• Voices of the Virus

‘Pandemic Nihilism [Is] Not the Solution’

Death Panel Podcast’s Beatrice Adler-Bolton tells Democracy why we must confront our individuated approach to health care and protect the needs of the most vulnerable.

By Beatrice Adler-Bolton

We're Not 'Back to Normal'

And why acting as if we are is so detrimental to those who have been the most underserved during this pandemic. An interview with Dr. Julia Raifman.

By Julia Raifman

'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

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

‘There Isn’t a Vaccine to Buy’

Dr. Tom Frieden, Former CDC Director, talks with Democracy about the Delta variant, criticism of the CDC, and the urgent need for a broad global response.

By Tom Frieden