Here is our reality: Despite being the world’s largest spender on healthcare, the United States has faced higher Covid-19 death rates and worse Covid-19 outcomes than any other large, high-income nation. The pandemic has revealed the deficiencies o...
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Here is our reality: Despite being the world’s largest spender on healthcare, the United States has faced higher Covid-19 death rates and worse Covid-19 outcomes than any other large, high-income nation. The pandemic has revealed the deficiencies o...
In the spring of 2020, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, United States policymakers were confronted with an economic challenge unlike anything they had ever seen before. Unemployment spiked to 14.8 percent, its highest level since the ...
In the spring of 2020, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, United States policymakers were confronted with an economic challenge unlike anything they had ever seen before. Unemployment spiked to 14.8 percent, its highest level since the ...
Walking through any Chinatown in the United States, you will undoubtedly encounter many signs outside of restaurants that read “NO MSG.” If you have heard the term “MSG,” you are likely aware of the negative perceptions surrounding it. For de...
Walking through any Chinatown in the United States, you will undoubtedly encounter many signs outside of restaurants that read “NO MSG.” If you have heard the term “MSG,” you are likely aware of the negative perceptions surrounding it. For de...
The Supreme Court granted a stay in October in a case that will determine the future of content moderation in the United States. Missouri v. Biden is the culminating case originating from free speech complaints issued by the states of Louisiana...
The Supreme Court granted a stay in October in a case that will determine the future of content moderation in the United States. Missouri v. Biden is the culminating case originating from free speech complaints issued by the states of Louisiana...
Christina Paxson is the 19th president of Brown University. President Paxson is an outspoken advocate for increasing access to higher education. She led The Brown Promise initiative, which eliminated loans from the aid packages awarded by the Univers...
Christina Paxson is the 19th president of Brown University. President Paxson is an outspoken advocate for increasing access to higher education. She led The Brown Promise initiative, which eliminated loans from the aid packages awarded by the Univers...
Until very recently, China was the only country in the world still holding fast to a zero-Covid strategy, an approach that focuses on clearing local Covid-19 transmissions with all available political tools. Whenever a city experienced a spike in cas...
Until very recently, China was the only country in the world still holding fast to a zero-Covid strategy, an approach that focuses on clearing local Covid-19 transmissions with all available political tools. Whenever a city experienced a spike in cas...
It’s a Sunday evening, and what better way to celebrate the end of a long week than heading out to eat a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant—only to find it empty, with the lights out, and a piece of printer paper taped to the door saying, ...
It’s a Sunday evening, and what better way to celebrate the end of a long week than heading out to eat a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant—only to find it empty, with the lights out, and a piece of printer paper taped to the door saying, ...
Every year, preventable maternal deaths demonstrate striking disparities within our global health systems. In 2017, 295,000 women died during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period. The majority of these mortalities were preventable and/or o...
Every year, preventable maternal deaths demonstrate striking disparities within our global health systems. In 2017, 295,000 women died during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period. The majority of these mortalities were preventable and/or o...
Social contract theory generally refers to the tacit agreement between citizens and their government to achieve collective security: Citizens consent to cooperate with laws in exchange for protection, and the government, in turn, offers that security...
Social contract theory generally refers to the tacit agreement between citizens and their government to achieve collective security: Citizens consent to cooperate with laws in exchange for protection, and the government, in turn, offers that security...
As the global economy has begun to recover from over a year of Covid-19-related crisis, employers are finding it surprisingly difficult to get employees back to work. Millions of Americans have quit their jobs, and unlike previous recessions, laid-of...
As the global economy has begun to recover from over a year of Covid-19-related crisis, employers are finding it surprisingly difficult to get employees back to work. Millions of Americans have quit their jobs, and unlike previous recessions, laid-of...
The age-adjusted Covid-19 mortality rate is now higher for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) than for any other group. Those dying of Covid-19 in AIAN communities also tend to be much younger than white victims, with more than 40 percent of ...
The age-adjusted Covid-19 mortality rate is now higher for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) than for any other group. Those dying of Covid-19 in AIAN communities also tend to be much younger than white victims, with more than 40 percent of ...
The wall of separation between church and state is a perennial conflict in the United States. While freedom of religion is a protected civil liberty in the United States, so is, in nearly every sense, life. In the world of Covid-19, these two notions...
The wall of separation between church and state is a perennial conflict in the United States. While freedom of religion is a protected civil liberty in the United States, so is, in nearly every sense, life. In the world of Covid-19, these two notions...