by Paul Engler | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19, Featured, Health, Protest
ACT UP rally, May 21, 1999. Photo credit: NIH History Office There are times in history when sudden events — natural disasters, economic collapses, pandemics, wars, famines — change everything. They change politics, they change economics and they change public opinion...
by Miles Mogulescu | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19, Featured, Health
Within two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American auto factories were already converting to make tanks instead of cars. The government needs to treat the Covid-19 pandemic like a war - except the enemy is an invisible virus rather than a foreign...
by Steven Rosenfeld | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
Washoe, NV Democratic County Convention, 2016. Photo credit: Trevor Bexon / flickr / cc Top Democratic Party officials are scrambling to figure out how to handle voting by crowds at their next big event of the 2020 presidential season: the county conventions where...
by Liz Watson | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19, Featured, Health
Photo credit: United Workers / flickr / cc America isn’t ready for coronavirus. In the last 24 hours, millions of school children across the country have been told to stay home for two weeks, or even longer. This is an important public health step to stop the spread,...
by Nancy Altman | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Featured
Donald Trump’s proposal to cut the payroll contribution rate is a stealth attack on Social Security. Even if the proposal were to replace Social Security’s dedicated revenue with deficit-funded general revenue, the proposal would undermine this vital program. The...
by Tom Conway | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Featured, Future of Work
Photo credit: Alex Proimos / flickr / cc The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its worst loss since the 2008 financial crisis in a single day this week because of the coronavirus’ impact on global trade, leaving many Americans sick with worry. It’s not just a...
