Most of us won’t die from COVID-19.But looking beyond the basic statistics can help us to better assess and mitigate the virus’ risks to our personal health.Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
We’ve been having the wrong conversation about abortion. Let’s change it.I was pandemically, politically, and existentially exhausted. And then Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Our country’s long history of excluding people of color from accessing the power of the horseThe image was striking: a young black woman riding an enormous horse through the Oakland protests, fist raised above her head. It was bold…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
The complex interplay between human epidemics and climate isn’t newHuman epidemics influenced the climate 400 to 500 years ago. Will COVID-19 have long-term climate consequences?Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Our science denial is killing usAnd yet only a scientifically based approach can steer us to pandemic recoveryApr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Why the Great Epizootic of 1872 should give us hope for change after COVID-19The virus swept through nearly every major city in the U.S. and Canada over the course of a year. It killed 1–2 percent of its victims and…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020