Without Farmworkers You Wouldn’t Eat Without Farmworkers You Wouldn’t Eat
But stimulus packages aren’t providing the necessary support for them to do their jobs safely.
Apr 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Jim Goodman
Coronavirus Quotes, Part 2 Coronavirus Quotes, Part 2
The hits keep coming.
Apr 27, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them? Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?
Photos of the nurses and assistants who tended to my dad in his final days.
Apr 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Liz Sanders, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All
As the right-wing elite push for a premature end to the lockdown, they too must start carrying their share of the load.
Apr 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Vietnam May Have the Most Effective Response to Covid-19 Vietnam May Have the Most Effective Response to Covid-19
They’ve done it through mass mobilization of the health care system, public employees, and the security forces, combined with an energetic and creative public education campaign.
Apr 24, 2020 / no-paywall / George Black
Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law
His new ban is an election gambit—that despite his manifest incompetence and a cratered economy, he can win this fall by doubling down on xenophobia.
Apr 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Wants Sports Back, Safety Be Damned Trump Wants Sports Back, Safety Be Damned
Reopening the National Football League could mean open season on the rest of us.
Apr 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Robert Lipsyte
The Challenge of Treating 2 Epidemics at Once The Challenge of Treating 2 Epidemics at Once
As overdose deaths climb, advocates and activists fear the opioid crisis will run headlong into the Covid-19 crisis.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Sophie Pinkham
A Plague Upon Our Home A Plague Upon Our Home
The pandemic has altered history.
Apr 23, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe and Deirdre Barrett
The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines
They were already holding up the economy while operating on razor-thin margins. Now, they are taking care of the children of essential workers as costs and obstacles mount.
Apr 23, 2020 / no-paywall / Bryce Covert