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Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19
Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender and disability justice.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is a Crisis of Capitalism
COVID-19 is another blow to the house of cards that is the existence of the marginalized.
Senators Cash In on COVID-19 as a Plundered Nation Reels
The pursuit of profit and growth is the ethos of the virus that has attacked us.
Trump’s Deportation Machine Is Still Churning Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
Immigration defense attorneys are worried about another outbreak in ICE jails.
If Social Distancing Is Impossible in Prisons, People Should Be Freed
So far, no state governor has responded to the call for releasing the most vulnerable people from prison.
We Are Facing Economic Collapse on Top of a Pandemic. What We Do Now Matters.
As the COVID-19 virus spreads, the U.S. economy has begun to crumble like a house of cards.
Biden Is Winning, But Sanders’s Ideas May End Up Salvaging the Country
The United States is now primed for a slew of socialist policies.
It’s Taken a Pandemic to Make Politicians Take Note of Our Basic Needs
The U.S.’s social compact at the end of this crisis will look dramatically different from how it looked going in.
As Ohio Postpones Its Primary, COVID-19 Pandemic Wreaks Election Havoc
The remainder of the 2020 primary season is trembling on the edge of delay, if not outright dissolution.
Years of Austerity Weakened the Public Health Response to Coronavirus
Thanks to budget cuts, public health departments nationwide have eliminated 50,000 positions since 2008.
“A Time to Rethink America”: Sanders Sets Tone at Coronavirus Debate
The final Democratic debate was a dispiriting affair for reasons that went far beyond the politics of it.