The Coronavirus Crisis
Pharmaceutical Industry Dispatches Army of Lobbyists to Block Generic Covid-19 Vaccines
New lobbying disclosures show over 100 drug lobbyists working to defeat the IP waiver request at the WTO.
World
Voices
The U.S. Could Have Left Afghanistan Years Ago, Sparing Many Lives
America will depart without having accomplished its goals and with more Afghan suffering ahead.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Brazilian Congress Setting Up Corporations to Cut Covid-19 Vaccine Line
After Jair Bolsonaro undermined Brazil’s public vaccination system, powerful companies erode requirements for private inoculation drives.
Voices
Oscars Face Stark Choice Over War Movie "Quo Vadis, Aida?"
Can a saga of genocide in Bosnia, directed by a woman and focusing on civilians, win an Academy Award for best international film?
The War on Immigrants
Asylum-Seekers Expelled by Biden Administration Say They Feel Deceived
Central American families arrived in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez disoriented and disconsolate; many didn’t realize they were being expelled from the U.S.
Will the Biden Administration Shine Light on Shadowy Special Ops Programs?
Amid a broad review of American war-making policy, how and where commandos will be used in the coming years hangs in the balance.
Secret Brazil Archive
In Sharp Rebuke, Brazil Supreme Court Rules Judge Who Locked Up Lula Was Biased
By ending Lula's political ban and finding that ex-judge Sergio Moro was biased, the Supreme Court shook up Brazilian politics.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Drug Lobby Asks Biden to Punish Foreign Countries Pushing for Low-Cost Vaccines
Big Pharma is fighting for tight control over Covid-19 vaccine production, limiting availability worldwide while reaping billions.
A Syrian Asylum-Seeker’s Case Reframes Migrant Abuses as Enforced Disappearances
From family separation to European “pushbacks,” there’s a new legal effort to label anti-immigrant abuses as enforced disappearances.
Voices
India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech
Tech giants like Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against Indian climate activists.