Health and Disease

Close-up of Trump speaking.

Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm Our Worst Crisis Since 2008… and We Have an Idiot at the Helm

Trump offers nothing but bigotry, ignorance, and pathological narcissism.

Mar 13, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt

Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Going to Get Someone Hurt

In the absence of any real plans to stem the virus, Trump is turning to the kind of “us vs. them” rhetoric that can only lead to violence.

Mar 12, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Heathrow passenger information board

What’s Behind Trump’s Bogus, Corrupt, Dangerous Travel Ban? What’s Behind Trump’s Bogus, Corrupt, Dangerous Travel Ban?

As always with this president, there is a layer of toxic ideological motivation—that will cost American lives.

Mar 12, 2020 / Bruce Shapiro

An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers

An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers

A leaked Customs and Border Protection directive allows the agency to actively surveil and detain individuals suspected of carrying the illness—indefinitely.

Mar 12, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

A man wearing a protective mask and passing in front of the New York Stock Exchange, walking his dog.

A Survival Guide for the Coronavirus Economy A Survival Guide for the Coronavirus Economy

How the government should act when public health concerns are economic ones, too. 

Mar 12, 2020 / Joelle Gamble

Our President’s Virus Containment Strategy

Our President’s Virus Containment Strategy Our President’s Virus Containment Strategy

How to respond to a pandemic?

Mar 12, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

During a Pandemic, Trump’s ‘Bullshit’ Will Be Deadly

During a Pandemic, Trump’s ‘Bullshit’ Will Be Deadly During a Pandemic, Trump’s ‘Bullshit’ Will Be Deadly

The president cannot recognize, much less deal with, reality.

Mar 12, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

Where the Heck Is Joe Biden’s Disability Plan?

Where the Heck Is Joe Biden’s Disability Plan? Where the Heck Is Joe Biden’s Disability Plan?

For the first time, disability has been foregrounded as a major issue in Democratic Party presidential politics—except by the front-runner.

Mar 10, 2020 / David M. Perry

Protesters hold signs including ones that say

Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights

According to a new report by PHR, the Trump administration’s treatment of asylum seekers “constitutes cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.”

Mar 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Our Elections Are Not Immune

Our Elections Are Not Immune Our Elections Are Not Immune

Where’s the plan to ensure that the coronavirus doesn’t upend the 2020 elections?

Mar 7, 2020 / John Nichols

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