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Lawmakers Demand Answers After Trump Upends CDC’s COVID-19 Reporting System
The Trump administration has upended a system the CDC has had in place for over a decade.
It’s Time to Shut the Country Down — and Pay People to Stay Home
It will be hard, but the far side of inaction at this juncture is very nearly unthinkable.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Prohibits Cities From Mandating Masks
A number of studies have shown that wearing masks significantly reduces the chances of spreading coronavirus.
Trump Is Donating Ventilators to Countries That Don’t Need or Can’t Use Them
Public health experts said the donations could go to waste or even risk patients' lives for the sake of a PR stunt.
Trump Admin Bails Out Oil and Gas Companies That Gave Millions to GOP Groups
As the economy collapsed in the pandemic, oil and gas companies got tax breaks and lease pauses.
Racial Disparities in Science and Math Education Are Hurting Black Communities
Black educators and professionals are calling attention to the real-world costs of inequities in STEM education.
“I Just Want To Do My Job,” Says Fauci in Response to White House Smear Campaign
Fauci also said he doesn't understand why his conversations with Trump have stopped.
Oklahoma Governor Who Welcomed Trump’s Tulsa Rally Has Tested Positive for COVID
Stitt received his diagnosis hours after leading a meeting with other state officials while not wearing a mask.
Trump Now Has Free Rein to Cook the Books When It Comes to COVID
If Trump’s brazen action is not thwarted, we could enter this dangerous winter deeper in the dark about COVID’s spread.
Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s Threats to Defund Schools That Don’t Reopen
Many of the nation's largest school districts do not reach the threshold for reopening that epidemiologists recommend.