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Why Public Health Is in Crisis: Threats, Departures, New Laws | The New York Times
by Mike Baker and Danielle Ivory
3 days ago
As she leaves work, Dr. Allison Berry keeps a vigilant eye on her rearview mirror, watching the vehicles around her,…
What the Pfizer-approval story says about our media ecosystem | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
August 26, 2021
In recent weeks, amid broader questions about the surge of the Delta coronavirus variant in the US and the vaccination…
Open-source intelligence challenges state monopolies on information | The Economist
by The Economist Staff
August 10, 2021
IN 1960 JOHN KENNEDY, the Democratic candidate for the American presidency, accused the incumbent Republican administration of having allowed a…
Despair or Defiance? Assessing Turnout Effects of Election Misinformation | OSF
by Jon Green, William Hobbs, Stefan McCabe, and David Lazer
August 3, 2021
Following the 2020 general election, Republican elected officials, including thenPresident Donald Trump, promoted conspiracy theories claiming that Joe Biden’s close…
Vaccine mandates got a huge US push. What’s next for misinformation? | First Draft
by First Draft
July 29, 2021
Yesterday, the US Department of Veterans Affairs became the first federal agency to announce that its frontline medical workers will be required…
I’m a Parkland Shooting Survivor. QAnon Convinced My Dad It Was All a Hoax. | Vice
by David Gilbert
July 29, 2021
Bill’s final semester at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was already difficult enough. He was part of…
Preventing the next indigenous healthcare crisis | MedCity News
by Morgan Haynes
July 27, 2021
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it – at least, according to philosopher George Santayana. Most…
Opinion: How to Reach the Unvaccinated | The New York Times
by Ross Douthat
July 20, 2021
Late last week Michael Brendan Dougherty of National Review stirred up a mix of interest and outrage among journalists by…
Covid-19 vaccines: A leap of faith and the power of trust among Black and Hispanic communities | First Draft
by Vanessa Chee
July 20, 2021
As of July 6, just over 182 million American adults had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, according to…