Here’s How We Remake the Economy
The Fed's crisis response exposes the faulty logic of moralizing, pro-austerity politicians and economists.
Time to Stop Bankrolling War and the Wealthy
A jubilee moment in pandemic America? The poetry of a movement to change this country.
We Shelter in Places Apart and Unequal
Topple all the monuments you want, but the real racism’s going unaddressed.
Hard Times: ‘It’s Like They’re Trying to Kill Us’
Recent interviews with Alabama prisoners and officials paint grim picture of overcrowding, theft of personal items, surprise transfers and pandemic fear.
Plague Journal #17: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
Nobody can begin to reliably state where we are, in the midst of what looks like it’s becoming a much bigger affliction.
Homelessness in the COVID-19 Era
Selective in Its impact, the virus has struck the homeless hard
A Swede Explains: We Made Mistakes, But We Admit Them and Improve — Unlike Some Countries
And here, no one will lose their jobs for being at home sick, or be bankrupted by healthcare costs.
Plague Journal #16: Memo From POTUS to You, the Voters
In order to assure free and fair elections this November, we are providing you with information to help you participate in our most important civic duty, voting.
Plague Journal #15: What Bats Can Teach Us
Solving overwhelming problems begins with repairing the damage done.
Gov. Newsom Made a Cynical Gamble on Prisons During the Pandemic — and Californians Will Pay with Their Lives
The Democratic governor's unwillingness to release prisoners has allowed a viral conflagration which threatens the Bay Area and beyond.
View from Death Row: The Disproportionate Blues
We African Americans have often been told that times have changed. We are tired of pretending.
Plague Journal #14: The Fusion Centers Are Probably Working Overtime
It’s not just that we have no idea what their work really is, we also don’t have a clue about how much it costs.
Trump Willing to Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Americans in Effort to Win Election
More and more of it will be his fault if he goes around the country staging 20,000-strong rallies, as he plans to start doing soon.
Who Should Decide When and How Schools Reopen?
Here's a hint: Not politicians, district officials, bean counters or the president.
Covid-19 May Be Accelerating a Genocide of Brazil’s Indigenous People
It is even more difficult to pin down data on infections and deaths in their communities than it is for the general Brazilian population.