This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World
Then-candidate Biden told me he wouldn’t let patents block vaccine access. Tomorrow, he must keep his promise.
May 4, 2021 / Ady Barkan
Medicaid Expansion Is a Better Deal Than Ever. But Republicans Still Won’t Do It. Medicaid Expansion Is a Better Deal Than Ever. But Republicans Still Won’t Do It.
Their intransigence is costing 4 million Americans health care coverage.
May 4, 2021 / Laura Packard
India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge
It starts with ensuring that the vaccine is treated as a public good. With cases surging in India and the death toll skyrocketing, the world can’t wait.
Apr 28, 2021 / Madhuri Sastry and Suchitra Vijayan
Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War
When “How are you doing?” is also a question of politics and the world.
Apr 28, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Vijay Prashad
The Fight to Ban Chemical Warfare Helped Us Battle Covid-19 The Fight to Ban Chemical Warfare Helped Us Battle Covid-19
The research of chemist Julian Perry Robinson and biologist Matthew Meselson on arms control set public health standards for understanding the spread of contagion.
Apr 28, 2021 / Peter Pringle
The Fight Against Vaccine Apartheid Goes Global The Fight Against Vaccine Apartheid Goes Global
Israel’s refusal to vaccinate Palestinians under occupation has stirred widespread outrage—and linked the struggle for justice in Palestine to struggles around the world.
Apr 27, 2021 / Yara M. Asi
Why Do We Forget Pandemics? Why Do We Forget Pandemics?
Until the Covid-19 pandemic, the catastrophe of the Spanish flu had been dropped from American memory.
Apr 26, 2021 / Nina Burleigh
Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
Covid à la Modi. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 19.
Apr 23, 2021 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner
Letter From Italy Letter From Italy
“It’s as quiet in our street as it was a year ago.”
Apr 21, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Daisy Cockburn
The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble
The pandemic has driven support for the Summer Olympics in Japan to historically low levels.
Apr 21, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff