Criminalizing the pandemic won't stop it
The high cost of COVID-19 lockdowns go beyond the economy — civil liberties and racial justice are at risk too
COVID-19: What happens after recovery?
Determining when a patient has recovered from the novel coronavirus is still fraught with uncertainties
Trump's biggest weakness: The facts
Trump's bitter sniping at even the mildest factual challenge exposes his leadership act as a sham. Keep pushing!
3 questions about Trump's COVID response
Investigators of the government's response to COVID-19 can start by asking three questions
Yale doc: Trump briefings "deadly"
"Criminality combines with mental pathology" in Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, says Dr. Bandy X. Lee
RNC opposes expanded mail-in voting
But one expert tells Salon that "Democrats benefit if absentee/early voting is expanded in a given state"
Jair Bolsonaro: The new Jim Jones?
Brazil's president uses death-cult rhetoric, dismisses health experts and refuses to fight a preventable pandemic
Trump let China play him
Trump has long been a willing dupe for the authoritarian rulers of China
Navarro warned of coronavirus in memos
Trump continues to claim "nobody" saw the pandemic coming, but his top trade adviser sounded the alarm for months
Burr sold Dutch fertilizer stock in 2018
Sen. Richard Burr is under federal investigation for selling stocks ahead of the coronavirus stock market crash.
Trump removes watchdog
Trump removes inspector general from committee overseeing $2 trillion coronavirus relief package
Country star John Prine dies of COVID-19
The legendary songwriter music elevated the lives of ordinary people
Quibi: Streaming no one needs right now
While life stands still a new mobile-only service offers episodic "quick bite" entertainment that doesn't stick
Is NYC undercounting COVID-19 patients?
Emergency responders say the poor are dying of COVID-19 in their homes, and appear to be missed in pandemic tallies
Face Masks 101: What you need to know
The CDC recommends wearing cloth facial coverings in public, but they don't need to be medical-grade to protect
Top biologist: Trump hyping "quack cure"
Trump and Fox hosts have touted a drug called hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, even though its efficacy is unproven
NY colleges botched dorm evacuations
"I think the problem was they had a Trumpian policy": Students frustrated by conflicting messages from colleges
The marginalization of mystery illnesses
"The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness" author on the only recourse for ailing women who are being ignored
McEnany replaces Grisham as top WH spox
“Isn’t that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama?” Kayleigh McEnany asked
Fox sued over "false" COVID-19 coverage
The suit seeks a court order barring the network from "publishing further false and deceptive content"
Recommended: April's new must-read books
New novels by Julia Alvarez and Emily Gould are joined by two exciting debuts and a compelling story collection
Trump calls Fox News reporter "horrid"
This isn't the first time Trump has lashed out at a Fox reporter for questioning his management amid the pandemic
GOP escalates the war on democracy
Republicans exploit pandemic to stop people from voting — and expose their ideological opposition to democracy