As smallpox spread, colonists equated public health with self-governance, demanding that local officials track outbreaks and protect the public from contagion.
Accidental drownings are the single leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in the U.S., ahead of car crashes and cancer, according to the CDC. Black children drown at rates three times higher than white children.
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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