Coronavirus
Right-wing propagandists in Germany promote “herd immunity”
By Gregor Link
Nov. 2, 2020
In the past several days, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)—the German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease...
Top White House coronavirus adviser, privately warned officials of a new,...
Nov. 3, 2020
Dr. Deborah L. Birx, who has carefully straddled the line between science and politics as she helps lead the Trump administration’s coronavirus...
How Lara Trump and other presidential surrogates flout pandemic best practices—indoors
By Matt Field
October 30, 2020
In one shot—the cool shot—a sea of cheering people goes wild as a Marine Corps helicopter flies low beyond...
Top world scientists: Stop Donald Trump!
On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science
Choosing Donald Trump for president is choosing fiction over fact—a fatal mistake
October 9, 2020
Instead of thinking...
Far right attacks scientists as coronavirus infections explode in Germany
By Gregor Link
Oct. 28, 2020
Over recent days, well over 11,000 people have been infected each day with coronavirus in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute...
‘Dark Winter’
by Richard C. Gross
October 27, 2020
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair
It’s the pandemic, Mr. President.
COVID-19 is the most dangerous health disaster to hit the United...
With Covid-19 Under Control, China’s Economy Surges Ahead
Exports jumped and local governments engaged in a binge of debt-fueled construction projects. Even consumer spending is finally recovering.
By Keith Bradsher
Oct. 18, 2020
BEIJING —...
COVID and the trade-off
By Michael Roberts
October 22, 2020
Last April, as the coronavirus pandemic took off, I ventured into an analysis of its health and economic impact. As...
WHO warns hospitals struggling as COVID-19 surge in Europe continues
24/10/2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned hospitals and intensive care units are running close to or above capacity in “too many countries”, as...
German parents’ associations protest against dangerous school openings
By Gregor Link
18 October 2020
Twenty of the largest parents’ associations in Germany have written a letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union, CDU)...