Deconstructed Podcast
The Media Helped Elect Trump in 2016. Are They Doing It Again?
Mehdi Hasan and Soledad O’Brien discuss media malpractice in the era of Covid-19.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As markets recover, Big Pharma gains power, and governments around the world scramble to contain the pandemic, predatory capitalism moves in for the kill.
As Coronavirus Ravages New York, the NYPD Is Detaining Kids for Selling Candy
In a letter to city officials, advocates called the NYPD’s insistence on aggressive policing in the middle of a pandemic “highly irresponsible.”
As Virus Spreads in Federal Prisons, People Inside Describe Chaos, While Families Are Left in the Dark
Despite plans laid out by the Bureau of Prisons, coronavirus remains a daily threat across its facilities.
Medical Residents Demand Covid-19 Hazard Pay
Faced with the coronavirus pandemic and dangerous working conditions, medical residents are overworked, scared, and beginning to organize.
Coronavirus Has Given the Left a Historic Opportunity. Can They Seize It?
As major corporations work their will on Capitol Hill, workers are spending their energy helping each other stay alive.
Voices
The Coronavirus Is Empowering Islamophobes — but Exposing the Idiocy of Islamophobia
The far right is trying to weaponize Covid-19 against Muslims, blaming them for spreading the virus. Of course this is ridiculous.
Trump PR Stunt Falls Flat, as White House Video Exposes His Failure to Prepare for Pandemic
Donald Trump tricked the news networks into broadcasting a taxpayer-funded testimonial to his own leadership, but the video highlight reel had a fatal flaw.
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, ICE Has Life-or-Death Power to Release Detainees
Pressure is growing on ICE to quickly release as many detainees as possible. Yet ICE remains recalcitrant, opaque, and unpredictable in its decision-making.
Two Weeks as a New York City Nurse in the Pandemic
A look inside the coronavirus pandemic through the eyes of an ICU nurse in New York City.
Voices
Domestic Violence Is on the Rise With Coronavirus Lockdown. The Responses Are Missing the Point.
We need social and economic infrastructure and services so that women don’t depend on the patriarchal household structure for survival.