Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Coronavirus
03/16/2021
Is Progress Possible? Preventing Catastrophes
The man who led the build-out of the first-ever pandemic response plan for the White House talks Cassandra theory, a methodology that uses data to analyze and assess future threats.
03/12/2021
Where will the next pandemic come from and how can we prevent it?
From factory farming to climate change, the connections between humanity and nature carry increasing risk.
President Biden Marks The One Year Anniversary Of The Pandemic
Diane talks with James Fallows, staff writer at The Atlantic, about President Biden's first 50 days in office.
03/11/2021
The Stimulus is Only the Start
When Joe Biden signed the COVID stimulus bill into law, on Thursday, he insured a better year ahead. But it will not dramatically ease inequality.
03/11/2021
When Have 75% of Americans Agreed on Anything?
The just-passed COVID relief bill becomes the third most popular piece of major legislation in the past 30 years. We discuss the unifying American Rescue Plan, global vaccine distribution, and more in this week's newsletter.
03/09/2021
How Many Vaccine Doses Can Nations Ethically Hoard?
The Case for Sharing Supplies Prior to Reaching Herd Immunity
03/09/2021
Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy.
It abdicates the government’s responsibility to seek equity and proactively reach out to high-risk people in search of the mirage of value neutrality.
03/10/2021
First Doses First
"When you push out the first doses faster, you get to herd immunity faster."
03/05/2021
RP Daily: What is “Neanderthal Thinking”
E.O. Wilson said it best: "we have created a Star Wars civilization, with stone age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology." We explore how the fight over mandating masks during a pandemic is the perfect illustration of that.
03/04/2021
How should you think about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
The most important measure — whether the vaccine prevents serious illness — shows the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be equally effective as the other two.
03/04/2021
Dr. Zeke Emanuel: ‘It is a huge mistake’ to reopen states this early
03/04/2021