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Every aspect of the coronavirus pandemic exposes America’s devastating inequalities

Far from an "equalizer," the virus is affecting already marginalized Americans the most.

By Anna North

Why Bernie Sanders failed

The Sanders campaign and his supporters bet on a theory of class politics that turned out to be wrong.

By Zack Beauchamp

I’ve read the plans to reopen the economy. They’re scary.

There is no plan to return to normal.

By Ezra Klein

Why it’s so hard to see into the future of Covid-19

The hardest thing for a epidemiological model to predict: human behavior.

By Brian Resnick

Pramila Jayapal’s ambitious plan to get every worker their paycheck during coronavirus, explained

It’s similar to a policy Denmark has already implemented to combat unemployment.

By Li Zhou

Coronavirus is not just a tragedy. It’s an opportunity to build a better world.

"Coronavirus is a great moral drama taking place before our eyes. And the script has not yet been written."

By Roge Karma

Amazon went from convenient to essential during the coronavirus pandemic. At what cost?

The global health crisis has forced 250,000 US stores closed, clearing the way to Amazon’s dominance.

By Jason Del Rey

As our April book club pick opens, New York City is born. What happens next?

Let’s sing the city with N.K. Jemisin’s The City We Became.

By Constance Grady

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Six feet away from God

While a few religious leaders flout shelter in place ordinances, Easter, Passover, and Ramadan are inspiring most to get creative with worship.

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Ford and GM are making tens of thousands of ventilators. It may already be too late.

By Sara Morrison

Boris Johnson out of the ICU, Yemen reports first Covid-19 case: Friday’s coronavirus news

By Jen Kirby

5 lessons from World War II for the coronavirus response

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The 9 best movies you can now watch at home, from Trolls World Tour to Parasite

By Alissa Wilkinson

How racism and poverty made Detroit a new coronavirus hot spot

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The most important lesson of the 1918 influenza pandemic: Tell the damn truth

By Sean Illing

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

By Dylan Scott and Rani Molla

Netflix’s Tigertail, from Master of None co-creator Alan Yang, is a wistful story about lost time

By Alissa Wilkinson

Netflix’s Love Wedding Repeat is a frothy, comfort-food rom-com

By Alissa Wilkinson

How Trump turned ventilators into a form of patronage

By Aaron Rupar

Stimulus measures should be made automatic now, before Republicans flip-flop on deficits again

By Matthew Yglesias

Uber drivers have fewer passengers — and face greater risks — than ever

By Luke Winkie

The best way to play board games online

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff

The mythology behind the Tiger King’s country music

By Charlie Harding

Ask a Book Critic: What should I read when I can’t get any work done?

By Constance Grady

Having weird dreams in quarantine? You’re not alone.

By Terry Nguyen

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Will your favorite restaurant survive?

Will your favorite restaurant survive?

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11 questions about the coronavirus economic crisis you were too embarrassed to ask

By Emily Stewart

Your food delivery app comes at a cost to restaurants

By Daniel Markus

“Human challenge trials,” where healthy volunteers would be exposed to Covid-19, explained

By Dylan Matthews

Why are fewer women dying from the coronavirus?

By Katherine Harmon Courage

As Puerto Rico prepares for the pandemic, residents fear the government hasn’t learned from Hurricane Maria

By Catherine Kim

Why Democrats are blocking a bill that boosts funding for small businesses

By Li Zhou

The shift to online learning could worsen educational inequality

By Anna North

6.6 million jobless claims, new CDC guidelines: Thursday’s coronavirus news

By Jen Kirby

Trump’s case against mail-in voting has become increasingly desperate. His latest briefing showed it.

By Aaron Rupar

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The 2020 election calendar

By Catherine Kim, Hannah Brown, and 1 other

Social distancing isn’t a personal choice. It’s an ethical duty.

By Sarah-Vaughan Brakman

Biden is now the presumptive Democratic nominee. Here’s how he stacks up against Trump in the polls.

By Sean Collins

From symptom trackers to games, these apps will help you get through the pandemic

By Sara Morrison

Parasite is now streaming on Hulu

By Alissa Wilkinson

“We’re being punished again”: How people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing the pandemic

By Jane Coaston

Targeted ads can be more than annoying — they can have mental health consequences

By Rae Nudson

Bill Gates and the 10 other tech titans with the power to shape how the US fights the coronavirus

By Theodore Schleifer

9 ideas Biden should steal from his Democratic rivals

By Dylan Matthews

I live in rural America cut off from the internet. The pandemic has made me more isolated than ever.

By Karie Fugett

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It will be a long time before the economy recovers — and it won’t be the same

Coronavirus has devastated the economy. So when will it get better?

By Dylan Scott and Emily Stewart