The Coronavirus Crisis
As Amazon, Walmart, and Others Profit Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Their Essential Workers Plan Unprecedented Strike
“If someone dies, they have blood on their hands.”
Justice
The Coronavirus Crisis
The Life and Death of Jerry Givens, Virginia’s Executioner-Turned-Abolitionist
After killing 62 people in the death chamber, Givens became an activist against the death penalty. Then Covid-19 took his life.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As a Federal Halfway House Confirms Its First Covid-19 Case, Resident Who Raised Alarms Is Sent Back to Jail
Richard Carrillo believes he was jailed in retaliation for speaking publicly about inadequate protections from the coronavirus.
Voices
With Millions Unable to Pay for Housing Next Month, Organizers Plan the Largest Rent Strike in Nearly a Century
The rent strike is aimed at pressuring politicians to respond in the only way appropriate to the exacerbated housing crisis: by canceling rent.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The Food Supply Chain Is Not Yet in Danger — but the Workers Who Keep Us Fed Are
“It is important we recognize sooner than later how fragile our food supply system is.”
Voices
Hospital Workers Like Me Are Waging a War Against Coronavirus. Where Is Our GI Bill?
A New York-based doctor writes that she and many of her colleagues are drowning in student loans — and the government is offering little relief.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Overwhelmed Morgue Workers Struggle to Give Coronavirus Victims Death With Dignity
Volunteers in New York City’s “mobile morgues” are handling an onslaught of bodies with scarce supplies.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Prisons Launch "Absurd" Attempt to Detect Coronavirus in Inmate Phone Calls
Jails and prisons in at least three states are using software called Verus, financed by Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, to scan calls for Covid-19 keywords.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Inside Rikers: An Account of the Virus-Stricken Jail From a Man Who Managed to Get Out
As the coronavirus was spreading, an NYU student was sent to New York City’s notorious jail for a parole violation. Here’s what he saw.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Employees Say Smithfield Plant in Wisconsin Concealed Covid-19 Infections, Pressured Them to Work Elbow to Elbow Without Protection
Meat industry giant Smithfield Foods faces mounting questions over its handling of coronavirus. Workers at a Wisconsin plant say much more should have been done.