Voices of the Virus

The Looming Eviction Crisis

Housing expert and best-selling author Matthew Desmond tells Democracy what’s coming. It isn’t pretty.

By Matthew Desmond

August 3, 2020, 2:04 pm – 17 MIN READ

Magazine

COVID and the Digital Divide

Should children really have to go to school in parking lot Wi-Fi zones? The virus has clarified the case for action.

By Micah L. Sifry

July 30, 2020, 3:02 pm – 9 MIN READ

Arguments

Why We Need Inclusive Nationalism

Trump offers reactionary and exclusionary nationalism. There is a different, and better, kind.

By John Halpin

July 29, 2020, 4:11 pm – 9 MIN READ

Voices of the Virus

The Pandemic's Mental Health Crisis

While the physical ravages of the virus are well known, millions more are suffering in silence from a worsening crisis in mental health and a system that offers little comfort.

By Shekhar Saxena

July 24, 2020, 4:44 pm – 14 MIN READ

Magazine

COVID and Rural America

We think first of hard-hit cities, but rural areas are getting smacked, too, and need a different kind of help.

By Olugbenga Ajilore

July 23, 2020, 3:02 pm – 9 MIN READ

Arguments

A Steady Force for America’s Redemption

I met this American hero in 1995. If anything, he was even more impressive up close than from a distance. 

By Sean Wilentz

July 22, 2020, 2:20 pm – 8 MIN READ

Arguments

Imagining a Democratic Amazon

While the company is performing essential functions, its unaccountable and exceptional power are unacceptable in a society committed to democratic ideals.

By Sandeep Vaheesan

July 16, 2020, 4:05 pm – 13 MIN READ

Magazine

End Monopoly Power

It’s not just bad for consumers. It’s dangerous to democracy.

By Sarah Miller

July 14, 2020, 2:55 pm – 14 MIN READ