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It has been too long since I’ve done this, but here are some great pandemic-related pieces from the last month or so, from people whose work I respect.
If you’ve liked my work, perhaps you’ll also like the work that I like.
If you’ve liked my work, perhaps you’ll also like the work that I like.
. @rkhamsi, who's consistently been one of the best pandemic reporters, wrote about the absurd policies that are doing the rounds: https://www.wired.com/story/a-lack-of-transparency-is-undermining-pandemic-policy/
and about whey we need to SEE what COVID-19 is doing to people. https://www.wired.com/story/this-pandemic-must-be-seen/
and about whey we need to SEE what COVID-19 is doing to people. https://www.wired.com/story/this-pandemic-must-be-seen/
. @CarolineYLChen wrote this searing piece about how frustrated health-care workers are. They "don’t need patronizing praise. They need resources, federal support, and for us to stay healthy and out of their hospitals." https://www.propublica.org/article/the-enraging-deja-vu-of-a-third-coronavirus-wave
. @SpeakPatrice wrote this amazing reflection on creating her newsletter Coronavirus News for Black Folks--what she saw, what others didn't, and why staying in the game matters. https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-news-black-folks-substack-newsletter-america/
. @emjmccarty wrote about losing her mother to COVID-19, what it takes to say goodbye to someone right now, and what this means for Thanksgiving. Heartbreaking, beautiful, necessary. https://crosscut.com/opinion/2020/11/i-lost-my-mom-covid-19-dont-let-holidays-steal-yours
. @zeynep, who has been right about the pandemic since the very start, has an urgent message that demands attention as the third surge continues. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/lock-yourself-down-now/617106/
. @rachgutman has compiled one of the clearest sets of rules for how to get through the holiday season without risking the lives of those around you.
Chief among them: Don't spend time indoors with people outside your household. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/10-simple-rules-surviving-pandemic-holidays/617122/
Chief among them: Don't spend time indoors with people outside your household. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/10-simple-rules-surviving-pandemic-holidays/617122/
. @amandamull, in typical @amandamull fashion, wrote a thought-provoking and often profound look at why feeling safe and being safe are so very different. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/10/pandemic-safety-america/616858/
. @olgakhazan wrote this keenly observed and empathetic piece about why eating in restaurants is a terrible idea, and why people are still doing it. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/11/can-you-get-coronavirus-inside-restaurant/617151/
. @MeganMolteni wrote about why state leaders cannot just punt responsibility to their citizens and then blame them for not resisting lax policies. Iowa is the case study. https://www.wired.com/story/iowas-covid-wave-and-the-limits-of-personal-responsibility/
. @juliabelluz wrote about Vermont--a state that's doing the right thing by specifically focusing on helping its poorest and most vulnerable people. https://www.vox.com/2020/11/19/21541810/vermont-covid-19-coronavirus-social-distancing
. @ushamcfarling wrote about how the Cherokee Nation curtailed its own COVID-19 surge.
It's a great piece, and McFarling has been consistently covering the pandemic's impact on communities who aren't otherwise getting much coverage. https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/17/how-covid19-has-been-curtailed-in-cherokee-nation/
It's a great piece, and McFarling has been consistently covering the pandemic's impact on communities who aren't otherwise getting much coverage. https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/17/how-covid19-has-been-curtailed-in-cherokee-nation/
. @acsifferlin wrote about how COVID-19 long-haulers created their own movement (featuring @ahandvanish, @fi_lowenstein & others from the pioneering Body Politic group). https://coronavirus.medium.com/how-covid-19-long-haulers-created-a-movement-24313746833a
. @annehelen (in her excellent newsletter--subscribe!) interviewed sociologist @JessicaCalarco about how women are navigating parenting and relationships in the pandemic. "Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women." https://annehelen.substack.com/p/other-countries-have-social-safety
And finally, @sarahzhang, one of the greatest science writers around, wrote about the hope brought by this month's vaccine news. The endgame is in sight. We just need to reach it. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/vaccines-end-covid-19-pandemic-sight/617141/
Happy reading. Stay safe.
