Republicans Continue to Deny Coronavirus Threat as Public Health Official Warns of Catastrophe
The worst of the coronavirus outbreak is yet to come, Dr. Anthony Fauci told members of Congress during a House Oversight Committee hearing.
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.
Deconstructed Podcast
Capitalism Versus Coronavirus
Economist Jeffrey Sachs joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the Trump administration’s incoherent response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump Mistakenly Announces Ban on All Travel and Imports From Europe, Then Backtracks
The president sowed confusion by saying he had banned all travel from Europe to fight the new coronavirus, before aides corrected him.
Federal Coronavirus Contract Requests Show the U.S. in a Desperate Scramble to Catch Up
A survey of federal contracts and requests for proposals related to the Covid-19 epidemic is not reassuring.
Coronavirus Matters, the Stock Market Doesn’t, and Thinking It Does May Literally Kill Us
Instead of investing in genuine wealth that keeps us alive, we’ve chased the imaginary wealth of the stock market. It’s dissolving like the mirage it always was.
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Trump-Aligned Pressure Group Pushes to Stop Medicine Sales to Iran
There are exemptions to U.S. sanctions for humanitarian trade, but United Against Nuclear Iran is naming and shaming those who legally sell medicine to Iran.
As Trump Stumbles on Coronavirus, Health Experts Warn Against Border Closures
Trump and some pundits have flirted with border closures but health experts say the key is dealing with the coronavirus inside the country.
In Wake of AIPAC, Israeli Health Ministry Orders Self-Quarantine of Residents Returning From Conferences Abroad
AIPAC said Wednesday afternoon that a group of people who attended its conference are now on self-quarantine.
How the Senate Paved the Way for Coronavirus Profiteering, and How Congress Could Undo It
Bernie Sanders pushed a measure through the House to require drugs funded by public research funds to be sold at a reasonable cost. The Senate shot it down.
Cronyism and Conflicts of Interest in Trump's Coronavirus Task Force
Only four members of Trump’s coronavirus task force have any scientific or medical training.