Find Yourself
Scenes from a pandemic: 13
Jun 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Jewelle Gomez
The Arena Was Half Empty. Trump Was Still Full of It. The Arena Was Half Empty. Trump Was Still Full of It.
In Tulsa, the president says zilch about Covid-19 deaths, and a lot about his walk down that ramp at West Point.
Jun 23, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
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
ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds
Pence claims the pandemic is on its way out. The numbers tell a different story, both in and outside of prisons.
Jun 19, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans
A decade of inaction on climate change has put even more lives at risk.
Jun 18, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Dean Russell, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Veronica Penney, Ali Raj, and Bridget Hickey
The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People
The US government has the authority under existing law to break patent monopolies.
Jun 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Ady Barkan and Zain Rizvi
When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19
Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?
Jun 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
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 / no-paywall / Jacob Sugarman
The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet
Even with a competent president, we’d still be in deep trouble.
Jun 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer