“Whoever would have imagined this relationship would prove complicated and fraught? Oh, right, the Founders. Who prohibited it. In the Constitution.” byJessica Corbett, The Trump International Hotel on its first day of business September 12, […]
“We’re flat broke. We don’t know what’s gonna happen.” byAndrea Germanos, People wait in line, six feet apart to socially distance, to get groceries at a pop-up food pantry hosted by Pan Y Cafe in […]
by LUCIA SANTINA RIBISI Redwood Forest Defense, Humboldt County, 2020. Click here to support Redwood Forest Defense Economic stimulus in response to our pandemic should stop funding fossil fuel companies with bailouts. Instead, we should prioritize welfare […]
by PAUL STREET Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair As the global coronavirus public health and economic crisis of 2020 approaches the international workers’ day May 1st, let us consider 23 ways in which it is a […]
by MELVIN GOODMAN Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently reprised his advice from the 2008 financial crisis, when he said “never let a good crisis go to waste.” Sadly, Donald Trump is […]
by NICK PEMBERTON Image Source: muffinn – CC BY 2.0 Amidst a deadly pandemic set to kill millions of people it is hard not to become reactionary and short-sighted. The coronavirus for all intents and purposes is […]
by RON JACOBS During the last week of April and the first few days of May in 1971, tens of thousands of US residents protested in the streets of Washington, DC. Their goal was to force […]
by JESSE JACKSON Across the United States and across the world, prisoners are among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Overcrowded facilities, shortages of food and medicine, and totally inadequate testing expose prisoners who are disproportionately […]
BY PHILISSA CRAMER Hundreds of Orthodox Jews attend a funeral in Brooklyn on April 29, 2020. (Reuven Blau/Twitter)ADVERTISEMENT (JTA) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drew fierce criticism late Tuesday after he singled out […]
According to a survey, about 8 in 10 Americans say they support measures that include requiring Americans to stay in their homes to avoid infections of COVID-19 in their area. Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor […]