Health and Disease

Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’

Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’ Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’

You shouldn’t either.

Jul 14, 2020 / John Nichols

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Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue

A family legacy… The beef with red meat… Taxing efforts…

Jul 14, 2020 / Our Readers and Jane McAlevey

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 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

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America Is Headed Off a Cliff America Is Headed Off a Cliff

Buckle up!

Jul 14, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Witnessing the Pandemic From the Front Lines at New York City’s Oldest Public Hospital

Witnessing the Pandemic From the Front Lines at New York City’s Oldest Public Hospital Witnessing the Pandemic From the Front Lines at New York City’s Oldest Public Hospital

Even as we work to treat the sick and prevent Covid’s further spread, we must also remember the dead.

Jul 13, 2020 / Feature / Colleen M. Farrell

Wisdom From Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Wisdom From Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wisdom From Ruth Bader Ginsburg

As Covid cases soar, some states are requiring the use of masks, while others are not.

Jul 10, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

Three Amigos

Three Amigos Three Amigos

Unique leaders: Governors Abbott, DeSantis, and Ducey.

Jul 9, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A Black Lives Matter protester wears a bandanna as a mask while speaking at a protest

What It Means When You Wear a Mask—and When You Refuse To What It Means When You Wear a Mask—and When You Refuse To

In the United States, wearing a mask is not just politicized. It is racialized.

Jul 9, 2020 / Rhea Boyd

Protest and Survive!

Protest and Survive! Protest and Survive!

We can’t wait until January 2021 to shift course. Our lives depend on disruption now.

Jul 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation

An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness

An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness An Island Amid Mississippi’s Covid Madness

Scenes from a pandemic: 15

Jul 8, 2020 / Makani Themba

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