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A crowded detention center with migrants looking in from behind a fence.

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

Olympic rings in Tokyo

The 2020 Games Are Postponed, but Should the Olympics Even Happen at All Anymore? The 2020 Games Are Postponed, but Should the Olympics Even Happen at All Anymore?

In the best of times, they bring debt, displacement, pollution, and hyper militarization. In the worst, they are a shocking waste of resources in the name of nationalistic fervor.

Mar 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

Time to enact vote-by-mail.

Mar 24, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Take Action Now: Keep Each Other Safe

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 / NationAction

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Letters From the April 6, 2020, Issue Letters From the April 6, 2020, Issue

The rest is commentary…

Mar 24, 2020 / Susie Linfield and Joshua Leifer

Coronaface

Coronaface Coronaface

Sharpie virus.

Mar 24, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge

The Young Lords’ Revolution

The Young Lords’ Revolution The Young Lords’ Revolution

A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

Two figures stand behind Trump as he speaks.

Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns Covid Catastrophe: Trump Fiddles While America Burns

After two months of ignoring health experts, the fool in the White House lashes out at governors and the most vulnerable.

Mar 24, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

From Noncompliant Bodies to Civil Disobedience

From Noncompliant Bodies to Civil Disobedience From Noncompliant Bodies to Civil Disobedience

Lessons from Crip Camp, a new documentary that explores the roots of the disability rights movement.

Mar 24, 2020 / Susan Stryker

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

I Guess We’re All in This Together? I Guess We’re All in This Together?

Sure, things are different under coronavirus. But spending our days eye-rolling at the Trump administration will never change.

Mar 24, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

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