Why Haven’t the Olympics Been Canceled Yet? Why Haven’t the Olympics Been Canceled Yet?
What has been obvious to the rest of the sports world for days, if not weeks, still has not penetrated the ivory tower of the International Olympic Committee or the leaders in Japa...
Mar 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity Sara Nelson Says People Are Ready for Solidarity
The president of the Association of Flight Attendants tells Sarah Jaffe that the pandemic reveals what unions already know: “An injury to one is an injury to all.”
Mar 18, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah Jaffe
Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue
A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…
Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers
With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air
We’re seeing the steady erosion of everything familiar, the implosion of communal space, the sense that everyone, every surface, could be the enemy.
Mar 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Free Market Will Save Us From the Coronavirus! The Free Market Will Save Us From the Coronavirus!
The invisible hand is in control of this pandemic.
Mar 17, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted
As campuses close to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many students are getting left behind.
Mar 16, 2020 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Citizen Gorbachev Speaks Citizen Gorbachev Speaks
If war is the consequence of a policy, then get rid of the policy.
Mar 16, 2020 / Mikhail S. Gorbachev
The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities
The areas where the National Rally has the best chance to win in the March elections are united by one factor: socioeconomic duress.
Mar 13, 2020 / Cole Stangler
Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm
Trump offers nothing but bigotry, ignorance, and pathological narcissism.
Mar 13, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt
In the absence of any real plans to stem the virus, Trump is turning to the kind of “us vs. them” rhetoric that can only lead to violence.
Mar 12, 2020 / Elie Mystal