Opinion

This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea

10:19am June 06, 2020

by Isabella Rosario

We've compiled a list of places you can go to learn more about systemic racism — acknowledging that, while it's important to have information, this list is not a prescription.

Health & Safety

How The Rush To Develop A New Vaccine May Give A Rise To Public Distrust

5:25pm June 01, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Brit Trogen about her opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which discusses how historical races for vaccines have fueled public distrust.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jenny Harries and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance at a March news conference on the pandemic. That month, Harries stated that the World Health Organization recommendation

Health & Safety

OPINION: The Ghosts Of Colonialism Are Haunting The World's Response To The Pandemic

11:55am May 29, 2020

The era of colonial powers ended in the 20th century. But the legacy lingers on and can be seen in the way the West has reacted to the coronavirus crisis. Although there are some hopeful signs, too.

How Definitive Image Of Pandemic Could Help Explain Tragedy

8:13pm May 25, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, a professor of art history at Harvard University, about how the lack of images makes it harder to comprehend the vast lethality of the pandemic.

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Xiye Bastida at the Global Strike in New York City on Sept. 20, 2019.

Xiye Bastida: How Are Young People Making The Choice To Fight Climate Change?

9:07am May 22, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

For some youth, being part of the solution means focusing their entire lives on the climate crisis. For Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old climate justice activist, there is no hope without action.

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A newborn baby girl receives treatment for the gun wound in her right leg received during the attack on a maternity clinic in Kabul this week. The gunmen killed her mother.

OPINION: We Shouldn't Have To Ask That Babies And Mothers Not Be Killed. Yet We Must

8:21am May 16, 2020

After a brutal attack in Kabul, activists in Afghanistan write: "Our people are targeted and killed on a daily basis. Afghan women are calling for an end to it."

Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council pose for photographers following their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December 2019.

World News

Opinion: Gulf Partners Can No Longer Afford To Stay The Course With U.S. Iran Policy

12:35pm May 15, 2020

It is not in the Gulf Arab states' interest to stay the course with current U.S. Iran policy, write former Pentagon officials Bilal Y. Saab and Michael P. Mulroy. Doing so could lead them to war.

Journalists protest against what they say has been a pattern of using excessive force against them by the police and members of the government's security forces in Monrovia, Liberia, in March. Findings from a survey by Afrobarometer show that in Liberia,

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Opinion: Why Is Support For Media Crackdowns Rising In Africa?

7:01am May 03, 2020

by Jeff Conroy-Krutz

Surveys show growing rates in many African countries approve of government efforts to curb media freedom. Disinformation and political patronage are part of the problem, writes Jeff Conroy-Krutz.

An N95 face mask outside NYU Langone Health hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.

Opinion: NFL Fashion Masks But Still Not Enough Protective Masks

8:04am May 02, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon explains why protective masks for frontline workers are still in short supply, while fashion masks for the rest of us seem to be readily available.

Pedro Rivera waits with other volunteers in District Heights, Md. to hand out food. He's wearing a mask that reads, "This too shall pass."

Opinion: Always The Bridesmaid, Public Health Rarely Spotlighted Until It's Too Late

5:01am May 01, 2020

by Julie Rovner

Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there's a crisis.