The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class The Virus, the Press, and the Comfortable Class
Liberal and conservative elites aren’t grappling with the pandemic’s toll on working-class people—and the impossible choices they’re forced to make.
May 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Michael Massing
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly
They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.
May 15, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
PPE for All Essential Workers, NOW! PPE for All Essential Workers, NOW!
This image is a free download and stickers are available through the artist’s website.
May 14, 2020 / OppArt / Tamara Wyndham
What’s Changed Since the Virus Arrived? What’s Changed Since the Virus Arrived?
And what (unfortunately) hasn’t.
May 13, 2020 / OppArt / Carly Larsson
Judith Butler on the Violence of Neglect Amid a Health Crisis Judith Butler on the Violence of Neglect Amid a Health Crisis
A conversation with the theorist about her new book, The Force of Nonviolence, and the need for global solidarity in the pandemic world
May 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Francis Wade
We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It. We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It.
Amid a pandemic, FEMA and HUD must be ready to provide renters with safe homes.
May 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Vanessa A. Bee
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 / no-paywall / José Orduña
Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse Covid-19 Has Made Our Broken School System Worse
As a teacher, I wonder about the students I’ve been unable to reach and whose faces I never see online.
May 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Belle Chesler