The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic. The Gaza Strip Has Been Under Siege for Years. Covid-19 Could Be Catastrophic.
Israel, which continues to control Gaza’s borders, has for decades intentionally weakened the economy and health of the world’s largest open-air prison.
Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Neve Gordon
‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’ ‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’
Families of loved ones imprisoned in New York’s notorious Tombs jail report that Covid-19 appears to be spreading in the facility—and there is no hand sanitizer.
Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Rosa Schwartzburg
Health Care Workers Are Facing Burdens That Put Everyone at Risk Health Care Workers Are Facing Burdens That Put Everyone at Risk
Insufficient protective equipment and limited access to testing are dramatically increasing the severity of the crisis.
Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Zoë Carpenter
Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too
Pharmacists are an oft-overlooked group of workers made miserable by our for-profit healthcare system.
Mar 25, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein
These Kids Are in the Crosshairs of Covid-19 These Kids Are in the Crosshairs of Covid-19
Reopening the economy would put immunocompromised children in danger.
Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Sara Luterman
Lessons From Wuhan Lessons From Wuhan
If we don’t debate a democratic response to pandemics now, we risk ceding leadership to tyrants.
Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Mike Davis
Our Planet of Missing Beauties Our Planet of Missing Beauties
America’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic mirrors a world that seems to be breaking apart.
Mar 25, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Engelhardt
Exclusive: ICE Detainees Are Being Quarantined Exclusive: ICE Detainees Are Being Quarantined
A leaked document about the Department of Homeland Security’s Covid-19 response suggests that the crisis has made its way to border detention facilities.
Mar 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself
Time to enact vote-by-mail.
Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Take Action Now: Keep Each Other Safe Take Action Now: Keep Each Other Safe
Fight for fair elections amid the pandemic, support immigrant families, and build mutual aid networks.
Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction