What Coronavirus Exposes About America’s Political Divide
Perhaps the last thing we needed in this hyperpartisan election year was another reminder of what divides us as a nation. Then the COVID-19 crisis arrived and gave us one.…
Tulane University doctor on the coronavirus’ impact on African-Americans
Director of Tulane University's Master's of Public Health Program Dr. Susan Hassig commented on Louisiana's battle against the coronavirus and its impact on the African-American community. "You've got black residents…
First coronavirus deaths reported in indigenous communities in the Amazon
“COVID-19 has fertile terrain to spread rapidly among the populations that live in Amazonia,” says president of prominent Brazilian rights group. Brazilian officials and rights activists are warning of an…
Why Misinformation And Distrust Are Making COVID-19 More Dangerous For Black America
Across many parts of the U.S., black Americans are dying of COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates. In Milwaukee County, for example, nearly three quarters of those who have died of…
A boy from a remote Amazonian tribe has died, raising concerns about Covid-19’s impact on indigenous people
A teenager from an isolated Amazonian tribe who tested positive for Covid-19 has died, raising concerns about the coronavirus' impact on the region's indigenous people. The 15-year-old boy, a Yanomami…
A tale of two New Yorks: pandemic lays bare a city’s shocking inequities
The coronavirus has laid bare two societies divided on lines of class and race – a divide reflected in skewed death figures When Sean Petty walked into the emergency room…
Coronavirus pandemic: Security Council warned of violent conflict
Millions of jobs have been lost and extremists and authoritarian regimes are taking advantage of instability, said Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The United Nations Security Council was warned that the…
The Coronavirus Death Count Will Be a New Battle in the Culture Wars
As parts of the United States settle in for what may be the worst weeks of their local covid-19 outbreaks, a familiar refrain is sure to emerge. Some people will…
German exhibit on Black Death goes viral, then virtual; shows Jews were blamed
After the COVID-19 outbreak, a museum suddenly finds itself in the spotlight as its now-online display on the religious and medical reactions to medieval plagues spikes in demand. BERLIN —…
White Supremacist Groups Are Recruiting With Help From Coronavirus – and a Popular Messaging App
On March 24, Timothy Wilson, 36, was shot and killed by the FBI as he prepared to attack a hospital in the Kansas City area where patients with the coronavirus…