Nation May 10 What does the Colonial Pipeline hack tell us about the security of U.S. infrastructure? The federal government on Monday confirmed that a Russian criminal group is behind the hack of the Colonial Pipeline company. The pipeline — the largest of its kind in the U.S. — was shut down after a cyber extortion attempt.
World May 06 Waiving the vaccine patent may come down to giving pharmaceutical companies incentives President Joe Biden has given the initial nod for the U.S. to waive patent rights on COVID vaccines to boost international production. But there are real questions over how effective these moves would be, what other countries feel about it,…
Arts May 06 The ‘ignored characters’ of the pandemic and why their premonitions were pushed aside A new book shows that there were a handful of researchers, scientists and public health officials who seemed to have an early, prescient understanding of how bad the pandemic would hit the U.S., and what we could do to avert…
World May 05 Waiving vaccine patent rights may be the ‘only way’ to end the pandemic President Biden announced that the U.S. will support waiving patent rights for the COVID vaccines — a major move that follows a call domestically, and internationally, for America to provide much quicker and greater assistance to the rest of the…
World May 03 India’s COVID-19 crisis is far from over, and vaccines alone won’t help. Here’s why The COVID-19 crisis in India shows little sign of slowing down. As death tolls and infections skyrocket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership is under increasing political pressure and scrutiny. The country is short on vaccines, and other life-saving supplies like…
Nation Apr 30 How one Texas county is approaching the challenge of vaccinating the hesitant More than 575,000 Americans lost their lives to COVID-19. Although more than half of all U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine, there are still challenges to getting people to take the shot, especially in Texas.
Nation Apr 29 The ‘predatory marketing’ behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives The FDA announced Thursday it hopes to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars, citing its particularly harmful impact on Black communities, to whom they were heavily marketed. William Brangham has more on the FDA's move and discusses it with Delmonte…
Nation Apr 23 Biden’s dream of an electric future faces an uphill battle. Here’s why As part of his administration's broader climate change strategy, President Joe Biden has made investing in electric vehicles a major focus of his infrastructure proposal. And this week, he's promoted the importance of technological innovation at a global climate summit.
World Apr 22 U.S. seeks to lead by example with emission goals set during global climate summit The United States set ambitious new goals today to stop the world from heating up, urging other nations to follow suit. And some of the world’s largest carbon emitters seemed to heed the call. But world leaders left open how…
Health Apr 21 The U.S. spends nearly $4 trillion on health care, but inequities still exist. Here’s why. The U.S. spends nearly $4 trillion on health care, yet inequities in care continue to persist. With 30 million Americans uninsured during the pandemic, is universal health care the answer? William Brangham explores the matter in our new documentary, "Critical…