Incarcerated People Forced to Do Dangerous Work for "Slave" Wages at Height of Pandemic
New documents show the extent of the prison labor in New York, including jobs like asbestos removal.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As markets recover, Big Pharma gains power, and governments around the world scramble to contain the pandemic, predatory capitalism moves in for the kill.
The Right's Anti-Vaxxers Are Killing Republicans
Since Covid-19 vaccines arrived, the gap in so-called excess deaths between Republicans and Democrats has widened, a new study says.
NIH Awards New Grant to U.S. Organization at Center of Covid-19 Lab Leak Controversy
In August, an EcoHealth Alliance award was terminated after the organization failed to turn over records critical to the Covid origin probe. The next month, it got a new grant.
Laying Bare the Secrets of the Pandemic
A new archive will help researchers and journalists make sense of the early days of Covid-19.
Renters in Arkansas and Nebraska Face Eviction After Governors Refuse Federal Rental Assistance
The Republican governors claimed tenants no longer need aid to cover back rent accrued during the pandemic. But requests for funds remain high as residents struggle to stay housed.
Infection of Wildlife Biologist Highlights Risks of Virus Hunting
A graduate student fell ill with a novel virus after working with wild bats in Uganda and Sudan.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Guantánamo Bay Prison’s First Covid Outbreak Shrouded in Secrecy
At least four detainees who have not been charged with any crime contracted Covid-19 at the notorious maximum security prison base.
Jeffrey Sachs Presents Evidence of Possible Lab Origin of Covid-19
An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for an independent investigation of information held by U.S.-based institutions that could shed light on the origins of Covid.
Origins of Covid
Peter Daszak Answers Critics and Defends Coronavirus Research
“Scientists disagree over an issue where there’s no definitive proof,” said the EcoHealth Alliance president on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Origins of Covid
Emails Point to Oversight Problems With NIH Bat Coronavirus Grant
In an interview, EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak addressed gaps and missing information in documents released to The Intercept.