The current situation may be unprecedented, but there is precedent for surviving the unthinkable. When my grandmother was 18 years old, a short letter from her father saved her life.…
20 April, 2020 By David Donat Cattin On 19 April 2020, Dr. Felipe Michelini passed away in his hometown Montevideo, Uruguay, due to complications following a tragic domestic accident that…
The fear of what's ahead is based on precedent. During the swine flu epidemic of 2009, Native Americans died at four to five times the rate of other Americans. On…
Israeli researchers reported Monday that the global coronavirus outbreak has sparked a rise in anti-Semitic expression blaming Jews for the spread of the disease and the economic recession it has…
"The nonessential worker got put on a train," state Rep. Heather Scott said on a podcast episode last week. An Idaho state legislator is being criticized for “extreme ignorance” after…
Addressing climate change is a big enough idea to revive the economy. On the last Friday in March, I lost hope. I have always believed in America: not in our…
Higher rates of infection and death among minorities demonstrate the racial character of inequality in America. We know that Covid-19 is killing African-Americans at greater rates than any other group. You can…
Our system takes from the poor and working class to generate wealth for the already wealthy. In March, Congress passed a coronavirus bill including $3.1 billion to develop and produce…
Mobilizing to confront the pandemic and, eventually, to reconstruct the shattered economy, requires not only medical and economic expertise but also moral and political renewal. We need to ask a…
Time to give new life to an old idea: A strong public health system is the best guarantor of good health. A once-in-a-century public health crisis is unfolding, and the…