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“This one is scarier”: Obama-era officials say current economic crisis is fundamentally different from 2008

There’s a lot more uncertainty this time around because of the coronavirus outbreak.

By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen

No “packed churches” on Easter: Trump extends social distancing through April

"Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won," Trump said Sunday.

By Sean Collins

4 lessons the US should learn from Italy’s coronavirus mistakes

Italy’s coronavirus response was severely lacking. The US needs to learn from it to avoid a repeat.

By Dylan Scott

The government is distributing emergency Covid-19 supplies. But some states are losing out.

Florida has received all the supplies it has asked for. But most states haven’t.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Fauci predicts over 100,000 Covid-19 deaths in the United States

"We’re going to have millions of cases."

By Matthew Yglesias

The EPA appears to be using coronavirus to make huge concessions to polluters

Experts say Trump is exploiting the coronavirus crisis to roll back enforcement of important environmental regulations.

By Zeeshan Aleem

A brief history of beards and pandemics

From the 1918 Spanish flu to coronavirus.

By Michael Waters

Top economists warn ending social distancing too soon would only hurt the economy

There’s very little support for "opening up" the economy early among experts.

By Matthew Yglesias

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On today's show, more listener questions: Why isn't everyone social distancing? Will I be immune after I get it? When will this end? My anxiety is spiking!

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Trump is mishandling coronavirus the way Reagan botched the AIDS epidemic

By Zack Beauchamp March 30

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

By Dylan Scott and Rani Molla March 30

Trump is bragging on Twitter about his coronavirus briefings getting lots of viewers

By Zeeshan Aleem March 29

The coronavirus unemployment insurance plan, explained

By Dylan Matthews March 29

A top Republican wants to hold off on additional coronavirus aid

By Anya van Wagtendonk March 29

The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

How to navigate society’s new normal.

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Joe Biden’s message on coronavirus: It’s time to tell the unvarnished truth

By Matthew Yglesias March 29

CDC issues travel advisory to residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut

By Zeeshan Aleem March 29

Biden calls for widespread application of Defense Production Act

By Matthew Yglesias March 29

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State data indicates we’re headed for another record unemployment week

By Matthew Yglesias March 29

A Navy ship is headed to New York to help hospitals strained by coronavirus patients

By Anya van Wagtendonk March 28

Tom Coburn, the Senate’s “Dr. No,” has died at 72

By Sara Morrison March 28

The coronavirus may hit rural America later — and harder

By Lois Parshley March 28

The FDA approves a coronavirus test that can give results in 5 minutes

By Zeeshan Aleem March 28

Trump promised coronavirus testing at national retailers. Weeks later, it still isn’t in place.

By Anya van Wagtendonk March 28

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By Vox Staff March 27

How US schools are (and aren’t) providing meals to children in the Covid-19 crisis

By Alex Abad-Santos March 28

Trump says he won’t comply with key transparency measures in the coronavirus stimulus bill

By Anya van Wagtendonk March 28

5 people on what it feels like to have Covid-19

By Michael Waters March 28

Civil rights icon Rev. Joseph Lowery has died

By Zeeshan Aleem March 28

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Ventilator vs. respirator, quarantine vs. isolation: Covid-19 pandemic terms, defined

By Brian Resnick March 28

The missing puzzle piece for getting to 100% clean power

By David Roberts March 28

Coronavirus, anxiety, and the profound failure of rugged individualism

By Roge Karma March 28

Dua Lipa’s hopeful Future Nostalgia is dance-pop brilliance

By Alex Abad-Santos March 28

That time Hemingway was quarantined with his sick kid, his wife, and his mistress

By Constance Grady March 28

Governors are starting to tighten their borders. The implications are staggering.

By Ian Millhiser March 28

“This may be the tip of the iceberg”: Why Japan’s coronavirus crisis may be just beginning

By Eric Margolis March 28

What both the left and the right get wrong about the coronavirus economic crisis

By Ezra Klein March 28

Mexico’s coronavirus-skeptical president is setting up his country for a health crisis

By Alex Ward March 28

A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy

By Anna North March 27

A Covid-19 reading list for March 27

By Roge Karma and Ezra Klein March 27

“Don’t call the woman in Michigan” — Trump’s pettiness was on display during Friday’s coronavirus briefing

By Aaron Rupar March 27

Ask a Book Critic: What can I read that will make me feel better about being scared?

By Constance Grady March 27

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By Lauren Katz March 27

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By Peter Kafka and Rani Molla March 27

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By Leslie Goldman March 27

Covid-19 patients are flooding New York hospitals, and the peak may be 3 weeks away

By Caroline Hopkins March 27

Trump is finally using the Defense Production Act to make ventilators. But that might not solve the problem.

By Sara Morrison March 27

Deborah Birx praised Trump as attentive to scientific literature and details. Nope.

By Aaron Rupar March 27

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

By Allegra Frank March 27