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The Woeful Inadequacy of School-Reopening Plans
We wasted the summer, while President Trump sowed distrust and promoted heedlessness. What’s left now is to see what can be salvaged.
Can Minneapolis Dismantle Its Police Force?
After George Floyd’s killing, the city council pledged to “end policing as we know it.” They were far less certain about how they would do it.
The Trump Campaign Tries to Change the Subject
A dive into the “exclusive content” from Trump 2020 shows a campaign running away from its candidate’s performance in office.
New York City Recovers from the Pandemic
Digital sketches of New York City as it reëmerges from a protective cocoon, amid a transformation that is not yet complete.
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The Return of Kathleen Edwards
The singer-songwriter quit music and opened up a café. Now she has a new album.
How Did I Catch the Coronavirus?
For the majority of the nearly five million COVID-19 cases across the United States, the point of infection is unknown.
How Vulnerable Is G.P.S.?
An engineering professor has proved—and exploited—its vulnerabilities.
Dread and Longing at a Nineteen-Seventies Sleepaway Camp
Andy Sweet’s 1977 photographs from Camp Mountain Lake, in North Carolina, beautifully capture the cheerful triumphs and the gutting alienation that one can experience at camp.
America’s Coronavirus Endurance Test
To defeat the virus, we will have to start thinking in years, not months.
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