Voices of the Virus

'The U.S. Government Has to Take Back Control'

Public Citizen's Zain Rizvi tells Democracy how we let a handful of pharmaceutical companies turn the people's vaccine into the rich people's vaccine during a once-in-a-century public health crisis—and how we can turn things around.

By Zain Rizvi

November 18, 2021, 3:01 pm – 28 MIN READ

Arguments

Beyond Racial Liberalism

The values and ideas that must animate our new fight for racial justice.

By Felicia Wong Kyle Strickland

November 16, 2021, 2:35 pm – 23 MIN READ

Arguments

A New Strategy for Climate: Make the Clean Stuff Cheap

World leaders announced a new initiative at the Glasgow COP to drive down the costs of clean energy. Done right and at scale, this strategy could transform the climate fight.

By Eric Beinhocker J. Doyne Farmer

November 10, 2021, 3:56 pm – 18 MIN READ

Arguments

Overcoming the Obstacles to Clean Electricity

Wind and solar are important to our clean energy mix, but without baseload reliability, coal won’t go away.

By Bill Budinger

November 5, 2021, 10:46 pm – 6 MIN READ

Arguments

Time to Expand Overtime Pay

If paid family leave is out of the reconciliation bill, Biden’s best move is something he can do without Congress’s, um, help.

By Rebecca Dixon Heidi Shierholz

November 1, 2021, 2:15 pm – 5 MIN READ

Arguments

Cruelty Has Consequences

President Biden needs to reverse course on immigration to keep his promise about moving away from his predecessor’s vision.

By Deepak Bhargava Cristina Jiménez Moreta

October 14, 2021, 6:24 pm – 6 MIN READ

Voices of the Virus

The Impact of Mandates 'Has Been Dramatic'

From vaccine mandates, to combating disinformation spreaders, to scaling up rapid testing and ensuring Big Pharma is held accountable for global supply, Dr. Céline Gounder tells Democracy how we can navigate our way out of this pandemic.

By Céline Gounder

October 13, 2021, 5:07 pm – 22 MIN READ

Arguments

Will China’s Debt Bomb Explode?

The Evergrande crisis is serious for China and a few other countries, but no, it won’t tank the global economy.

By Richard Vague

September 28, 2021, 1:44 pm – 19 MIN READ