René F. Najera, MPH, DrPHHow do you untangle public health from politics? Very carefully, and not easily.All you need to do to be in control of public health — and life and death decisions — is to win a popularity contest.Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPHCan You Separate the (Anti-Vaccine)Artist From The Art?From an NFL All-Star to a Disney Princess, we in public health are finding ourselves cheering for anti-vaxxers, and that’s okay.Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPHCan Public Health Ever Be Conservative?Is there room for conservative people and ideas in public health?Jan 3, 2022Jan 3, 2022
Susan OrleanWhat It Means to Live Among OthersIndividualism is just fine if you live on an island in the middle of nowhereSep 17, 202117Sep 17, 202117
Craig Spencer MD MPHPromises Don’t End PandemicsThe U.S. vowed to be an ‘arsenal of vaccines’ for the world. What are we waiting for?May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Colin DickeyWe’ve Reached the Pandemic’s Point of No ReturnThe holidays are a turning point for Americans who are making the calculation that Covid simply doesn’t matterNov 24, 202031Nov 24, 202031
Max UfbergNow that he’s been elected president, Joe Biden has the mammoth task of retooling his science…There are a number of names already being floated, as Alexandra Sifferlin reports in Medium’s Coronavirus Blog. Among the most interesting…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Jessica ValentiPut Your Mask On and Shut the F*ck UpOnly in America could something this basic be this controversialJun 26, 202059Jun 26, 202059
Andrea González-RamírezMeet the Protesters in Puerto Rico Who Want More TestingCitizens are fed up as Puerto Rico tests for the coronavirus at a far lower rate than the rest of the U.S.Apr 23, 20201Apr 23, 20201
Sarah BegleyThis Pandemic Would’ve Looked So Much Different Under Medicare For AllAbdul El-Sayed’s new book ‘Healing Politics’ makes the case for a different approach to public healthApr 9, 20208Apr 9, 20208