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Epidemics and Pandemics

State and Federal Data on COVID-19 Testing Don’t Match Up

Robinson Meyer and Alexis C. Madrigal

May 17, 2020

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The Rise of the Chaplains

May 17, 2020

An illustration of hands holding a caduceus.

Surrendering to Uncertainty

May 16, 2020

A hand, a face mask, and grass.

A Ramadan and Eid in Isolation

Uzma Jalaluddin

May 16, 2020

Trump’s Cordon Un-sanitaire

May 16, 2020

A journalist having his temperature checked by a White House staffer, both shrouded in shadow

The Horror of the Coronavirus Data Lag

May 15, 2020

The boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland, crowded with people

Welcome to the Coronavirus Class War

David A. Graham

May 15, 2020

Why the Coronavirus Hits Kids and Adults So Differently

May 15, 2020

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Colleges Are Deluding Themselves

Michael J. Sorrell

May 15, 2020

An empty Fordham University

The Most Remarkable Part of Rick Bright’s Testimony

May 14, 2020

The Big Story: Battling Cancer During a Pandemic

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus: COVID-19

Why America Resists Learning From Other Countries

May 14, 2020

An illustration of an eagle shedding feathers soars towards the sun.

The ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire

May 14, 2020

Women wearing face masks passing by a sign a poster which says "I want you to stay home."

The Coming Mental-Health Crisis

Norm Ornstein, Benjamin F. Miller, and Kavita Patel

May 14, 2020

An illustration of an American flag with heads replacing the stars

The Very Real Problem of Both Trump and Pence Getting COVID-19 at the Same Time

May 14, 2020

An illustration of Mike Pence and Donald Trump with viruses around them.

Why This Democrat Won’t Go Home

Edward-Isaac Dovere

May 14, 2020

House Democrat Eliot Engel talking to reporters

Our Democracy Will Survive This Pandemic

May 14, 2020

Blue and red arrows resemble the Union Jack flag.

How Virginia Juked Its COVID-19 Data

Alexis C. Madrigal and Robinson Meyer

May 13, 2020

A star made of red-and-white swabs

The Atlantic Daily: How This Outbreak Might Reshape the Working Class

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

May 13, 2020

A Pandemic Novel That’s Oddly Soothing

May 13, 2020

Don’t Blame Econ 101 for the Plight of Essential Workers

May 13, 2020

Essential workers

Lessons From Slovakia—Where Leaders Wear Masks

May 13, 2020

Slovakia's government stands in a row while wearing masks.

The Atlantic Daily: Still No Plan

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

May 12, 2020

How New York Explains the Other 49 States

May 12, 2020

Americans Have Baked All the Flour Away

May 12, 2020

How Hong Kong Did It

May 12, 2020

People wear masks at a crowded intersection in Hong Kong.

Trump’s ‘I’m Rubber, You’re Glue’ Campaign Plan

May 12, 2020

When Will We Want to Be in a Room Full of Strangers Again?

May 12, 2020

Donald Trump Has No Plan

David A. Graham

May 12, 2020

It’s Cool to Look Terrifying on Pandemic Instagram

Kaitlyn Tiffany

May 11, 2020

Quarantine Fatigue Is Real

May 11, 2020

People walk in Domino Park during the coronavirus pandemic in Brooklyn

The SNL Season Finale Doesn’t Sugarcoat Pandemic Anxiety

May 10, 2020

How Bats Might Have Tamed the Coronavirus

Katherine J. Wu and Undark

May 10, 2020

A swarm of bats

Coronavirus: COVID-19

Brazil’s Pandemic Is Just Beginning

May 10, 2020

A green image of Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the city.

Take the Shutdown Skeptics Seriously

Conor Friedersdorf

May 10, 2020

The Coronavirus Generation Will Use Language Differently

May 10, 2020

An empty classroom