Can a fragile media ecosystem survive the pandemic?
Eight countries, representing around one-quarter of all humanity, say that Washington’s actions are undermining their response to the COVID–19 pandemic sweeping the planet.
The challenge is how to build the foundation and infrastructure that can prevent the worst outcomes and better withstand the catastrophes when they come.
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How we know ending social distancing will lead to more deaths, in one chart
A very American story about capitalism consuming our national preparedness and resiliency
We don't have to debate whether Medicare for All is possible. It exists. The Canadian system, also called Medicare, guarantees coverage to every resident north of the U.S. border.
An international consortium is racing to test three possible antiviral treatments for Covid-19 and 10 different vaccines. No one of these experiments is guaranteed to succeed, but the chances of finding one that will are high.
Epidemics are tests of social and political systems, and Zimbabwe, with its high rate of HIV and malnutrition, is extremely vulnerable. The 2008 cholera epidemic exposed Zimbabwe’s political weaknesses; will the coronavirus do the same in 2020?
Even before the coronavirus prompted shelter-in-place orders and the suspension of 2020 census field operations, census staffers said plans to count the homeless were muddled and deficient. The Trump Administration doesn’t want to count everyone.
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