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How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic

Testing, national health care, and transparency saved the day.

Mar 20, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Fueling Extinction

Fueling Extinction Fueling Extinction

Business as Usual = Planetary Disaster

Mar 20, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

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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

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.

Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick

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 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

A man wearing a facemask sits in front of a Tokyo 2020 advertisement

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 speaking at press conference

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

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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 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 Free Market Will Save Us From the Coronavirus!

The invisible hand is in control of this pandemic.

Mar 17, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

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