Anger at Jen Psaki Helped Americans Get Free Covid Rapid Tests
It's not often that a White House press secretary's faux pas prompts a policy change, but when Psaki scoffed at the idea of sending Americans free rapid tests, she hit a nerve.
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.
Right-Wing Groups Opposed to Government Aid Cashed In While Collecting PPP Loans
Prager University Foundation, the Ayn Rand Institute, and Americans for Tax Reform saw gains while on government aid in 2020, according to new research.
Trump Admits He Got Vaccine Booster in Secret, Skipping Photo-Op That Could Save Lives
Donald Trump has declined three times in the past year to try to save the lives of his fans by having himself photographed getting vaccinated against Covid-19.
America’s Frontline Doctors Plans to Open Clinics as California Medical Board Investigates Founder
The “disinformation doctors” are expanding, even as Congress and state medical boards scrutinize the operation and the group’s founder, Simone Gold.
Vaccine Makers Funneled Undisclosed Campaign Cash to Democrats and Republicans in 2020
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the trade group for Pfizer and Moderna, made large dark-money donations during the 2020 election, a new filing reveals.
Jen Psaki Accidentally Tells the Truth About How Expensive Covid Rapid Tests Are in U.S.
When Psaki scoffed at the idea of sending Americans free Covid-19 rapid tests, it was a reminder that a for-profit health care system still limits the U.S. pandemic response.
The Biden Administration’s Game of Chicken With Border Patrol Over Vaccines
“I thought this would all be a bluff,” one agent wrote. “The threat of losing my job is one I cannot afford to go against.”
"The First Wave" Shows What We Haven't Seen of Covid-19
If you have survived the pandemic without going inside a Covid ward, you will likely be stunned by the grim intimacy of Matthew Heineman's new documentary.
How Hospitals Became Vaults That Hid Evidence of Covid-19's Toll
In the first months of the pandemic, only a small number of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. let journalists inside.
Origins of Covid
NIH Officials Worked With EcoHealth Alliance to Evade Restrictions on Coronavirus Experiments
Emails show that NIH officials allowed EcoHealth Alliance to craft oversight language governing its own gain-of-function research.