When You Have Diabetes, Even a Routine Police Encounter Can Turn Fatal When You Have Diabetes, Even a Routine Police Encounter Can Turn Fatal
Diabetics are often denied necessary care in police custody, leading to life-threatening complications and even death.
Aug 3, 2020 / Natalie Shure
Trump’s October Surprise: A Vaccine for Covid-19? Trump’s October Surprise: A Vaccine for Covid-19?
What do we have to lose by rushing a vaccine into production? A longer pandemic, a colossal waste of money—and the risk of undermining public confidence in all vaccines.
Jul 30, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
‘Even In a Pandemic, We’re Still a Minority’ ‘Even In a Pandemic, We’re Still a Minority’
After fleeing long-term sexual abuse in Honduras, one young man tries to survive the coronavirus lockdown in San Francisco.
Jul 30, 2020 / Migrant Voices / John Washington
Goya Feels the Heat Goya Feels the Heat
After Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods, praised Mr. Trump, there is a nationwide movement to boycott the brand.
Jul 29, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’ Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’
700 Democratic delegates signal they will oppose a platform that fails to renew the party’s commitment to establish a national health care system.
Jul 29, 2020 / John Nichols
Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis
“Keep walking, keep going, you can’t control it.”
Jul 29, 2020 / no-paywall / Najla Said
America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back
The season has just begun, but Major League Baseball is already struggling with a large and entirely predictable coronavirus outbreak.
Jul 28, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal
The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business
The administration’s in hot water with corporate America for draconian work visa policies.
Jul 28, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
As Americans Fall, Trump Lies On As Americans Fall, Trump Lies On
Covid is spiking as our leader denies reality.
Jul 27, 2020 / OppArt / Tom Arie Donch
The Pandemic Is Killing Research—So Where Is University Support? The Pandemic Is Killing Research—So Where Is University Support?
“I’m a Covid researcher whose university is abandoning me and my colleagues. And I’m one of the lucky ones.”
Jul 27, 2020 / StudentNation / Ian Schlegel