COVID-19: What the Autopsies Reveal

Mobile Clinics Can Provide Equity in the Defense against COVID-19

Share this on WhatsApp Every week, a maroon-and-lime-tinted truck parks in some of Boston’s most underserved communities. The truck is a mobile health clinic called the Family Van. It sits curbside, doors open, with staff ready to provide free health services, screening and health education to anyone who needs it. The Family Van has been […]

Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard Connections Show How Money Can Distort Research

Share this on WhatsApp This past May, Harvard University (where I teach) issued a report on its relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It was an admirably forthright mea culpa highlighting three areas of concern. The first was the contradiction of addressing sexual assault and harassment on campus while accepting money from a […]

Policy Can Clash with Affordable Housing

Share this on WhatsApp At first glance, the proposal looked like an easy climate win: cut carbon pollution by mandating New York City landlords to install energy-efficient upgrades in buildings larger than 25,000 square feet. The intent was to target a stubborn hurdle in the fight against global warming: building emissions, which account for 70% […]