Voices of the Virus

The Pandemic's Mental Health Crisis

While the physical ravages of the virus are well known, millions more are suffering in silence from a worsening crisis in mental health and a system that offers little comfort.

By Shekhar Saxena

July 24, 2020, 4:44 pm – 14 MIN READ

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COVID and Rural America

We think first of hard-hit cities, but rural areas are getting smacked, too, and need a different kind of help.

By Olugbenga Ajilore

July 23, 2020, 3:02 pm – 9 MIN READ

Arguments

A Steady Force for America’s Redemption

I met this American hero in 1995. If anything, he was even more impressive up close than from a distance. 

By Sean Wilentz

July 22, 2020, 2:20 pm – 8 MIN READ

Arguments

Imagining a Democratic Amazon

While the company is performing essential functions, its unaccountable and exceptional power are unacceptable in a society committed to democratic ideals.

By Sandeep Vaheesan

July 16, 2020, 4:05 pm – 13 MIN READ

Magazine

End Monopoly Power

It’s not just bad for consumers. It’s dangerous to democracy.

By Sarah Miller

July 14, 2020, 2:55 pm – 14 MIN READ

Arguments

Who’ll Stand for Democracy?

As the United States and China hurtle toward Cold War, our next President must take a stand for our most enduring value.

By William J. Antholis Emmanuelle M. Murphy

July 10, 2020, 3:31 pm – 5 MIN READ

Magazine

A Coronavirus Treatment for U.S. Democracy

Our democracy can survive this crisis—but we must take three vital steps to ensure that it does.

By Maresa Strano

July 10, 2020, 1:56 pm – 13 MIN READ

Magazine

COVID-19 and the People's Vaccine

After decades of price gouging, a lack of access to essential medicines, and millions of unnecessary deaths, it's time for science in the public interest.

By Sophia Crabbe-Field

July 8, 2020, 3:33 pm – 15 MIN READ