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Trump’s HHS Secretary Accidentally Admits Racism Is Driving COVID Policy
Alex Azar's comments were hateful -- and honest, exposing the racist logic behind the entire Trump movement.
Trump Sends Letter Threatening Permanent Freeze of US Funding to WHO
Much of Trump's critique of WHO's handling of the pandemic applies to the White House's handling of the crisis.
Trump Lashes Out at Fox News After Host Criticizes Hydroxychloroquine Use
There is no medical evidence that the drug can help against COVID-19, and some studies suggest it’s dangerous to use.
Religious Fundamentalism Impairs COVID-19 Response Across Nations
Whether in the U.S. or Iran, fundamentalist religion often made for bad public policy during the first wave of COVID-19.
Trump’s Attacks on Obama Signal an Even Dirtier Stretch of Campaigning
Trump's campaign is likely to be especially filthy because if he loses, he may be prosecuted.
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Our Health and the Economy
We can protect public health and economic security so we can quarantine safely and reopen when it is safe.
Protecting Public Health Requires COVID-19 Treatments to Be Patent-Free
Congress could declare treatment development is a response to a national emergency and can’t be subject to patents.
The Stay-at-Home Orders Trump Mocked Likely Saved Nearly a Quarter Million Lives
Stay-at-home orders likely prevented 232,878 deaths and resulted in 2.1 million fewer hospital visits, the study said.
71 New COVID Cases Detected in Wisconsin Following GOP-Enforced In-Person Voting
Dozens of individuals who voted in-person or worked at polls during the spring elections have contracted the disease.
How Will COVID-19 Change the World?
Historian Frank Snowden discusses epidemics from the Black Death to smallpox to COVID-19.