Gregg Gonsalves

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Nation public health correspondent Gregg Gonsalves is the codirector of the Global Health Justice Partnership and an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.

Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance speaks at a campaign rally in Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024.

The Tragedy of J.D. Vance The Tragedy of J.D. Vance

Vance could have been a key player in addressing the roots of the opioid crisis. Instead, he went in another direction.

Jul 23, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Joe Biden at the Ukraine Compact during the final day of the NATO Summit in Washington DC

The Discourse Around Biden’s Health Has Been Odious The Discourse Around Biden’s Health Has Been Odious

We should be able to talk about the president’s condition without sinking into harmful speculation or pernicious stereotypes.

Jul 15, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

The New York Times building in December 2023.

“The New York Times” Is Failing Its Readers Badly on Covid “The New York Times” Is Failing Its Readers Badly on Covid

A pair of shoddy opinion pieces proves that the paper is letting its audience down and undermining the fight to improve our knowledge of the virus.

Jun 21, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves and John P. Moore

Frances Perkins in 1933, just before becoming secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt.

We Need a Project 2025 for the Left We Need a Project 2025 for the Left

The right has a blueprint for the future. Where’s ours?

Jun 13, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Cows queuing for milking at United Dreams Dairy, in North Freedom, Wisconsin, on May 8, 2024.

We’re Facing a Potential Bird Flu Catastrophe We’re Facing a Potential Bird Flu Catastrophe

H5N1 is spreading across the US, targeting some of our most vulnerable communities, and exposing our tattered public health system. We need bold action, and we need it now.

May 30, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves and Anne N. Sosin

Yale University students reoccupy a central lawn on campus and establish a second Gaza Solidarity camp after the first tents were taken down by campus police, April 26, 2024, in New Haven, Connecticut.

Universities Like Mine Are Providing an Authoritarian Blueprint for Trump Universities Like Mine Are Providing an Authoritarian Blueprint for Trump

The potential next president and his allies are looking at the campus-led crackdown on free speech as a perfect dress rehearsal.

May 9, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Passengers on a sightseeing bus wear masks on Thursday, January 4, 2024 in Washington, DC.

The Covid Revisionists Are Endangering Us All The Covid Revisionists Are Endangering Us All

As the possibility of a new pandemic looms, influential figures are telling us we shouldn’t have been so worried about the last one. This spells trouble.

Apr 25, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Joe Rogan and Brett Weinstein.

AIDS Denialism Is Back. We Can’t Let It Take Root. AIDS Denialism Is Back. We Can’t Let It Take Root.

Joe Rogan, RFK Jr., and others are pushing long-discredited conspiracy junk about HIV and AIDS. Here’s how we should deal with them.

Mar 8, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Mandy Cohen rubs her head while taking notes during her end-of-day check-in inside her office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, September 21, 2023.

We’re Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion We’re Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion

Republicans are working hard to destroy our public health infrastructure. Too many Democrats are helping them. It needs to stop now.

Feb 22, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

An outdoor mobile testing site in New York City.

After Four Years of Covid, We’ve Still Got Our Heads In the Sand After Four Years of Covid, We’ve Still Got Our Heads In the Sand

Liberals are in denial. Conservatives are trying to destroy public health. And the virus is still raging.

Jan 25, 2024 / Comment / Gregg Gonsalves

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