Health and Disease

Protesters against mask mandates

The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District

When schools in Marion, Ark., opened, the district was prohibited from requiring masks. Here’s what their experience can teach the rest of the country.

Aug 30, 2021 / StudentNation / Olivia Paschal

The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic

The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic

For years, Rob Wallace warned that industrial agriculture could cause deadly outbreaks at a global scale. It made him an exile in his field.

Aug 30, 2021 / Feature / Eamon Whalen

Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough.

Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough. Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough.

If the Biden administration doesn’t step up now—on vaccine mandates and production, testing, mask supplies, and protections for essential workers—millions more will die.

Aug 26, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves

How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick

How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick

Rupa Marya and Raj Patel’s Inflamed argues that the human cost of our economic system is a key to understanding the health of the world.

Aug 25, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

Return to School

Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law? Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law?

The Biden administration may use disability rights legislation to require masks in schools.

Aug 23, 2021 / StudentNation / David M. Perry

Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force?

Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force? Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force?

A new group is fighting to ensure America learns from, rather than forgets, the devastation wrought by the pandemic.

Aug 12, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Woman holds up needle and vial of vaccine

The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free

To increase vaccination rates, then, America doesn’t just need free Covid vaccines—we need free health care.

Aug 11, 2021 / Rhea Boyd

Nurses hold a memorial in Washington DC.

Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse

If your state or city remains unvaccinated, and your neighbors won’t wear masks indoors—you’ve got a problem.

Aug 5, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation

College student gets a Covid vaccine

A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional

No, the Bill of Rights does not block vaccine mandates. Neither does HIPAA. Just ask the three Republican judges who ruled that Indiana University can require students to be vaccin...

Aug 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Ron DeSantis

“Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike “Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike

As the governor jets around the country promising to lead the fight against public health mandates, Florida sees record levels of infection.

Aug 3, 2021 / John Nichols

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