The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19
Heroism and selflessness, the terror of loneliness amid quarantine… and Donald Trump’s grotesque and life-threatening narcissism.
Mar 27, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
This Pandemic Is Exposing the Futility of the National Security State This Pandemic Is Exposing the Futility of the National Security State
Don’t tell the CIA, but the principal threats to our collective well-being are right here where we live.
Mar 27, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Latest Excuse to Militarize the Border The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Latest Excuse to Militarize the Border
Leaked documents show Customs and Border Protection requested more than 1,500 extra troops to guard the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Mar 26, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’ The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’
As the city prepares to reopen after two months of lockdown, a resident shares why she’ll never see Chinese society the same way again.
Mar 26, 2020 / Jessie Lau
Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality
We talked to the French economist about his new book Capital and Ideology, his thoughts on Covid-19, and more.
Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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 / Neve Gordon
Around the World, Women Go on Strike to Protest Violence Around the World, Women Go on Strike to Protest Violence
“The Hell With Patriarchy” Santiago de Chile 2020. Women’s March, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Mar 25, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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 / Mike Davis
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
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