The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
A Federal Jobs Program for Contact Tracing
To safely reopen the economy, we need a public health corps. Here's how to build it.
Dayton Martindale
Viewpoint
The Real Reason Why the WHO Waited Until March to Declare a Global Pandemic
The 2005 regulations pushed on the World Health Organization by the United States and the Europeans hampered the WHO’s ability to declare an emergency and a pandemic.
Vijay Prashad
Labor
Bernie’s Army Redeploys to Support Covid-19’s Frontline Workers
Steven Greenhouse
Labor
Bernie Lost Because America Doesn’t Have a Strong Labor Movement
Hamilton Nolan
Rural America
In Montana, Food Banks Battle Surging Demand and Shifting Supply Chains
Joseph Bullington
Dispatch
“An Essential Procedure”: How Abortion Providers Are Persevering Through the Pandemic
In the face of Covid-19, clinics are continuing to provide safe abortions at a safe distance.
Jessica Corbett
Feature
Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Using Covid-19 To Push War with Iran
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies and American Enterprise Institute are aggressively campaigning for military escalation and a tightening of sanctions.
Sarah Lazare
Labor
Amazon’s Unlimited Unpaid Time Off Ends May 1, and Workers Say That Could Be Deadly
Hamilton Nolan
Rural America
The South May Suffer the Largest Share of Covid-19 Misery. Here’s Why.
Christine Vestal