New Ageism, Polarization & Anti-Vax Fascism

Startling news of a legal advocacy organization hiring a private investigator to drum up dirt on a Manitoba judge has put an otherwise little-known charity on headlines across the province – the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.

The Informed Consent Action Network, one of the most notorious anti-vax groups in the world, has been seeking to broker ties with Trump supporters.

Extremists are being pitted against moderate centre-right voters in the next chapter of the culture wars, says academic and author Paolo Gerbaudo

As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program, with widespread shortages and delays hampering efforts to contain the pandemic. This continues months after President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner launched a White House task force with the goal of establishing a national testing plan. We speak to investigative reporter Katherine Eban, whose explosive Vanity Fair report chronicles Kushner’s fumbling efforts and the sudden decision to abandon the project on political grounds. “The participants expected that at any moment in early April, the plan would be announced,” says Eban. “It vanished into thin air.”

Here are reasons people fall for conspiracy theories? A viral documentary about coronavirus is the latest one.

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Medical experts, along with people on the autism spectrum, told PolitiFact that Kennedy’s portrayal was skewed.

HHS or Ministry of Truth? This Week in American Medical Dystopia

This episode of NDN POV delves into the systemic racism faced by Indigenous peoples in the Canadian healthcare system, as well as the longstanding inequities...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is committing “public health malpractice,” says a longtime epidemiologist.

Statement available as a PDF here. As Congress scrutinizes sweeping HHS budget proposals, advocates demand inclusion, protection, and person-centered reform  “We don’t need to divide our community. We need to come together to protect those of us who are at risk of being harmed by the changes. It is not…

Even though David Geier is not a physician, he gave autistic children a dangerous, unapproved drug and improperly prescribed puberty blockers.

David Geier has repeatedly claimed that vaccines cause autism. Working alongside his father, he has published a number of studies on the subject that have since been retracted.

Samoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary. Kennedy has said that some who died in a 2019 measles epidemic in Samoa didn't have measles. Samoa Director-General of Health Dr. Alec Ekeroma has told The Associated Press that it would be “a danger to us" and "a danger to everyone” if Kennedy is affirmed as the top U.S. health official this week. Kennedy’s detractors in the U.S. Senate say he contributed to fear of and misinformation about vaccines in Samoa which Kennedy denies.

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed by the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has a long record of spreading misinformation about autism in particular and public health in general. He is an unqualified and dangerous choice for…

A new study finds that cultural habits of thinking, feeling, and acting had a big impact on how countries responded to COVID-19.

Despite the ongoing spread of COVID, measles and bird flu, Trump has handed power to anti-vaxxers and vaccine skeptics.

Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender, and disability justice.

US health secretary claims data will be used for research but has not addressed privacy concerns and potential misuse

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At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will survive

Meta rolled back fact checking and content moderation in Q1, and advertisers showed they weren't spooked.

In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a dea...

RFK Jr.’s recent statements about autism are not only inaccurate—they are profoundly dehumanizing. In this letter, I want to address its impact on our community.

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

Fox contributor Lisa Booth ranted on Sunday that the United States isn't all that much better than China when it comes to taking away the freedoms of Americans who refuse to be vaccinated. Chinese citizens have been protesting as people continue to be quarantined at home, lacking food and medicine. ...