Trump’s defunding ploy will only make the organization’s problems worse.
Doctors and nurses are risking their lives and dying. People are out of work and struggling to make rent. The president of the United States is suggesting injecting disinfectant.
A culture in quarantine
If the flu and coronavirus hit at the same time this fall, America might have a longer, more severe lockdown.
James Hamblin explains why COVID-19 is so unpredictable.
Welcome to disastertising.
Why Americans didn’t see this pandemic coming
Much of the confusion around masks stems from the conflation of two very different uses.
Perspective can change a lot in a month.
We could be headed toward a world with two classes: those immune to the virus, and those still at risk.
Residents are asking their neighbors to tell on one another.
COVID-19 is proving to be a disease of the immune system. This could, in theory, be controlled.
A guide to dating realities during the pandemic
Before technology allowed us to alarm ourselves with up-to-the-minute information, public-health messages were communicated using a fundamental graphic medium: the poster.
The pandemic will still be far from over, but some aspects of normal life may begin to return.
McKay Coppins discusses pandemic-era propaganda on the podcast with Katherine Wells and James Hamblin.
An Irish immigrant shares her perspective on America’s response to COVID-19.
Experts predict the outbreak will lead to a rise in populism. But will workers turn their rage toward corporate CEOs, or middle-class “elites”?
Staff writer Russell Berman joins the podcast to describe how San Francisco has fared better than other cities in its pandemic response.
Workers who clip dogs’ nails and trim their fur say they still have to show up to their jobs, and they’re terrified for their health.
Preexisting staffing shortages and dismal pay are colliding with a crisis that’s testing the limits of the nurses and health aides caring for the sick and elderly.