Omicron Is Thriving Off America’s Obsession With Work
Our culture presses us to work through illness, and it’s the forced choice to clock in that will define the consequences of the pandemic’s next stage.
Emily L. Hauser
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Emily L. Hauser is a Chicago-based freelance writer and communications strategist. She has written for Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Week, and Haaretz, and many other outlets.
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