16 May 2020
TOP STORIES
We should not concede the language of “reopening” to right-wing liars who are sending poor people to their death.
BY SARAH LAZARE
Pelosi’s bill proves Democratic leadership won’t do what needs to be done.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
With lines at food banks stretching for miles, the need has never been clearer to guarantee food to all U.S. residents.
BY PAUL J. BAICICH
The rich think they can protect their own wealth while the rest of the economy dies. They're very wrong.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
A Medicare for All system would finally take healthcare out of bargaining and allow workers to win so much more.
BY SHAUN RICHMAN
To weather the economic wreckage of the Covid-19 crisis—and prepare for future disasters—we should enact a Just Futures Fund.
BY JIM PUGH
What the United States should have learned from SARS—and blatantly ignored.
BY INDIGO OLIVIER
Drug companies are lobbying to protect their right to profit from any future Covid-19 vaccine.
BY DAYTON MARTINDALE
WORKING IN THESE TIMES
For some, being an "essential worker" means carrying your papers with you everywhere you go.
BY MAURIZIO GUERRERO
RURAL AMERICA IN THESE TIMES
The speed and organization of meatpacking both promote the spread of coronavirus.
BY MICHAEL HAEDICKE
