How Our Brains Rationalize ‘Normal’
How do we settle into a routine when all routine is lost? The answer lies in how our brains process disruption.
Coronavirus
The Truth About Why COVID-19 Poses a Unique Threat to Black People
Misinformation, racial profiling, and a general—and warranted—distrust of the medical establishment put Black communities at disproportionate risk of Coronavirus infection, misdiagnosis, and death.
Nurses On COVID-19 Frontline Risk It All
For an El Paso nurse, leaving her family to treat patients in New York City, the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak, isn’t a choice at all. It’s her calling.
Disinformation On Social Media Is Deadlier Than Ever
Public figures who traffic in lies claim they're practicing free speech, but what they're really doing is putting us all at risk. It’s time for social media giants like Twitter and Facebook to ban them.
How the CARES Act Hurts Low-Wage Workers
Employees of big retailers have become the backbone of American life under Coronavirus quarantine. But even a new paid-leave law doesn't protect them.
The Urgency of Child Care During a Pandemic
Under mandate to stay home, working parents are now also unpaid teachers and caregivers, with the bulk of the burden falling on women. Are we rewriting a history that took generations to change?
Rugged Individualism Will Not Save Us From Coronavirus
But collective responsibility just might.
What Happens When COVID-19 Hits the Homeless?
The lack of resources, poor planning, and general negligence of America's 500,000 unhoused people reflects the systemic failures that could turn the Coronavirus pandemic into an unprecedented catastrophe.