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Voices+Opinion

The authoritarian playbook

Published Oct 30, 2020

Lisel Hintz, who has studied the rise of populism, de-democratization, and authoritarianism in Turkey, sees troubling signs that the U.S. is on a similar path

We must ensure a free, fair, peaceful election

Published Oct 27, 2020

Political scientist Adam Sheingate decries threat of organized violence at the polls: 'This election, we stand on the edge of a precipice'

Investing in public health

Published Oct 26, 2020

America must invest in public health infrastructure rather than private interests if democracy is to be preserved, says physician and health policy expert Joshua Sharfstein

Reawakening our Indigenous roots

Published Oct 23, 2020

U.S. leaders must recommit to the principles of Indigenous leadership to strengthen our democracy, says Allison Barlow, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health

A crisis of confidence

Published Oct 20, 2020

Politicization of intelligence and U.S. institutions upsets the foundation of democracy, says former CIA acting director John McLaughlin

A nurse looks directly into the camera while wearing an N-95 mask and plastic splash shield

Coronavirus

COVID-19 ushers in decades of change for nursing profession

Published Oct 19, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the nursing field, and many advocates view the present as a make-or-break moment to press for more lasting change

Health Policy Forum

Anthony Fauci discusses state of U.S. coronavirus response

Published Oct 16, 2020

Bloomberg School's Ellen MacKenzie spoke with the nation's top infectious diseases expert in the first installment of the university's Health Policy Forum series

Serving the greater good

Published Oct 15, 2020

Paula Thornhill, associate director of the Strategic Studies program at Johns Hopkins SAIS and a former officer in the U.S. Air Force, sees troubling signs of politicization of the military