Readers write in to share their experiences with the COVID-19 crisis.
Coronavirus
Read COVID-19 and covid pandemic news and updates
Posted inCoronavirus
Health Benefit Plans Are Making the Pandemic Worse
The design of these plans, going back to the 1980s, can cut against the collective well-being of the population, especially in a crisis.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Gaping Hole in the Defense Production Act
Plus Trump’s potential reversal on social distancing, and Nancy Pelosi’s big swing. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 24, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
The End of American Exceptionalism
The word means different things to different people—but it’s gone.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Dangerous Life of an Amazon Worker
Plus, the border between Washington and Idaho. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 23, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Senator Tammy Baldwin v. the Bailout
Plus, minting the coin. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 22, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Seven Lessons from the Great Recession
What we must learn from the past to inform the present crisis and emergency response.
Posted inCoronavirus
Lessons From the Pandemic Primaries
What we learned from the Arizona, Florida, and Illinois elections about how to hold electoral contests during the coronavirus outbreak
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Ghost of Bailouts Past and Means Testing Present
Plus dispatches from West Virginia and Morocco. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 20, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Best Health System to React to COVID-19
Despite years of underfunding and attempted privatization, the publicly run Veterans Health Administration has a mission to respond to national emergencies, and the expertise to do so.
