First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror First Came the Hurricane, Then Came the Campaign of Terror
Climate change made Hurricane Dorian a monster that pummeled the Bahamas’s Haitian minority. Human cruelty made its aftermath brutal. Both could have been prevented.
Sep 22, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah
It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It
The way we talk about contagion matters. It shapes how societies respond—and whether many of us will survive.
Jul 14, 2020 / Feature / Sonia Shah
How Trump Is Going to Get Away With a Pandemic How Trump Is Going to Get Away With a Pandemic
There are lots of ways for the Trump administration to cook the data to hide the extent of the coronavirus outbreak—in fact, it already is doing so.
Mar 31, 2020 / Sonia Shah
Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. 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.
Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Sonia Shah
Do the Olympics Actually Make the World Less Healthy? Do the Olympics Actually Make the World Less Healthy?
The Olympics bill themselves as celebrations of physical fitness, but often leave sickness and compromised health systems in their wake.
Aug 19, 2016 / Sonia Shah
Letters From the August 15-22, 2016, Issue Letters From the August 15-22, 2016, Issue
Suffering in private… An ounce of prevention… Pulsing with love…
Jul 28, 2016 / Our Readers, Seth Freed Wessler, and Sonia Shah
From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions
Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.
Jun 16, 2016 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Why Africa Doesn’t Want Foreign Aid Why Africa Doesn’t Want Foreign Aid
Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues that aid actually undermines the social and economic fabric of the developing world.
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Scientists Come Out for Human Rights Scientists Come Out for Human Rights
After eight years of being sidelined by the Bush administration, many in notoriously apolitical professions are ready to stand up and be counted on the social and ethical implicati...
Jan 27, 2009 / Feature / Sonia Shah
FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger
Research subjects in developing countries--often the poorest, the sickest and with the fewest options--become more vulnerable.
May 19, 2008 / Feature / Sonia Shah