Trump’s Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me Trump’s Covid Aid Shenanigans Were All About Me Me Me
This egomaniac has zero concern for the unemployed, the cratered businesses, the sick and dying. He’d much rather pardon crooks and undermine democracy.
Dec 29, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic? What Can We Learn From the 1918 Pandemic?
A recent history of the pandemic illuminates not just parallels with our moment but how a public health crisis can become a political one as well.
Dec 29, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
The US Covid Death Toll Increases Exponentially The US Covid Death Toll Increases Exponentially
The impact of the pandemic on American lives continues to be devastating.
Dec 28, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Smoking Meat, Hoping to Survive Smoking Meat, Hoping to Survive
For a neighborhood BBQ joint, the struggle is real.
Dec 23, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray
Paul Farmer on How We Tell the Story of a Pandemic Paul Farmer on How We Tell the Story of a Pandemic
A conversation with Dr. Farmer about his new book on the 2014 Ebola crisis, clinical nihilism, and public health’s failure of imagination.
Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Connor Goodwin
The Vaccine Is Here—Now, We Must Distribute It Fairly The Vaccine Is Here—Now, We Must Distribute It Fairly
As the campaign to vaccinate almost all Americans against Covid-19 rolls out, racial equity must be at the forefront.
Dec 23, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19 Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19
Tens of millions are reeling under an unholy trinity of pandemic, US sanctions, and government misrule.
Dec 21, 2020 / Ahmad Jalalpour
The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19 The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19
Thousands of service members have been diagnosed with the virus. Meanwhile, the military tells them they have to pay for the test out of pocket.
Dec 18, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein