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The only antidote is the truth — repeated over and over again.</h2> <p><a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steven Harper</a> is following the pandemic for <em>Moyers on Democracy</em>.</p> </div> </header> <section id="primary"> <div id="content" role="main"> <div id="topicpage" class="spot"> <div id="spotlight"> <ul id='postlist' class='cf' data-max='4' data-taxonomy='tag' data-term='pandemic-2020'><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/the-pandemic-worsens-dr-atlas-shrugs-and-biden-acts/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/50551622442_7f2fa6d4c0_k-1-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/the-pandemic-worsens-dr-atlas-shrugs-and-biden-acts/'>The Pandemic Worsens, Dr. Atlas Shrugs and Biden Acts</a></div> <div class='date'>November 11, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>The coronavirus did not stop for the election. It intensified. COVID-19 deaths in America now exceed 235,000 and are increasing at the rate of a 9/11 attack every three days. But help is on the horizon. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/the-pandemic-worsens-dr-atlas-shrugs-and-biden-acts/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/the-pandemic-election-combatting-chaos/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20899532853_968a1c3dc6_o-e1603826248210-1-480x270.png' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/the-pandemic-election-combatting-chaos/'>The Pandemic Election: Combatting Chaos</a></div> <div class='date'>October 27, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>When Trump leaves office, he will lose the US Department of Justice as his personal law firm. He will lose Attorney General William Barr as his wingman. And he will lose his power to undermine the rule of law. That’s … <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/the-pandemic-election-combatting-chaos/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/americas-dangerous-doctor/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228443106-scaled-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/americas-dangerous-doctor/'>America’s Dangerous Doctor</a></div> <div class='date'>October 23, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He has no expertise in infectious diseases, epidemiology or public health. But Dr. Atlas does say the things that Trump wants to hear. So now he is a leading voice on the White House Coronavirus Task Force. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/americas-dangerous-doctor/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-covid-coverup-and-the-cleveland-clinic/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/49678500083_f7f1846029_k-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-covid-coverup-and-the-cleveland-clinic/'>Trump’s COVID Coverup and The Cleveland Clinic </a></div> <div class='date'>October 15, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>The Cleveland Clinic boasted that co-hosting the first presidential debate along with Case Western Reserve University was an honor for both institutions and the city. As the health security adviser to the Commission on Presidential Debates, it publicized protocols to … <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-covid-coverup-and-the-cleveland-clinic/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-newest-pre-existing-condition-covid-19/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/35409206901_fa496c1158_k-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-newest-pre-existing-condition-covid-19/'>Trump’s Newest Pre-Existing Condition: COVID-19</a></div> <div class='date'>October 6, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>Almost three-fourths of Americans favor preserving protections for pre-existing conditions, which the Affordable Care Act does. For four years, Donald Trump has lied about his commitment to keeping those protections in place. In fact, in a case set for oral argument before the US Supreme Court on November 10, the Trump administration is urging the Court to invalidate the entire ACA, including protections for pre-existing conditions. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-newest-pre-existing-condition-covid-19/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/crime-scenes-trumps-super-spreader-rallies/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GettyImages-1221533483-scaled-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/crime-scenes-trumps-super-spreader-rallies/'>Crime Scenes: Trump’s Super-Spreader Rallies</a></div> <div class='date'>September 30, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>Trump is now holding super-spreader campaign rallies that ignore social distancing and face masks — the nation’s most formidable weapons in fighting the virus. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/crime-scenes-trumps-super-spreader-rallies/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/an-interview-with-steven-j-harper-the-truth-if-you-can-handle-it/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/Radio-mic-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/an-interview-with-steven-j-harper-the-truth-if-you-can-handle-it/'>An Interview with Steven J. Harper — The Truth if You Can Handle It</a></div> <div class='date'>September 29, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>Since March 27, lawyer and writer Steven Harper has been following the fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic. His deep coverage of the evolving situation now makes a weekly appearance on BillMoyers.com. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/an-interview-with-steven-j-harper-the-truth-if-you-can-handle-it/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/covid-on-campus-and-coming-to-a-community-near-you/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1299266973_7188d0452a_k-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/covid-on-campus-and-coming-to-a-community-near-you/'>COVID on Campus and Coming to a Community Near You</a></div> <div class='date'>September 15, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>COVID-19 has infected more than 88,000 students, faculty and staff at colleges and universities in all 50 states. Since late August alone, more than 61,000 cases have been reported. And the fall semester has only begun. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/covid-on-campus-and-coming-to-a-community-near-you/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/dr-hahns-betrayal-the-fda-in-crisis/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FDA-lab-technician-pipette-480x270.jpg' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/dr-hahns-betrayal-the-fda-in-crisis/'>Dr. Hahn’s Betrayal: The FDA in Crisis</a></div> <div class='date'>September 9, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for assuring the safety and efficacy of any new medical treatment. But Donald Trump and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn have destroyed the agency’s credibility. In fact, drug manufacturers are now reassuring the public that they won’t even submit any COVID-19 vaccine for FDA approval unless they believe it is safe and effective. <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/dr-hahns-betrayal-the-fda-in-crisis/" class="arrow">Continue reading</a></p> </div></div></li><li class='item cf'><div class='thumb'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/america-needs-a-cdc-whistleblower-now/'><img src='//billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/64a9718f-f6e0-464d-a1ae-8c3f351694c5-large16x9_coronavirus-480x270.png' class='imgmax'></a></div><div class='text'><div class='category'><a href='/topics/pandemic-timeline/'>Pandemic Timeline</a></div> <div class='posttitle'><a href='https://billmoyers.com/story/america-needs-a-cdc-whistleblower-now/'>America Needs a CDC Whistleblower — Now</a></div> <div class='date'>September 1, 2020 <div class='post-author'> | <a href="https://billmoyers.com/author/stevenharper/" title="Posts by Steven Harper" class="author url fn" rel="author">Steven Harper</a></div></div><div class='entry-content'><p>As the Republican National Convention wrapped up its opening day and the pandemic continued to ravage the nation, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control quietly revised its website to call for less COVID-19 testing. 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