Behavior & Society
It’s Time to Reevaluate How We Talk about COVID Risk
It exists on a spectrum, and pretending activities are either deadly or risk-free helps no one
Stories by Steven W. Thrasher
Policy & Ethics
Global Vaccine Equity Is Much More Important Than ‘Vaccine Passports’
We need to suppress the level of SARS-CoV-2 in as many humans as possible as quickly as possible
Policy & Ethics
Andrew Cuomo Should Resign
The sexual harassment charges are bad enough, but the man the media crowned “America’s governor” last year needlessly let thousands of New Yorkers die from COVID
Policy & Ethics
If You’ve Been Working from Home, Please Wait for Your Vaccine
You can’t ethically go ahead of the very people who made it possible for you to do so—at great personal risk
Policy & Ethics
World AIDS Day Is a Grim Reminder That We Have Many Pandemics Going On
The coronavirus is amplifying racial, class and other disparities, just as HIV has been doing for decades
Policy & Ethics
We Finally Have a COVID Strategy
The Biden-Harris plan is vastly better than Trump’s “you’re on your own” approach—but it’s not perfect
Behavior & Society
How Trump Exemplifies Our Ableist Culture
The idea that we must “beat” or “get over” illness helps explain the grotesque carnival we’re now seeing in the White House
