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From its ostensible origins in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, COVID-19 has spread across the globe. There are now a staggering 11.5 million cases worldwide, resulting in over half a […]
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In one version, tens of thousands of protesters are marching to force accountability on the US justice system, shining a light on policing policies that protect white lives and property […]
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Earlier this year—before the pandemic, before the mass protests across the United States—another crowd gathered, this time in Tehran, Iran. They were attending the funeral of Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani, […]
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As protests against police brutality and systemic racism, sparked by the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, grip the nation, so too does […]
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On this episode of Social Distance, James Hamblin and Katherine Wells talk with Adrienne LaFrance, the executive editor of The Atlantic, who wrote the June cover story, about the QAnon conspiracy theory, as part […]
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The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the highlights of […]
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On May 6, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania (consolidated with Trump v. Pennsylvania), a case concerning the Affordable Care Act’s mandated health insurance coverage of contraception. […]
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Over three weeks ago, hydroxychloroquine was all the rage in MAGA world, despite flawed and scattered evidence about whether the drug could help cure coronavirus. Now there is another drug, […]
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As the United States confronts a pandemic with little precedent, we are being guided by a president with a very well-documented problem with basic facts. President Trump has now made more […]