COVID-19
Stories from the front lines of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic affects all of us. Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to COVID-19.
Coronavirus Coverage
Black Movies Matter: Pan African Film Festival Goes Virtual
The twenty-ninth annual film festival showcases 200-plus productions by and about Black people from forty-five countries. Read more
Feb 28, 2021
Twenty Years of Failing the Schools
To fix education, Biden must not only undo Trump’s legacy but reverse two decades of a disastrous ‘reform’ movement. Read more
Feb 26, 2021
The Hard Work of Being Poor
We aren’t poor, sick, injured and dying because of bad choices. We didn’t choose this. Read more
Feb 25, 2021
Hemming and Hawing: America's Pep Talk
Our attitude on the playing field of American political and cultural life has truly sucked. Read more
Feb 25, 2021
Midwest Dispatch: Biden Is Upholding Standardized Testing
The new administration is renewing Betsy DeVos’s decision to resume school testing requirements, despite disruptions from the ongoing pandemic. Read more
Feb 25, 2021
Taking Aim at Gun Violence
There is much that the new administration can do to lessen the carnage. Read more
Feb 24, 2021
Use of Algorithms Can Perpetuate Bias
Our anti-discrimination laws must be updated to properly regulate algorithmic bias and discrimination. Read more
Feb 23, 2021