The Coronavirus Crisis
FEMA's Coronavirus Rumor Control Webpage Sidesteps Trump's Lies
The FEMA fact sheet does include a modest effort to counter some of the president's misinformation — even if he isn’t mentioned by name.
Nick Turse
Nick Turse is the editor of TomDispatch and a senior reporter for The Intercept, covering national security and foreign policy. He has reported from conflict zones from Libya and Somalia to Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is the author, most recently, of “Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan” and the New York Times bestseller “Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam.” Turse has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Harpers, among other publications. He has received a Ridenhour Prize for investigative reporting, a Military Reporters & Editors Association Award for Best Overseas Coverage, and a Deadline Club Award for Reporting by Independent Digital Media.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Trump's Obsession With Reopening the Economy Ignores Public Health Experts
Intermittent social distancing efforts — such as stay-at-home orders and school closures — may be necessary into 2022, Harvard researchers say.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Misinformation Hampered Ebola Response. The Same Thing Could Happen With Coronavirus.
Beating back Ebola required a pitched battle not just against the disease, but also against lies, conspiracy theories, and attacks on public health workers.
The Coronavirus Crisis
In West African Coronavirus Hot Spot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed
Burkina Faso has endured poverty, drought, hunger, and coups. Now experts fear that Covid-19 could decimate entire settlements of the country's displaced.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Donald Trump Says America's Ventilator Shortage Was "Unforeseen." Nothing Could Be Further From the Truth.
Almost every federal agency has warned about shortages — and some have offered specific and sobering estimates of need — for the better part of two decades.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Italy's Coronavirus Nightmare Could Happen in U.S. Within Days or Weeks, Ex-CDC Chief Says
Whether the U.S. healthcare system buckles like Italy’s “really depends on how vigorously and promptly we do social distancing,” Dr. Tom Frieden said.
U.S. Airstrike in Somalia Killed Two Civilians, Relatives Say
Abdi Farhan Mahmoud, 13, was on his way to school when a U.S. missile struck a mini-bus taxi he was riding in, decapitating him, his father said.
The Coronavirus Crisis
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.
Pentagon's Own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts Its Claim of "Light" Footprint
A formerly secret map from AFRICOM shows a network of 29 U.S. military bases that stretch from one side of Africa to another.
New Data Shows the U.S. Military Is Severely Undercounting Civilian Casualties in Somalia
Airwars found that between 71 and 139 civilians have been killed in Somalia since 2007, far exceeding AFRICOM’s official count of two dead.