What the history of pandemics teach us about the current outbreak.

We can’t let another crisis go to waste.

Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis show that taxpayer-funded blank checks to institutions do nothing to help those struggling.

Years of budget cuts have destroyed our health care system, just when we need it most.

For service workers, there’s no such thing as paid sick leave or working from home, two measures that could slow the spread of the disease.

It has been a rocky year so far in the fight for justice for women around the world. But that's far from the whole story.

The Intercept reports on discrepancies between the mission and actions of the organization — which has since returned a 2012 donation.

Activists came to Jackie Lacey’s house to protest her handling of police violence.

In a new episode of "On Contact," the Truthdig columnist argues that Britain and the U.S. are "mocking the very concept of the rule of law."