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While Mainstream Democrats Fumble, Bernie Sanders Is Modeling a Serious Response to Coronavirus
Democrats make a huge mistake by shying away from a robust material response to the crisis.
Natalie Shure
Viewpoint
Despite Bernie’s Loss, Progressives Scored 3 Major Wins in Illinois. Here’s How.
Kim Foxx, Marie Newman and Robert Peters won much-watched races through sustained, longterm organizing.
Will Tanzman
Feature
Illinois Prisoners Say They Don’t Have Access to Hand Sanitizer, Cleaning Supplies or Soap
Illinois state prisons are a coronavirus time bomb, activists warn.
Sarah Lazare
Labor
Sara Nelson: Our Airline Relief Bill Is a Template for Rescuing Workers Instead of Bailing Out Execs
Hamilton Nolan
Feature
A Cornered Trump Scapegoats China, Inviting Racist Violence
The right is scrambling to blame China for what Trump calls "the Chinese virus."
Tobita Chow
Feature
The Barcodes Are Coming!
Juan Caicedo
Labor
What Workers Have Already Won in the Face of Coronavirus
Mindy Isser
Viewpoint
The Right Way to Give Everyone Cash in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis
For a cash payout plan to work it must be universal, long-lasting and supplemented with other social programs.
Jim Pugh
Viewpoint
Coronavirus Demands Social Distancing and Social Movements. Here’s How To Do Both.
Even in times of social distancing, building a collective, social response to the pandemic is our only salvation.
Paul Engler
Rural America
After Years of Disinvestment, Rural Health Care Systems May Be Ill-Equipped to Cope with an Outbreak
April Simpson
Feature
U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Increasing Coronavirus Deaths. They Need to Be Stopped Now.
The measures—imposed by Trump with bipartisan complicity—curtail desperately needed medical supplies.
Sarah Lazare
Labor
Call Center Workers Fear For Their Health as They Work in “One Big Germ Pool”
Hamilton Nolan
Labor
You and Your Boss Have the Same Interests Right Now. That Is a Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity.
Hamilton Nolan
Feature
Jane McAlevey: We Desperately Need a Mass Strike Against the Billionaire Class
An interview about politics and power.
Mindy Isser
Feature
In Chicago, a Billionaire-Backed Candidate and Police Are Trying To Oust a Progressive Prosecutor
Kim Foxx's office has reduced incarceration rates by nearly 20% and taken major steps toward reform. Now, she's under attack.
Taylor Moore
Labor
Under-the-Table Workers Are Left Out of the Paid Sick Leave Conversation
Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson
Labor
The Culinary Union Faces Its Biggest Test as Coronavirus Shuts Down Vegas
Hamilton Nolan
Feature
How Bernie Beat Polling and a Smear Campaign To Win His First National Office
Sanders faced personal attacks and was down 10 points against a moderate Republican. He won.
Branko Marcetic
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