‘It works! It works! It works!’: Jonas Salk and the Vaccine that Conquered Polio Americans turned on their radios, department stores set up loudspeakers, and judges suspended trials so that everyone in the courtroom could hear what Francis was about to say. Paul A. Offit 29 Oct 2021 · 8 min read
For Gay Men Who Came of Age in the 1980s, a Grim Sense of Déja Vu Surrounding all of these movements has been the metaphorical connection of disease with not only illness, but also impurity more generally—concepts that have obvious and horrifying linkages to racist political movements. Sky Gilbert 12 Apr 2020 · 8 min read
Winning the War on Coronavirus The governments of the US, UK, and other nations have made real progress, but they must go much further in being transparent about their vision of how to win the war on coronavirus, and what they are doing to achieve it. Michael Shellenberger 19 Mar 2020 · 9 min read
