covid-19 pandemic
Don’t Blame Inflation on Stimulus Checks. Blame It on Corporate Greed.
Pundits blame stimmies and wage growth for inflation, and say pain for average people is the remedy. It's not true.
Open-Source Vaccines Got More Funding From Tito’s Vodka Than the Government
Corbevax is targeting low-income countries to stop new COVID variants from emerging. Scientists say rich countries are still refusing to fund it.
The Worst of Omicron Is Still to Come
As Omicron cases surge and people scramble for boosters and tests, a gentle reminder that people who are fully vaccinated are doing much better.
Anti-Vax Influencer and Failed Politician Now Intubated in ICU for COVID
Mark Friesen, a PPC candidate influential in creating the prairie COVID-conspiracy movement is now intubated in an intensive care hospital battling COVID.
The FDA Was Internally Thrilled Over That Viral Horse Paste Tweet
The agency, which seeks to "reach the 'everyday' Americans to 'brand' FDA," was delighted by its "edgy" Ivermectin tweet, per internal documents.
This Map Shows Where Unhoused People Aren't Allowed To Exist in Los Angeles
Researchers say a new law has created a massive 'homeless exclusion zone,' effectively banning the unhoused from vast swaths of the city.
Normal Won’t Feel Like ‘Normal’ For a While
Even though we're all desperate to go shopping and eat out safely, history shows a lot of us will feel anxious even after the pandemic is over.
Are Doctors Allowed to Give Expiring COVID Vaccine Doses to Walk-Ins?
Sudden seemingly available batches of vaccines have caused minor frenzies in both New York and Washington, D.C.
Here’s Why That Emo Night Philly Event Got Canceled
We talked to founder DJ Deejay about the online outrage and how the party would’ve been run had it not generated so much controversy.
Why Are Employers Still Acting Like Offices Will Reopen 'Soon'?
Employees report that their offices are keeping them in remote-work limbo, constantly pushing back re-opening dates but not committing to a long-term remote setup, either.
China is Treating COVID-19 With a Blast From the (Distant) Past
Despite long-held questions over the efficacy of Chinese traditional medicine, Chinese experts maintain that an herbal formulation based on a nearly 2,000-year-old text is showing promise in treating COVID-19.
How a Lyft Exec Who Survived COVID-19 Is Helping Coronavirus Researchers Get Volunteers
Clinical studies need millions of participants, and a new online registry is trying to find them.