NYC Mayor Hammers Trump’s Coronavirus Response: “People Will Die Who Could Have Lived Otherwise”
Photo by EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday blasted President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that his administration has not sufficiently accelerated the production of medical supplies like masks and ventilators, which are essential to stop the spread of the virus. “The president of the United States is…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Just Declined US Coronavirus Help Because of a Conspiracy Theory
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei speaks during his meeting with students in Tehran, Iran on October 18, 2017.Photo by Iranian Leader’s Press Office – Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader declined US aid in fighting the coronavirus, citing a baseless conspiracy about the American government intentionally creating the virus. “I do not know how real…
Trump’s Justice Department Proposes Indefinite Detention in Emergencies—Like the Coronavirus Outbreak
Mark Wilson/Getty As part of proposed legislation being pushed in response to the coronavirus, Trump’s Justice Department has asked Congress to allow the indefinite detention of people during emergencies, according to a Politico report published Saturday. It’s not likely the House’s Democratic majority will support this proposal, which would give federal judges the authority to pause court proceedings…
A Report From the Coronavirus Frontline: “They Are Essentially Drowning in Their Own Blood.”
Elaine Thompson/AP This story was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. As of Friday, Louisiana was reporting 479 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of the highest…
One Man’s Struggle to Get a Veterans Administration Coronavirus Test
Outside a VA clinic after being sent away untested.Courtesy Jim White The symptoms started after Jim White arrived at his friend’s house near Corpus Christi, Texas. First came the chills, followed by diarrhea and aches. White, a Coast Guard veteran and former state biologist, had been following the news and knew enough about his health to…
“We’re Going to Pray From God That This Does Work”: Trump Keeps Promoting Unproven Drugs
Tasos Katopodis/Getty On Saturday afternoon, President Trump again used the platform of a White House coronavirus briefing to push two unproven drugs as a treatment, feeding into a swirl of medical misinformation and increasing the distance between his ad-hoc views and those of his scientist advisers. When asked about the anti-malaria drug chloroquine as a…