Bioethics

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The Tiredness Virus The Tiredness Virus

Covid-19 has driven us into a collective fatigue.

Apr 12, 2021 / Byung-Chul Han

Fenway Park Covid

We’re at the Beginning of the End of Covid-19. Now What? We’re at the Beginning of the End of Covid-19. Now What?

There may be light at the end of the tunnel, but foot by foot we keep extending that tunnel in front of us, giving the virus new hosts and new territory to spread into.

Apr 8, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves

Evolution Doesn’t Give a Damn About Us, or the USA

Evolution Doesn’t Give a Damn About Us, or the USA Evolution Doesn’t Give a Damn About Us, or the USA

Unless we stop Covid-19 everywhere, we won’t stop it anywhere.

Feb 11, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves

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What’s Keeping the Vaccine From Getting to Those Who Need it Most? What’s Keeping the Vaccine From Getting to Those Who Need it Most?

It’s not just a medical question; it’s a political issue.

Feb 3, 2021 / Natalie Shure

Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation

Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation

Our best option is a short-term shutdown of nonessential activity, with generous economic support.

Feb 3, 2021 / Justin Feldman, Abigail Cartus, and Seth J. Prins

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The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People

The US government has the authority under existing law to break patent monopolies.

Jun 18, 2020 / Ady Barkan and Zain Rizvi

A man, a woman and two children sit around a television.

Covid-19 Is Straining the Concept of the Family. Let’s Break It. Covid-19 Is Straining the Concept of the Family. Let’s Break It.

The care and love we extend to one another can no longer be confined to house-sized pockets.

Jun 3, 2020 / Sophie Lewis

An African American woman plays with her two children, one is a baby and the other is 10 years old.

I Never Felt Like a ‘Single’ Parent. Then the Coronavirus Hit. I Never Felt Like a ‘Single’ Parent. Then the Coronavirus Hit.

Unpartnered parents like me rely on support from other adults in our children’s lives. We need public health guidance that works for us.

Apr 8, 2020 / Dani McClain

Sheila Jasanoff

Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution

Sheila Jasanoff, a professor of science and technology studies, tells The Nation that we’ve modeled the progression of the disease, but not the social consequences.

Apr 6, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds

Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds

“It's a return, if you will, to the dark ages,” one civil rights advocate says.

Jan 29, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein

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