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FDA Adviser: Time to Trust the Coronavirus Vaccine

FDA’s Emergency Approval Process Will Ensure Faster Access to Coronavirus Vaccine

A leading vaccine specialist says it’s time to put aside distrust in the process that should get a coronavirus vaccine to most Americans’ arms by spring.

How COVID Will Change the Suburbs

As People Flee Congestion and the Virus, Suburbs Stand to Gain

From New York to Mumbai, COVID fears have sent people scrambling out of cities and elevated suburban housing prices. Whether that trend will hold is uncertain, but the pandemic has accelerated calls to “retrofit suburbia” to make it greener, more prosperous and healthier.

US Trade Policy: From “America First Man” to “Alliance Man”

Biden Likely to Be Slow to Strike Trade Deals But Quick to Shift US Policy, Experts Predict

Six trade stories journalists should watch as control shifts from Trump to Biden, and how to cover them. Also, why Xi Jinping won’t want to be the Chinese leader who “lost America.”

Robert Reich on America’s Growing Inequality

Is America Becoming an Oligarchy?

Income inequality in the U.S. outstrips that of other nations, and the gap keeps widening. Now 70% of U.S. wealth is created in 30% of its counties. What happens to those left behind?

Are Trade Wars Class Wars?

Inequality Within Countries Pits Worker Against Worker

Working class incomes have stagnated around the world as elites' wealth has increased. The winner of the U.S.-China trade war has been Wall Street. Two experts brief journalists on the connection between domestic inequality and trade conflicts.

Vaccine Approval 101

FDA Vows to Maintain Standards for COVID Vaccine

Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s vaccines division, briefs NPF fellows on the hazards of expediting a coronavirus vaccine while also maintaining rigorous safety standards. Interactive transcript available.

The Science of Fighting Poverty

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee: Lessons for America on Fighting Poverty

The randomized controlled trial is a mainstay of medical research, but Banerjee was the first to apply it to the study of poverty reduction. His lessons from around the world about what works.