The False Positives, False Negatives, and Positive Negatives of the Coronavirus

Geoff Dyer writes about living under the shadow of the coronavirus and what it’s like to have a loved one fall sick and test negative for COVID-19.

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Remote, Forbidding, and Infected: The Coronavirus Is Spreading in the Russian Arctic

Joshua Yaffa writes about the surge of coronavirus cases at work sites in northern Russia, and how Vladimir Putin is doing little to insure economic security for the Russian people.

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Ohio Primary Election 2020: Live Results, Maps, and Analysis

The latest election results from the Ohio primary ahead of the 2020 Presidential election.

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Chris Ware’s “Still Life”

The artist Chris Ware talks about the inspiration behind his cover for the May 4, 2020, issue of The New Yorker.

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Did John Bolton Outfox Himself on His Own Tell-All Book?

Jeffrey Toobin writes about the former national-security adviser John Bolton and his forthcoming tell-all book, whose release is delayed as the White House forces Bolton to comply with the terms of a prepublication-review agreement.

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Donald Trump’s Debt to China

John Cassidy writes about Donald Trump’s thirty-per-cent stake in 1290 Avenue of the Americas, a New York office building to which the state-owned Bank of China provided more than two hundred million dollars in loans.

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Mapping the Sidewalks of New York City for Social Distancing

Colin Moynihan on Sidewalk Widths NYC, a map which allows users to see which intersections in the city’s five boroughs are wide enough for pedestrians to stay six feet apart.

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Finding Real Life in Teaching Law Online

Jeannie Suk Gersen writes about how teaching constitutional law online during the coronavirus pandemic has narrowed the distance between her and her students, while also exposing inequities.

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Jeffrey Sachs on the Catastrophic American Response to the Coronavirus

Isaac Chotiner talks with the economist Jeffrey Sachs about the disastrous U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump’s narcissism, and how rich countries should be helping poor countries in this time of crisis.

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Fringe Protests Can’t Distract from Trump’s Coronavirus Failures

John Cassidy writes about recent demonstrations by Trump supporters against social-distancing and shutdown measures due to the coronavirus, and how the majority of Americans support the restrictions and are helping to limit the spread of the virus.

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Who’s in Charge of the Response to the Coronavirus?

Jeannie Suk Gersen on Donald Trump’s executive powers and whether federal orders to both lock down against the spread of the coronavirus are constitutional.

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What Viral Evolution Can Teach Us About the Coronavirus Pandemic

Katherine S. Xue writes about the evolutionary tree of the new coronavirus and the efforts to track it in order to mitigate its spread during the pandemic.

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Gordon Brown’s Case for Global Coöperation During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Isaac Chotiner speaks with Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, about the need for international coördination in fighting the coronavirus, the future of center-left politics, and the rise of demagoguery.

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Trump’s Pandemic Plan: “Absolute Authority,” No Responsibility

Susan B. Glasser writes about President Donald Trump’s proclamation of authority and abdication of responsibility in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the United States’ subsequent economic collapse.

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How We Can Build a Hardier World After the Coronavirus

Bill McKibben writes about building civilization back in a hardier form after the coronavirus pandemic, discusses the actions of Donald Trump and judges, and presents the work and words of Mary Annaïse Heglar, Denis Hayes, Judy Twedt, and others.

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Instead of Challenging Joe Biden, Maybe the Green Party Could Help Change Our Democracy

Bill McKibben writes on ranked-choice voting as an electoral reform and how it might broaden the field for third-party candidates; on the role of the Green Party in the Presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden; and on the debate over Jill Stein’s and Ralph Nader’s role in elections past.

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Chaplains and Spiritual Care in Hospitals During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Elizabeth Barber on the plight of hospital chaplains, like Kaytlin Butler, who, during the coronavirus pandemic, must try to comfort patients without being allowed into their rooms.

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Owen Smith’s “After the Shift”

Françoise Mouly talks to the artist Owen Smith about his New Yorker cover “After the Shift,” which depicts a medical worker during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Intimate Laughs of Instagram Live Standup Comedy

Lizzie Feidelson writes about “Tip Your Waitstaff,” the recurring joke-running sessions hosted by the comedian Mike Birbiglia on Instagram Live, where he and a guest comic bounce new material off each other in real time.

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What Does the Life of the Mind Do In a Crisis?

Agnes Callard writes about the role of the humanities and of academics during the coronavirus pandemics, and draws on the writings of the philosopher and Holocaust survivor Jean Améry.

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The Coronavirus and How the U.S. Ended Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags

Susan B. Glasser on how Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have prevented the federal government from acting to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, and how hospitals in New York City and other hot spots have suffered the consequences.

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Preparing Prisons for Passover in a Plague Year

Kenneth R. Rosen writes about Menachem Katz, an Orthodox rabbi who distributes kosher meals to prisoners and U.S. military personnel, and his efforts to continue his work during the coronavirus pandemic.

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An Imam Leads His Congregation Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

Eliza Griswold reports on a mosque in Philadelphia as it weighs its options for supporting its religious community during the coronavirus pandemic.

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New York City’s Empty Streets

Rachel Riederer writes about a video depicting New York City’s public spaces as eerily deserted, as people avoid going out owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

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How Doctors on the Front Lines Are Confronting the Uncertainties of COVID-19

Robert P. Baird interviews doctors who are working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

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What Italians Have Learned from the Coronavirus

Marco Malvaldi writes about life under quarantine in Tuscany, Italy, and how the coronavirus pandemic has changed Italians’ habits of mind (and increased the author’s weight).

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What the Coronavirus Is Doing to Rural Georgia

Charles Bethea reports on the early spread of the coronavirus in rural Georgia and the strains it put on medical centers like Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

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The Coronavirus Is the World’s Only Superpower

Susan Glasser writes about the Trump Administration’s systemic unpreparedness for confronting the coronavirus pandemic, including in the myriad vacancies of senior Cabinet and executive-department positions.

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“Working Together Is What Humans Are Built to Do”: Social Trust Is Key to Stemming the Coronavirus Crisis

Bill McKibben writes about why building social trust is key to solving the coronavirus crisis, and interviews Thea Sebastian about the movement to get Harvard to divest from fossil fuels.

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The Life and Death of Juan Sanabria, One of New York City’s First Coronavirus Victims

Jonathan Blitzer writes on the life and death of Juan Sanabria, one of New York City’s first coronavirus victims, who worked as a doorman in the Bronx.

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