WHO Chief Decries ‘Scandalous’ Vaccine Inequality
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded the alarm by declaring rich nations are controlling the "fate of the world."
Prostitution Is a Racialized Hate Crime Against Women
The violence, racism and misogyny targeting Asians in North America--as we've seen most recently in Atlanta--is distilled and intensified in the racism of sex buyers at Asian massage parlors.
[rewind] Janet Yang on the Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis
In this week’s installment of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer speaks with Janet Yang, the legendary film producer of “The Joy Luck Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt,” among…
The Sovietization of the American Press
The transformation from phony "objectivity" to open one-party orthodoxy hasn't been an improvement.
Will 2021 Be Public Banking’s Watershed Moment?
Faced with the dire Covid-19 crisis, some lawmakers are starting to see publicly-owned banks as the key to ensuring an equitable economic recovery.
This Country Constantly Fails Its Most Vulnerable
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has tested the nation’s threadbare social safety net as never before.
Rep. Jayapal Tests Positive for COVID, Demands GOP Accountability
The Washington Democrat accused Republican lawmakers of "creating a superspreader event on top of a domestic terrorist attack."
The Coming Battle Over Vaccines
Natural scientists have done their part by creating vaccines. To get people to take them, we need social science.
The U.K.’s New COVID-19 Strain and Boris Johnson’s Bloody Blunders
The British prime minister’s pre-Christmas announcement that a new, highly contagious strain of the coronavirus is ripping through England is as shocking as it is maddening.
Will the Biden Administration Dare Cut Military Spending?
This year’s presidential election was decided primarily by voter concerns about Covid-19 and the economy, not by voters crying out for a continuation of America’s endless wars or demanding yet…
Reclaiming American Idealism
Why we could use a leader like George McGovern again
We’ve Been on Trump’s Road for a Long, Long Time
Beyond Our Control: The author's first book, about the mid-1970s, describes a moment eerily reminiscent of today's American reality.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Protecting Our Future
It’s been a hard year. We’re digging our way out, but without intentional policy solutions, that process will be much slower. Here's what we we need.
Life as a Domestic Worker in the U.S. Was Hard. Then COVID-19 Hit.
I’m an immigrant domestic worker and I’ve lost my home. We need relief, regardless of our immigration status.
Surviving the Pandemic In a Broken Country
While most of the developed world has been dealing with the impact of the pandemic in a reasonable fashion, it’s played out differently here in the U.S.