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A veteran of Afghanistan suggests to us all that, in a country and world besieged by the coronavirus, perhaps it’s truly time to come up with a new definition of patriotism.

The unity task forces could have a big hand in shaping Democratic policy in 2020. Here’s who’s on them.

"We're facing the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression—subsidizing the insurers is not going to cut it."

The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.

As the dust now settles and the company seeks to revoke temporary gains such as a $2 wage increase and unlimited unpaid time off, it is important to work out a long-term strategy for building power.

Studies of past emerging disease epidemics have taught us that testing alone will not prevent new outbreaks. To re-open the economy we must undertake the most massive effort to trace and isolate new infections in history.

Evictions and foreclosures in the U.S. could trigger a new wave of infection and illness—but it’s not too late to act.

Today, all we’re left with is a deafening silence that muffles the sound of so much suffering. The unfolding public health, mental health, and economic crisis of Covid-19 has laid bare the fragility of what was.

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