The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism The Media Is Helping Spread Trump’s Coronavirus Racism
It’s time for every major media outlet to stop disseminating Trump’s hate—and stop repeating his racist nicknames for the virus.
Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
Make Elizabeth Warren the Coronavirus Czar Make Elizabeth Warren the Coronavirus Czar
Trump isn’t up to the job of managing a crisis. We need a work-around.
Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer
Medical Bills Are Their Own Trauma Medical Bills Are Their Own Trauma
The administrative burden placed on patients has been ignored for far too long.
Mar 20, 2020 / Column / Natalie Shure
A Tale of Two Plagues A Tale of Two Plagues
Tips on self-isolation from Daniel Defoe and Giovanni Boccaccio
Mar 20, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario
Now is the time to imagine a better world.
Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again. What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.
This administration has never missed an opportunity to blame immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees for our woes.
Mar 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
How the Coronavirus Hobbled Bernie in Florida How the Coronavirus Hobbled Bernie in Florida
Volunteers in Florida say the pandemic was uniquely bad for Sanders’s grassroots campaigning.
Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Ken Klippenstein
Amid a Pandemic, Target Employees Work in Fear Amid a Pandemic, Target Employees Work in Fear
Target and many other big retailers have yet to provide paid sick leave, endangering workers and customers.
Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / P.E. Moskowitz
We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US
I am locked down in Barcelona, but at least there is universal health care and a tradition of mutual support.
Mar 19, 2020 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich
As Low-Income Workers Lose Hours and Jobs, Pressure Mounts to Halt Evictions As Low-Income Workers Lose Hours and Jobs, Pressure Mounts to Halt Evictions
The United States already had an affordable housing crisis before the pandemic hit. Now many more are at risk of homelessness.
Mar 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Bryce Covert