Science and Health

Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess

Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess

The governor’s position on health care spending looked starkly different a couple of months ago.

Mar 30, 2020 / no-paywall / Ross Barkan

Richard Epstein

All the President’s Crackpots All the President’s Crackpots

Richard A. Epstein’s crank theories about the coronavirus are influential thanks to a powerful network of right-wing legal activists.

Mar 30, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia

The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia

A new book looks at the history of a century-long movement to create life after death.

Mar 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham

The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11

The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11 The Coronavirus Will Test Whether We’ve Learned Anything From 9/11

Many of us would be happy to exchange some basic rights for safety right now, but we have to be vigilant about protecting our liberties.

Mar 30, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

Child Waiting for food in Mexico

12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable

The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now.

Mar 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

My Anxious Wife Is Stockpiling Pop-Tarts! What Should I Do?

My Anxious Wife Is Stockpiling Pop-Tarts! What Should I Do? My Anxious Wife Is Stockpiling Pop-Tarts! What Should I Do?

Another readers asks how to show solidarity amid lockdown.

Mar 27, 2020 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

A sanitation worker hauls recycling bags in Beavercreek, Ohio.

If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works

Meet the men and women risking illness to keep New York’s streets clean.

Mar 27, 2020 / Ross Barkan

Congratulations, Your Kids Are Now Your Coworkers

Congratulations, Your Kids Are Now Your Coworkers Congratulations, Your Kids Are Now Your Coworkers

Tips on how to survive the lockdown with your children and sanity intact—by a veteran of working from home.

Mar 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal

Nurses in protective gear stand outside a tent labelled

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With Covid-19

Heroism and selflessness, the terror of loneliness amid quarantine… and Donald Trump’s grotesque and life-threatening narcissism.

Mar 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky

Wuhan volunteers

The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’ The Crisis in Wuhan ‘Forced Me to Become Political’

As the city prepares to reopen after two months of lockdown, a resident shares why she’ll never see Chinese society the same way again.

Mar 26, 2020 / no-paywall / Jessie Lau

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