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February 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Called Out for Glaring Lie in His Weak DOGE Defense
Elon Musk whined that DOGE would sometimes make mistakes.
February 26, 2025
Marin Scotten
Elon Musk Casually Admits DOGE Chaos Was All One Big Mistake
Elon Musk had an infuriating defense for wrecking the government.
August 8, 2019
Katharine Walter
Ebola Outbreaks Are About Inequality
The deadly disease is a security threat only because it's neglected as a social justice issue.
April 1, 2019
MagazineMaryn McKenna
The Plague Years
How the rise of right-wing nationalism is jeopardizing the world's health
August 12, 2016
Madeleine Schwartz
Beyond Zika: How Congress Is Flirting With Medical Disaster
The dysfunctional response to the Zika virus lays bare a system that is increasingly ill-equipped to respond to outbreaks.
December 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
An impossible bind.
August 11, 2015
Timothy P. Lahey
Is the New Ebola Vaccine Really 100 Percent Effective?
July 1, 2015
Tommy Trenchard
Sierra Leone’s Rich and Powerful Are Breaking the Ebola Burial Rules
And it's putting everyone at risk
February 4, 2015
Sarah Kollmorgen
Donors Pledged Nearly $3 Billion to the Ebola Crisis, But Have Paid Only $1 Billion
February 4, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
If Anti-Vaxxers Want a Revolution, They Just Might Get One
January 9, 2015
Naomi Shavin
Big Pharma Is Making Progress in Finding an Ebola Vaccine, But They May Be Fighting The Wrong Battle
January 6, 2015
Danny Vinik
Ron Fournier Has Found a Brand New Way to Be Wrong
January 1, 2015
The New Republic
The Most Overrated and Underrated News Stories of 2014
November 17, 2014
Elaine Teng
Poll: Americans Think Ebola Is a Bigger Health Problem Than Cancer and Obesity
November 13, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Remember When the Experts Told You Not to Freak Out About Ebola? You Should Have Listened.
November 13, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obama Is Having a Really Good Week for a Lame Duck President
November 7, 2014
Brian Beutler
McConnell, Boehner: Sorry Voters, You Just Put Crazy People in Charge of Congress
November 3, 2014
Brian Beutler
Joni Ernst: I'm Not Sure If Obama Cares About Ebola or Americans' Safety
November 3, 2014
John B. Judis
Ebola and ISIS Are Making American Voters Go Crazy. Here's How Irrational Fears Shape Elections.
October 30, 2014
Alice Robb
Study: Genes, Not Just Medical Care, Affect Ebola Outcomes

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