In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19 In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19
But the pandemic has made the problem worse, too.
May 27, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
Gesundheit! Gesundheit!
Taking precautions to their final conclusion.
Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’ Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’
Scenes from a pandemic: 9
May 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Dania Rajendra
One French Hospital’s Battle Against the Coronavirus One French Hospital’s Battle Against the Coronavirus
A photographic diary of the doctors, nurses, and all the health care workers struggling to quell this outbreak.
May 26, 2020 / no-paywall / Elena Perlino, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Running Out of Stuff to Do? Try Freaking Out Running Out of Stuff to Do? Try Freaking Out
If you get through all of these suggestions, try doing them again!
May 26, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
A Death in the Extended ‘Nation’ Family: Omar Portillo, 1956–2020 A Death in the Extended ‘Nation’ Family: Omar Portillo, 1956–2020
Omar Portillo, who was known for his kindness and good cheer, succumbed to Covid-19 in March.
May 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Angely Mercado
In New Zealand, David Confronts 2 Goliaths In New Zealand, David Confronts 2 Goliaths
The country’s effective handling of the coronavirus was prefigured by its dramatic response to a right-wing murder spree.
May 25, 2020 / no-paywall / John Feffer
Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity
Recommending austerity for struggling states is the policy equivalent of touting bleach injections as a coronavirus cure.
May 25, 2020 / John Nichols
Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die? Shut Up and Play, or Shut Up and Die?
Donald Trump and NFL ownership are demanding a 2020 season, health of the players be damned.
May 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin
Recovery Will Take More Than Money Recovery Will Take More Than Money
The pandemic offers Americans a chance to look hard at the ways in which government has failed society—but also a chance to do something about it.
May 22, 2020 / Mike Gecan