The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free
To increase vaccination rates, then, America doesn’t just need free Covid vaccines—we need free health care.
Aug 11, 2021 / Rhea Boyd
Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse
If your state or city remains unvaccinated, and your neighbors won’t wear masks indoors—you’ve got a problem.
Aug 5, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional
No, the Bill of Rights does not block vaccine mandates. Neither does HIPAA. Just ask the three Republican judges who ruled that Indiana University can require students to be vaccin...
Aug 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal
“Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike “Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike
As the governor jets around the country promising to lead the fight against public health mandates, Florida sees record levels of infection.
Aug 3, 2021 / John Nichols
Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers
After a year of precarious pandemic protocols, the health of grad workers is now at risk.
Aug 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Annie Bares and John Mellison
The Delta Variant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish The Delta Variant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish
As fierce as the variant is, we could slow its course. But first, Republicans would have to learn basic decency and wear a damn mask.
Jul 30, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back
The National Nurses United union is pleading that masks be “universal, in all settings, for all people, regardless of vaccination status.”
Jul 29, 2021 / John Nichols
What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Viruses? What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Viruses?
As in previous pandemics, a rise in xenophobic, nationalistic, and militaristic language has returned amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Jul 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi
Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans
Some GOP leaders have done an about-face on vaccines. But they’re to blame for the pandemic’s ongoing spread—and always will be.
Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy
A never-before-published letter from the US Embassy community in Cuba argues that Washington should sustain full diplomatic functions despite the risks.
Jul 23, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande