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February 18, 2020
Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.
Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.
Sonia Shah
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January 10, 2020
Can Haiti Rise From the Ashes?
Over the past decade Haitians have suffered a devastating earthquake, a failed reconstruction effort, and chronic political corruption. But resistance continues, and there are signs of hope.
James North
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August 12, 2019
‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community
Lambert, who died on August 4, was a pioneering LGBT activist who was there to help—even after foreign support dried up.
Robbie Corey-Boulet
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June 29, 2019
ACT UP Changed Everything
The HIV/AIDS protest group was the first great leap for the queer movement after Stonewall.
Jim Hubbard
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June 21, 2019
How the US Shapes Queer Activism in Liberia
Outsiders have both helped and harmed Liberia’s LGBT community.
Robbie Corey-Boulet
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June 4, 2019
A Trans Asylum Seeker Dies After Pleading to ICE for Medical Care
In a disturbing pattern, ICE won’t even count Johana Medina Leon’s death among those that occurred in its custody.
Nathan Craig and Margaret Brown Vega
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March 27, 2019
‘They Had Found Out That I Am Gay, and They Were Going to Kill Me’
The Nigerian asylee running New York City’s only homeless shelter for refugees.
John Washington
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February 21, 2019
A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis
Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.
Maia Szalavitz
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December 1, 2018
It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day
The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.
Steven W. Thrasher
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October 4, 2018
Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
Steven W. Thrasher