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The Coronavirus CrisisThe U.S. Brags About Health Aid to Africa While Bombing Some of Its Most Vulnerable Nations
Libya and Somalia, where U.S. forces have spent hundreds of millions on airstrikes, have fared especially poorly when it comes to direct U.S. health assistance.
The Coronavirus CrisisIn Its Zeal to Blame China for Coronavirus, the Trump Administration Is Thwarting Investigations Into the Pandemic’s Origins
The administration’s claim that the virus spread from a Wuhan lab has made the notion politically toxic, even among scientists who say it could have happened.
The War on ImmigrantsRedirecting Asylum-Seekers From U.S. to Guatemala Was a Cruel Farce, Report Finds
Nearly 1,000 Hondurans and Salvadorans seeking asylum in the U.S. were sent to Guatemala instead, where they face threats similar to those they fled.
The Coronavirus CrisisLong Island Protest Praised by Trump Featured Anti-Vaxxer Call to “Hang Fauci”
Donald Trump praised protesters who harassed a journalist on Long Island this week at a rally where one man called for the execution of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The Coronavirus CrisisRacism, Rather Than Facts, Drove U.S. Coronavirus Travel Bans
Experts say ingrained racism informed media and policymakers’ favorable views toward European countries, clouding their judgment on public health.