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The missing piece in the coronavirus stimulus bill: Relief for immigrants

Overlooking unauthorized immigrants in the coronavirus response could carry public health costs.

By Nicole Narea

Coronavirus could lead to the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression

The upcoming jobs report will be far too rosy. The reality is much grimmer.

By Dylan Matthews

What it takes to get an abortion during the coronavirus pandemic

State bans, virus risks, and the ongoing economic crisis are making it harder than ever to terminate a pregnancy in America.

By Anna North

Millions of N95 masks keep surfacing. So why is there still a shortage?

Donations alone won’t be enough to address the respirator shortage.

By Rebecca Heilweil

April 1 is Census Day. Here’s what that means.

Fill out your census form!

By Sara Morrison

“I just want my family to see I got handed a diploma”: 5 students on how coronavirus has affected senior year

Graduations, proms, and other end-of-year celebrations have been postponed or entirely canceled.

By Terry Nguyen

How the US stacks up to other countries in confirmed coronavirus cases

The United States has more than twice the confirmed Covid-19 cases as China.

By Dylan Scott and Rani Molla

“Shelter in place” is impossible if you can’t afford a home

If we don’t protect America’s homeless from coronavirus, we all pay the price.

By Roge Karma

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The trouble with Trump’s daily briefings

Part rally, part media-bashing, part critical updates on the coronavirus crisis, President Trump's daily press briefings are muddying the message.

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The biggest obstacle to remote voting in Congress may be Democratic mistrust of the Supreme Court

By Ian Millhiser April 1

Nursing home lockdowns are forcing families to say goodbye

By Catherine Kim April 1

US could see 100,000 or more coronavirus deaths, Italy extends lockdown: Wednesday’s coronavirus news

By Jen Kirby April 1

The evidence for everyone wearing masks, explained

There is some evidence that the public should wear masks. But let doctors and nurses get them first.

By German Lopez March 31

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By Rebecca Jennings April 1

The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

How to navigate society’s new normal.

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How to Fix a Drug Scandal is the staggering true story of justice gone very wrong

By Alissa Wilkinson April 1

Little Mix is the best girl group in the world. It’s time America gave them a listen.

By Alex Abad-Santos April 1

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Texas pastors demand a “religious liberty” exemption to coronavirus stay-at-home orders

By Ian Millhiser April 1

What day is it today?

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff April 1

Sneeze guards, toilet paper, and visits from lonely seniors: Running a post office during the pandemic

By Jason Del Rey April 1

NYC is investigating Amazon for firing a worker who protested coronavirus working conditions

By Shirin Ghaffary March 31

The White House projects 100,000 to 200,000 Covid-19 deaths

By Brian Resnick March 31

Sonic the Hedgehog’s live-action movie seemed doomed to fail. It escaped unscathed.

By Allegra Frank March 31

A coronavirus recession will mean more robots and fewer jobs

By Rani Molla March 31

Governors plead with other states for more health care workers to fight coronavirus

By Katelyn Burns March 31

Trump isn’t making America’s ventilator shortage any easier

By Sara Morrison March 31

Leaked audio suggests Trump is in denial about the coronavirus testing problem

By Sean Collins March 31

Why Battlestar Galactica is the perfect quarantine marathon

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff March 31

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There’s no social distancing in Animal Crossing

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Coronavirus primary delays mean some states could lose delegates at the Democratic National Convention

By Sean Collins March 31

Zoom’s sudden spike in popularity is revealing its privacy (and porn) problems

By Sara Morrison March 31

The legal scholar who shaped Trump’s coronavirus response defends his theory

By Jane Coaston March 31

Trump’s coronavirus poll bump, explained

By Matthew Yglesias March 31

A field hospital in Central Park: Tuesday’s coronavirus news

By Jen Kirby March 31

Social distancing won’t just save lives. It might be better for the economy in the long run.

By Dylan Matthews March 31

Animal Crossing is a virtual world where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts

By Allegra Frank March 31

As the coronavirus pandemic deepens, Idaho’s governor signs 2 anti-trans bills into law

By Katelyn Burns March 31

Monday’s White House coronavirus briefing proved they’ve become mini Trump rallies

By Aaron Rupar March 31

The devastating detail hiding in the French grammar of Portrait of a Lady on Fire

By Constance Grady March 31

Tech giants should give away their money instead of their products

By Theodore Schleifer March 31

Partisanship is the strongest predictor of coronavirus response

By David Roberts March 31

The coronavirus has now killed more people in the US than the 9/11 terror attacks

By Alex Ward March 31

This week in TikTok: Some wholesome family quarantine content

By Rebecca Jennings March 31

Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely

By Sigal Samuel March 31

The coronavirus has pushed US-China relations to their worst point since Mao

By Ezra Klein March 31

We can do it: A wartime-style mobilization to beat coronavirus and mass unemployment

By Matthew Yglesias March 31

The best $193 I ever spent: A mountain of detective fiction when my wife was pregnant

By Scott Indrisek March 31

The grim ethical dilemma of rationing medical care, explained

By Nick Romeo March 31

What are TSA agents doing now that hardly anyone is flying?

By Luke Winkie March 31