The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate
Homophobia may help tip South Korea back into its Covid-19 crisis. It may also keep America deeply mired in its own public health disaster.
May 29, 2020 / Patrick G. Lee
Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism
Don’t the country's creditors know the only choice is between an orderly restructuring and a disorderly restructuring?
May 29, 2020 / Joseph E. Stiglitz
People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out
As the media denounces the Minneapolis protesters, it’s worth remembering that it takes incredible strength to practice nonviolence in the face of murder and oppression.
May 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal
2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy 2 Days in May That Shattered Korean Democracy
The US response to a dictatorship’s repression in Gwangju in 1980 was even worse than we thought.
May 28, 2020 / Tim Shorrock and Injeong Kim
The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness
After the police murder of George Floyd, many athletes spoke out. This is a key part of the process of building anti-racism.
May 28, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Remembering Frederika Randall (1948–2020) Remembering Frederika Randall (1948–2020)
The Nation’s longtime Rome correspondent died on May 12.
May 28, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan
Trump’s Decision to Freeze WHO Funding Worries the US Military Trump’s Decision to Freeze WHO Funding Worries the US Military
Exclusive: Africom fears that China will use the White House’s suspension of World Health Organization payments to expand its influence in Africa.
May 27, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law
Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.
May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe
Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’ Surviving the Virus, Reading ‘Late Victorian Holocausts’
Scenes from a pandemic: 9
May 27, 2020 / Dania Rajendra
What Will Post-Pandemic Warfare Look Like? What Will Post-Pandemic Warfare Look Like?
If the past is any precedent, what lies ahead is the evolution of failed US proxy wars.
May 27, 2020 / Danny Sjursen