Trump Acts Like a Mafia Don—and GOP Senators Yawn Trump Acts Like a Mafia Don—and GOP Senators Yawn
Day by day, tweet by presidential tweet, the country retreats from its democratic premise, yet the grandees of the GOP decline to intervene.
Jan 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The United States Is More Vulnerable Than Ever to Deadly Diseases The United States Is More Vulnerable Than Ever to Deadly Diseases
In a bout of bipartisan neglect, Washington has cut billions from our public-health infrastructure over the past decade.
Jan 24, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action
In coordinated actions this week, activists have rallied, marched, and engaged in civil disobedience as part of protests that spotlight ICE abuses.
Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols
The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?
Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable.
Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow
Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics
A leading doctor makes it clear: You don’t control Zika by canceling the Olympics. You do it by controlling the mosquito.
May 19, 2016 / Kate Steiker-Ginzberg and Dave Zirin
Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy
The senator’s confusion over the smallpox vaccine is symptomatic of libertarian confusion over the history of slavery.
Mar 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Truth About the Measles The Truth About the Measles
The return of the world’s most contagious disease.
Mar 4, 2015 / Feature / Annie Sparrow
What the Anti-Vax Movement Doesn’t Tell You About Measles What the Anti-Vax Movement Doesn’t Tell You About Measles
As the most contagious disease on earth roars back, it’s time to embrace the most effective public health intervention we have.
Feb 19, 2015 / Annie Sparrow
The GOP’s Embrace of Anti-Vaxxers Reveals the Craziness Gap in American Politics The GOP’s Embrace of Anti-Vaxxers Reveals the Craziness Gap in American Politics
A minimally responsible Republican Party would not pander to this sort of thing. But that, of course, is not what we have.
Feb 3, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Inoculation as Metaphor Inoculation as Metaphor
Eula Biss’s On Immunity is a slipshod book full of brilliant moments.
Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold