“The Lancet isn’t playing. They want Trump out.” byJulia Conley, A nurse holds a sign during a nurses protest at Rikers Island Prison over conditions and coronavirus threat on May 7, 2020 in New York […]
“A sick and twisted sentiment… Inadequate PPE is not beautiful.” by: Jake Johnson, President Donald Trump speaks following a tour of medical supply distributor Owens and Minor Inc. in Allentown, Pennsylvania on May 14, 2020. […]
Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte is using the pandemic to crush his opposition—and the U.S. is poised to arm him to the teeth. by: Amee Chew A street under quarantine in Iriga City, Philippines (Photo: Shutterstock) […]
A military spouse’s perspective on fighting this pandemic. by: Andrea Mazzarino If so much of our money hadn’t gone into the military-industrial complex, perhaps there would have been enough health-care workers to weather this crisis […]
“This ban was never about the pandemic, and it was never about public health.” by: Eoin Higgins, As seen through fencing, migrants—including a young child—stand while being detained by Department of Homeland Security police after […]
“Diplomatic platitudes are not enough—we need legal guarantees, and we need them now.” byAndrea Germanos, Larissa Vuitika, biologist, works during the virus inactivation process on March 24, 2020 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo: Pedro Vilela/Getty […]
Congress must act. byHeidi Shierholz Many of the jobs that have been lost in this recession are low-wage service, retail sales, and office jobs. (Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images) In the last eight weeks, more than […]
“The Iranian women’s movement is more isolated today than it has ever been in all my years of activism.” byMedea Benjamin, Sussan Tahmasebi While the administration claims that sanctions are targeting those in power, the sanctions […]
We don’t buy it. byJess Tomlin, Jessica Houssian, Nicolette Naylor Those of us who have been marching, protesting and advocating for gender equality for years have already (pre-pandemic) been seeking a faster track to gender equality. If […]
A series on the Palestinian ‘catastrophe’ of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures. Special series “The Nakba did not begin in 1948. Its origins lie over two centuries ago….” So begins […]